News Brief: Media's Credulous "Labor Shortage" Reporting Helps Lay Groundwork For Repealing Child Labor Laws
Added 2023-04-12 14:28:13 +0000 UTCIn this public News Brief, we detail how uncritical acceptance by centrist––and even liberal––media that the US is seeing an unprecedented "labor shortage" is helping justify repealing child labor protections in roughly a dozen states.
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Show Notes
Adam Johnson | March 15, 2023 | The Column
Child labor protections are the latest Republican target
Ellen Ioanes | March 12, 2023 | Vox
Child Labor: Republicans Are Passing Regulatory Rollbacks
Lexi McMenamin | March 10, 2023 | Teen Vogue
Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs law loosening child labor protections
Jacob Bogage | March 8, 2023 | The Washington Post
The U.S. Is Choosing Child Labor Over More Immigration
Eric Levitz | February 28, 2023 | NY Magazine Intelligencer
Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.
Hannah Dreier | February 25, 2023 | The New York Times
Biden Administration Plans Crackdown on Migrant Child Labor
Hannah Dreier | February 27, 2023 | The New York Times
Searching for the Faces of Migrant Child Labor
Hannah Dreier | March 3, 2023 | The New York Times
There is no US labor shortage. That’s a myth
Robert Reich | January 15, 2023 | The Guardian
The Fairy Tale Of Labor Shortages Just Got Proven Wrong
Christian Weller | May 7, 2021 | Forbes
What Ended Child Labor in the US
Albert Muzquiz | March 5, 2020 | Heddel
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Transcript
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Credits
Senior Producer: Florence Barrau-Adams
Producer: Julianne Tveten
Production Assistant: Trendel Lightburn
Newsletter: Marco Cartolano
Transcription: Morgan McAslan
Music: Grandaddy
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Comments
I don't think he was every good, honestly.
The Dollop
2023-04-13 16:44:21 +0000 UTCwhat the fuck is it going to take for people to see what's happening? how **comically** evil does this country have to get?
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2023-04-13 08:00:22 +0000 UTCWhat happened to Eric Levitz? He used to be pretty good. Why is he turning into Matt Yglesias?
V K
2023-04-12 19:08:28 +0000 UTC
