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Keri Leigh Merritt

Keri Leigh Merritt is an independent historian in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the author of Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South. Follow her on Twitter: @KeriLeighMerrit.

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December 10, 2017
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Why We Need a Universal Basic Income

The US needs both a universal basic income and a federal jobs guarantee.
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Keri Leigh Merritt,
Moyers & Company
September 23, 2017
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Economy & Labor

White Supremacy in the Age of Trump

Never forget that the US has a long history of upper-class whites using racism to their advantage.
by
Keri Leigh Merritt,
Moyers & Company
August 15, 2017
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