Christopher W. Shaw Explained

Christopher W. Shaw
Occupation:Historian, author, and policy analyst
Education:PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Christopher W. Shaw is an American historian, author, and policy analyst. In 2013, Shaw earned a PhD in history from the University of California, Berkeley.[1] One of the primary focuses of his research has been the history of the United States Postal Service and its decline in recent decades, particularly due to the actions of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.[2] [3] He was one of the first to recommend restarting postal banking in 2006, and has continued to promote this idea. Shaw is a project director at Ralph Nader's Center for Study of Responsive Law.

Research and works

Shaw's 2019 book Money, Power, and the People: The American Struggle to Make Banking Democratic covered the history of the American banking system during the Progressive Era and the New Deal era, along with how events such as the Great Depression affected the public's trust in the system.[4] The focus of the book is revealing the impact of collective action by working people on the U.S. banking system. This includes creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, United States Postal Savings System, and Federal Farm Loan Act. The book covers all of this, but parts also are in journal articles.[5] [6] [7] It also includes how collective action by working people reduced the influence of bankers on the Federal Reserve System in the Banking Act of 1935.[8] Based on Shaw's research, he has called for making the Federal Reserve more accountable to citizens.[9]

His research on the U.S. Postal Service documents its importance to American democracy.[10] He was one of the first to recommend restarting postal banking in 2006, and has continued to promote this idea.[11] [12] He also proposed creating a "Post Office Consumer Action Group" that would give the public an organized voice to help counter the influence of large corporations on the U.S. Postal Service.[13]

The validity of his research has been extensively and favorably reviewed.[4] [14] [15] [16]

Published works

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christopher W. Shaw. April 9, 2023. University of Chicago Press. April 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420225010/https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/author/S/C/au38871723.html. live.
  2. News: Kim . Mina . October 13, 2021 . Mail Delivery Slowdown Speaks to Bigger Problems for the U.S. Postal Service . . April 15, 2023 . April 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415200320/https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101885958/mail-delivery-slowdown-speaks-to-bigger-problems-for-the-u-s-postal-service . live .
  3. First-Class Mail: The History And Future Of The U.S. Postal Service . A Public Affair . . Jonah Chester . October 4, 2021 . April 15, 2023 . April 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415201825/https://www.wortfm.org/first-class-mail-the-history-and-future-of-the-u-s-postal-service/ . live .
  4. News: Dayen . David . May 13, 2020 . Dr. Jekyll, or Mr. Biden? . . April 15, 2023 . April 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415222046/https://prospect.org/politics/dr-jekyll-or-mr-biden/ . live .
  5. "The Man in the Street Is for It": The Road to the FDIC. . . Christopher W. . Shaw . December 8, 2014 . 27 . 36–60 . 10.1017/S0898030614000359. 154303860 .
  6. "Banks of the People": The Life and Death of the U.S. Postal Savings System Get access Arrow . Christopher W. . Shaw . . 52 . 1, Fall 2018 . 121–152 . 10.1093/jsh/shx036 . September 9, 2017 . April 16, 2023 . April 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416155240/https://academic.oup.com/jsh/article-abstract/52/1/121/4110186 . live .
  7. "Tired of Being Exploited": The Grassroots Origin of the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 . Christopher W. . Shaw . . 2018 . 92 . 4 . 512–540 . . 10.3098/ah.2018.092.4.512 . 10.3098/ah.2018.092.4.512 . April 16, 2023 . April 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416155240/https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3098/ah.2018.092.4.512 . live .
  8. Money, Power, and the People, pp. 237-256
  9. The Money Question: Is Trump Right About the Fed?. Harper's Magazine. Christopher W.. Shaw. March 30, 2023. April 16, 2023. April 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230416155241/https://harpers.org/archive/2020/04/the-money-question-federal-reserve/. live.
  10. The U.S. Postal Service Was Designed to Serve Democracy: The 2020 Election Could Depend on Its Success . Christopher W. . Shaw . October 27, 2020 . . April 16, 2023 . April 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416155240/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/us-postal-service-was-designed-serve-democracy . live .
  11. Preserving the People’s Post Office, pp. 171-186; First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat, pp. 174-180
  12. News: Postal Banking is Making a Comeback: Here's How to Ensure It Becomes Reality . July 21, 2020 . . Christopher W. . Shaw . April 16, 2023 . September 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915205114/https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/21/postal-banking-is-making-comeback-heres-how-ensure-it-becomes-reality/ . live .
  13. First Class, pp. 154-158; News: Nearing Takeoff: Compensation For Justice Lawyers' Travel Time . Stephen . Barr . December 15, 2006 . . April 17, 2023.
  14. Web site: CHECK'S IN THE MAIL: Who doesn't want the USPS to bring banking back to the post office?. Hope. Corrigan. Quartz. Shaw, however, does not anticipate this issue being a strictly partisan one.“There is actually a decent amount of support for the postal service amongst Republicans, especially ones who represent a rural district because the postal service is so important in rural America,” he says.. October 7, 2021. April 16, 2023. April 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230416115105/https://qz.com/2070267/who-is-against-usps-banking. live.
  15. Web site: Politics news: Return of Postal Banking Service Tests New Financial Services . October 4, 2021 . Julie . Tsirkin . Phil . McCausland . . April 16, 2023 . April 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416115009/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/return-postal-banking-postal-service-tests-new-financial-services-rcna2502 . live .
  16. News: Louis Dejoy's 10 year Plan is Death Knell for U.S. Postal Service . . Jalen . Small . Alex J. . Rouhandeh . November 12, 2021 . April 16, 2023 . April 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416043520/https://www.newsweek.com/louis-dejoys-10-year-plan-death-knell-us-postal-service-1648062 . live .
  17. Reviews for First Class:
  18. Reviews for Money, Power, and the People:

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