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Jared Huffman: The story of economic development for most of our country's history is that people with money and power who were always…

On the recordFebruary 14, 2022
The story of economic development for most of our country's history is that people with money and power who were always White did what they wanted, and the impacts were born by people without money and power who were generally Black, Brown, and Indigenous.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman discusses historical economic disparities affecting marginalized communities.

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