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What Historical Policy Pattern Do We See From The Pandemic Childcare Crisis?

Child care, Social Issues, social policy /

The COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of childcare prompted federal government interventions in the US, such as the CARES Act, CRRSA, and the American Rescue Plan. However, the end of these interventions in September of 2023, specifically the end of the American Rescue Plan funding, reiterates a historical pattern in the US federal government’s approach to childcare […]

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Slavery Still Exists: Understanding Modern Slavery

Gender Discourse, Social Issues, Work and labor /

Those who are not familiar with conversations within the labor market, human rights, and migration studies might perhaps not be familiar with the term “modern slavery.” Modern slavery employs force and exploitation as a means of getting people to work or perform other actions. Badmus, Oladiran, and Badmus provide an extensive definition; to them it

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