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How a Poultry Mogul Is Profiting from the Pandemic

How a Poultry Mogul Is Profiting from the Pandemic

Released Thursday, 16th July 2020
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How a Poultry Mogul Is Profiting from the Pandemic

How a Poultry Mogul Is Profiting from the Pandemic

How a Poultry Mogul Is Profiting from the Pandemic

How a Poultry Mogul Is Profiting from the Pandemic

Thursday, 16th July 2020
 1 person rated this episode
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Meat-packing and poultry-processing jobs have always been dangerous, and COVID-19 has exacerbated the risks. This spring, infection rates climbed so high at Mountaire, one of the largest poultry producers, that it stopped disclosing the numbers. Mountaire’s owner, Ronald Cameron, is one of Trump’s biggest donors. Jane Mayer, a New Yorker staff writer, joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss conditions at the company's plants, and how Cameron is leveraging the coronavirus crisis to strip workers of their protections. 

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