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• U.S. labor strikes went up almost 50% between 2021 and 2022

  by Justin Ho

  

  Cornell University counted almost 400 strikes last year, following decades of declining union membership. Here’s why labor action is becoming more common.

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• How the world’s richest people became much richer during the pandemic

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Two-thirds of the $42 trillion in new wealth went to the wealthiest 1%, says a new report from Oxfam. The group also says tax policy can change that.

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• “Dark patterns”: The deceptive arts of e-commerce

  by Reema Khrais

  

  Emily Stewart of Vox explains how web tactics like countdown clocks and inventory trackers can create a false sense of urgency for consumers.

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• Alaskan siblings challenge Native knockoffs with their own Indigenous designs

  by Sarah Leeson

  

  In Juneau, Rico and Crystal Worl draw from their Tlingit and Athabascan heritage to create designs for everyday items like playing cards.

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