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At “Decolonizing imagination: Narratives, memory, and political possibility in the U.S. Territories,” @maraceci.bsky.social led panelists in examining democracy from places whose residents are U.S. citizens but lack full representation in the federal government.

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The crowd at the "decolonizing imagination" event.
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“Any kind of worker who's struggling to get their foot in the door, keep their foot in the door, get a promotion to the next thing-those are the people who are really struggling right now,” economist @betseystevenson.bsky.social explores the latest labor reports.

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Quote from Betsey Stevenson that reads: “What I see is a continuation of a low-fire, low-hire labor market. And that is a labor market where if you have a job, you’re doing OK. You can hang on to it, but it’s hard to get a new job. And that hurts not only the people who need to enter the labor market or have lost their job, but it actually also hurts the people who are employed because most wage gains—big wage gains—come from changing jobs.”
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