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William R. Childs
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Professor of History, Emeritus, Ohio State University (Bio)
US History since 1865; the New Deal; history of capitalism; antimonopoly; politics of consumption, Globalization, Energy, Business-Government Relations, Trucking, the American welfare state., Regulatory policy, Oil Industry, neoliberalism, infrastructure

Mandy L. Cooper
University of North Carolina, Greensboro (Bio)
Business History, Legal History, 19th c. US, American women's history, Slavery, emotions, political history, cultural history, Business-Government Relations, family business
Twitter@ML_Cooper
Benjamin Waterhouse
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Bio)
Business-Government Relations, Lobbying, Business Political Activism, Trade Associations, Small Business
Twitter@bcwaterhouse