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  • Congressional budget amendment and new DOL wage rule together would greatly expand work visas for farmworkers and drastically lower their wages

    December 5, 2025 By Daniel Costa Blog
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    September 29, 2025 By Stevie Marvin and Kyle K. Moore Report
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    July 30, 2025 By David Cooper Report
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  • The five-alarm fire that public education is facing

    May 5, 2025 By Hilary Wething Blog
  • Waffle House strike highlights the harms of the Southern economic development model

    May 7, 2024 By Chandra Childers Blog
  • The evolution of the Southern economic development strategy: Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Part One

    May 6, 2024 By Chandra Childers Report
  • Rooted in racism and economic exploitation: The failed Southern economic development model

    October 11, 2023 By Chandra Childers Report
  • Workers’ rights preemption in the U.S.: A map of the campaign to suppress workers’ rights in the states

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