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The Country’s Worker Shortage is Actually a Wage Issue
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The Country’s Worker Shortage is Actually a Wage Issue

The worker shortage argument is misleading and ignores the fact the country continues to fail civilians by not raising the minimum wage and implementing lifesaving social safety net programs.

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2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
Slavery Hasn’t Been Abolished, It’s Been Reformed
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Slavery Hasn’t Been Abolished, It’s Been Reformed

Despite the end of slavery, forced labor practices continue in prisons and jails across the country, exploiting incarcerated people

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2400 1600 Vidal Guzman
Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies
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Year in Review: The Impact Food Has On Us Beyond Our Bodies

Food is a cornerstone of culture, and our ability to access healthy food and decide what we consume is rooted in the same inequities that other industries face.

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1280 853 Nicole Cardoza
Year in Review: Employees Are Redefining Work and Labor
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Year in Review: Employees Are Redefining Work and Labor

Discussions about privilege and oppression often leave out the world of work and wealth: who makes it, who keeps it, and who dies from its absence.

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