Landlord Arsonists with Bench Ansfield

Bench Ansfield is a professor in the History department at Temple University. Their book "Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City" covers how racial capitalism, political corruption, and the insurance industry created a world where landlords can profit more by burning their own buildings down than maintaining them. They were also part of the research team on the 2019 documentary "Decade of Fire".

Bench Ansfield https://www.benchansfield.com

Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City https://citylights.com/new-nonfiction-in-hardcover/born-in-flames-bronx-arson-1970s

Decade of Fire https://decadeoffire.com

Born in Flames (the film the book was named after) https://www.criterion.com/films/30707-born-in-flames

Let the Fire Burn: documentary about MOVE's infamous eviction in Philadelphia https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/let-fire-burn

Recent episode on the fire at 22nd and Mission with Angelica https://www.patreon.com/posts/aftermath-of-at-135107521