
DOGE May Have Given You Diarrhea
The US is currently experiencing its largest ever recorded outbreak of cyclosporiasis. The Trump administration’s attacks on farmworkers and federal workers may be to blame.
Hayley Brown is a labor and disability researcher at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, focusing on inequality, worker power, disability, and public health. She previously served as president of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union.

The US is currently experiencing its largest ever recorded outbreak of cyclosporiasis. The Trump administration’s attacks on farmworkers and federal workers may be to blame.

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