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Seattle homelessness nonprofits struggle to hire, complicating plans to expand shelters... - 0 views

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    This article explains how nonprofit shelters are losing workers because of low pay for high stress work. The author contends that the government aid and donations to not cover enough and further complicates the homelessness crisis.
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55 Corporations Paid $0 in Federal Taxes on 2020 Profits - ITEP - 0 views

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    This article highlights the fact that 55 of the largest corporations in the U.S. didn't pay any federal taxes in 2020 despite collectively gaining $40.5 billion in pretaxed income. The author details what some specific companies paid (or gained) and how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) as well as the CARES Act expanded tax breaks for these companies.
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Block the Vote: How Politicians are Trying to Block Voters from the Ballot Box - 0 views

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    This article discusses anti-voting laws that contribute to voter suppression. Bills are created to make voting or being able to vote as difficult and tedious as possible as well as deter people from doing so by enforcing sever punishments on those who (often unknowingly) improperly vote.
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Marketing Still Has a Colorism Problem - 1 views

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    This article highlights the issue of colorism (discrimination against those with darker skin) and how it is still prevalent in marketing. Belief-driven buyers are becoming more common and seek brands who promote social change. The author gives four solutions that brands could use in order to stay with the times and their consumers.
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U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2019 | Commonwealth Fund - 0 views

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    This article compares what Americans spend on health care to other high-income nations such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Compared to these countries, Americans spend nearly twice as much on health care. The article goes over the causes of this such as obesity and expensive technology as well as affects such as higher rate of death from preventable causes and less doctor visits than average.
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