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Architect of 'Trickle Down' Economics Says Disenfranchised Minorities 'Aren't Worth $15 an Hour in Most Cases'

Art Laffer wrote the book on ‘supply side’ economics, and now he wants us to believe raising the minimum wage will make ‘minorities’ unemployable.

By

Zack Linly

Published

June 9, 2021
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Bill Clinton Speaking at Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Is the Corporate Co-Optation of an Icon

In life, and now in death, Muhammad Ali cut a swashbuckling, larger-than-life figure. Three days of celebration for Ali will culminate in a public funeral service led by former President Bill Clinton on Friday in Louisville, Ky., representing an ironic high point in the nation’s relationship with black radicalism. A black power icon and anti-war…

By

The Root Staff

Published

June 10, 2016