Allison Salerno is an independent writer and audio producer based in Athens, Ga. and Florida.
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Here's Why the People Who Pick Our Food Are Going Hungry During Covid
Historic discrimination has left farmworkers with fewer protections than other workers, a practice known as agricultural exceptionalism.
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“People’s Eyes Are Starting To Open”: How Covid-19 Is Driving Support for Medicaid Expansion
In North Carolina, canvassers are working to expand Medicaid—and finding a sympathetic audience amid the pandemic.
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Activists Sue LaGrange, Georgia, for Denying Water, Gas and Electricity to Undocumented Immigrants
Without a Social Security number and U.S.-issued photo ID, you can’t get basic utilities in cities across the South.