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Ep. 123 - Why Aren't More People Talking About Wage Theft?


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This week, we discuss the type of theft costing Americans nearly $50 billion a year... wage theft. We also give updates on what's happening in Palestine, Trump's trial, Kristi Noem's failed media tour, and more! If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:

  • US Report on Israel war crimes in Gaza has been delayed indefinitely
  • In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war
  • Biden to halt some arms supplies if Israel invades Rafah
  • Reaction to US decision to pause weapons shipment to Israel
  • House GOP drafting Biden impeachment articles over Israel aid cutoff threat
  • Trump appointed judge Aileen Cannon has postponed the trial indefinitely
  • Trump found in contempt of court again for 10th gag order violation
  • Kristi Noem shoots herself in the foot again with book
  • RFK Jr. claims a doctor told him a worm ate part of his brain, reports New York Times
  • Britt Cooper Gets Angry Because She Wasn’t Allowed in Boy Scouts
  • Wage theft often goes unpunished despite state systems meant to combat it
  • Providence to pay $200M for illegal timekeeping and break practices
  • Providence Catholic health care system to pay more than $200 million for unpaid wages
  • Employers steal billions from workers’ paychecks each year
  • Wage theft and life expectancy inequities in the United States: a simulation study
  • Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act 
  • Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act Fact Sheet



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