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Barely Getting By, Pt2

Humankind on Public Radio by David Freudberg

Mar 19, 202629:23Society & Culture

In a country as wealthy as the United States, “working poor” should be a contradiction in terms. But tens of millions of Americans fall into that category, affecting a growing population of children. To see a...

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Barely Getting By, Pt2 is an episode from Humankind on Public Radio by David Freudberg. In a country as wealthy as the United States, “working poor” should be a contradiction in terms. But tens of millions of Americans fall into...

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Published Mar 19, 2026, 29:23 long, audio available.