Our Year: Who’s “Essential” Now?
Do we treat essential workers like they’re essential?
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When the coronavirus pandemic shut down cities across the U.S. and forced many people to work from home, others deemed “essential” still had to show up for their jobs. A year later, the gap between the need for essential workers and the way they’re treated is all too apparent.
Guests: Henry Grabar, staff writer at Slate.
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Davis Land, Carmel Delshad, Danielle Hewitt, and Elena Schwartz.
