Ayana Explains Why Slavery Is on the 2022 Midterm Ballot

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Works used in the making of this podcast:

1. Ballotpedia; 2022 Ballot Measures.  Available at: https://ballotpedia.org/2022_ballot_measures
2. "Slavery is still allowed in U.S. prisons. Now it’s on the ballot in 5 states." Kelly Kasulis Cho.  October 21, 2022.  Washington Post. Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/21/slavery-ballot-vote-prison-labor/. 
3. “US prison workers produce $11bn worth of goods and services a year for pittance.”  Dani Anguiano.  June 15, 2022.  The Guardian. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/15/us-prison-workers-low-wages-exploited#:~:text=Seven%20states%20%E2%80%93%20Alabama%2C%20Arkansas%2C,costs%E2%80%9D%2C%20the%20report%20states
4. "Which prisoners get to work in the Capitol, governor’s mansion?”  Julia O'Donoghue.  May 16, 2017.  The Times-Picayune. Available at: https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_5e65f21b-6c01-5216-a622-ca1663561b3b.html#:~:text=Not%20just%20any%20prison%20inmate,cases%2C%20the%20politicians'%20families.

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