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An Elegy for the DEI Boogeyman

· 31 min · S1 E2

Episode An Elegy for the DEI Boogeyman

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Rapidly changed government and corporate policies mean the era of DEI is coming to a screeching halt. But gross racial discrimination in the U.S. labor market persists. Just one example: The black unemployment rate is almost always double the white unemployment rate. In this episode we muddle through what can be said about DEI now at its funeral that wasn’t said during its lifespan.

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