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‘War Against the Children’

Zach Levitt, Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, Simon Romero and Tim Wallace New York Times
The Native American boarding school system — a decades-long effort to assimilate Indigenous people before they ever reached adulthood — robbed children of their culture, family bonds and sometimes their lives.

Living on a War Planet

David Bromwich Tom Dispatch
When we think about our latest war — the one that began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is a hidden benefit. As long as American minds are on Ukraine, we are not thinking about planetary climate disruption.

The Impact of the Raise the Wage Act of 2023, by Congressional District

Ben Zipperer Economic Policy Institute
The federal minimum hourly wage is just $7.25 and has not increased in 14 years, the longest period of congressional inaction in the history of the minimum wage. The real, cost-of-living-adjusted value of the minimum wage has fallen by 30%.