Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, "Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope"

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Feb 23, 2020

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn reported on the issues facing the working-class in rural America. They were interviewed by Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon.
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Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, "Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope"

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