Robert ReichMay 15, 2024

Walmart announced hundreds of layoffs yesterday.

But remember that the company has been hiking prices and raking in big profits.

Its share prices hit a record high in March.

The Walton family's net worth reached $267 billion this year.

Textbook corporate greed.

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@rbreich They also just closed 51 clinics, probably mostly rural or serving poor/older people, because they weren't making a profit. This strands so many people. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087606/#!po=0.806452
Toward a Model of Social Influence that Explains Minority Student Integration into the Scientific Community

Students from several ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in the sciences, such that minority students more frequently drop out of the scientific career path than non-minority students. Viewed from a perspective of social influence, this pattern ...

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