![Rachel Tamar Van makes capitalism visible to students whose lives are deeply embedded in it.](https://i0.wp.com/thepanorama.shear.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TheGeniusOfAdvertising-NatlPoliceGaz-1880.png?resize=495%2C400&ssl=1)
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![Cathy Kelly, editor of the JER, welcomes you to The Panorama.](https://i0.wp.com/thepanorama.shear.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/3b00129r.jpg?resize=495%2C400&ssl=1)
![John Lauritz Larson discusses teaching how capitalism crept into American life in the nineteenth century.](https://i0.wp.com/thepanorama.shear.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Panorama-catspawsHD2.jpeg?resize=495%2C400&ssl=1)
On Cat’s Paws: Teaching the Emergence of Capitalism in American History
As The Pano relaunches with a brand new site, it seems appropriate to spotlight the very first post published way back in 2017 by John Lauritz Larson.
![Will Mackintosh, founding editor of The Panorama, reflects on this new digital venue.](https://i0.wp.com/thepanorama.shear.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1847_Mississippi_byBanvard_AmoryHall_Boston_detail2.png?resize=495%2C400&ssl=1)
![Seth Cotlar recounts discussions of teaching at SHEAR, and how they led to the creation of The Panorama.](https://i0.wp.com/thepanorama.shear.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Cotlar1.jpg?resize=495%2C400&ssl=1)
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