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22 Jul

1/ Olympic athletes spend years training to break world records and compete against the best of the best.

Have you ever wondered how — or if — those athletes get paid? vox.com/the-goods/2258…

2/ Some 11,000 athletes are competing in the Tokyo #Olympics.

The vast majority of those athletes are not rich, or even close to being wealthy.

According to one survey of elite athletes from 48 countries, more than half are financially unstable.

3/ If you're an Olympian, there are really only two routes to getting paid:

1. Prize money for medals — if that's something your country does.

2. Sponsorships — but an IOC rule severely limits what these endorsements look like for brands that aren’t official Olympic partners.)

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9 Jul

1/ For decades, Black patients were believed to have fundamentally different bodies than white ones — so doctors would often mistreat or undertreat their medical conditions.

But this dangerous "race norming" remains widely pervasive in US medicine today:
vox.com/22528334/race-…

2/ Race norming rests on a framework of white supremacy that we accept as “normal” science, and it affects major medical processes including:

—Diagnosing sickle cell anemia
—Deciding who gets kidney transplants fastest (white people)
—Gauging the risk of a vaginal birth

3/ And until last month, the NFL used race norming in a dementia test to determine payouts in brain injury settlements.

The test assumed Black players have lower cognitive function than white ones — meaning Black athletes needed to show steeper cognitive decline to get paid out.

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23 Jun

1/ After a suicide attempt in 2020, Dr. Justin Bullock was put through a dehumanizing, month-long assessment by his employer.

It's part of a larger problem of stigma around mental health in the medical field that needs to change:
bit.ly/3xIAeVe

2/ The evaluation, which included hair and blood tests and questions about Bullock’s childhood traumas made him “much less likely” to get help.

Despite his outstanding academic and clinical record, any “serious mistakes” could have cost him his license, he says.

3/ Nearly 40% of physicians are reluctant to get mental health care for fear of state medical boards revoking their license or restricting their ability to practice, one study shows.

Reforming how these boards function could encourage doctors to seek support, experts say.

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15 Jun

1/ While Amazon publicly touts itself as valuing diversity and inclusion, interviews with more than 30 current and former workers reveal the company's race problem is deep-seated — and it connects to the HR department. bit.ly/35nCchS

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2/ HR is supposed to lead efforts that create a safe, equitable work environment, but multiple employees tell @DelRey the department’s leader, Beth Galetti, has partially stalled progress.

“Beth is actively a gatekeeper and a blocker in this work,” said one former employee.

3/ Galetti leads HR and DEI efforts — despite having no experience in diversity work, which is a major concern for some staffers.

Many current and former workers also say she's resisted claims that some employees face bias and are at a disadvantage compared to others.

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30 Apr

1/ This April, our podcasts teamed up to cover some of the most important issues threatening life on Earth.

Here are some of the highlights from the 28 episodes published in the series 🎧 vox.com/earthmonth

@today_explained

2/ Norway has lapped the world in adopting electric vehicles.

On @today_explained, Vox’s @umairfan explains how the US might catch up.

pod.link/todayexplained…

3/ An untold number of organisms rise daily from the middle of the ocean to its surface.

They may be playing a crucial role in slowing climate change, so scientists are racing to study this migration before it’s too late.

Learn more on Unexplainable: pod.link/unexplainable/…

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30 Apr

1/ Jasmine Holloway, a mom of three, is one of millions of Americans who lost their job during the pandemic.

But thanks to the US economic response to Covid-19, Jasmine is financially better off now than before the pandemic started. bit.ly/3eYMzNx

2/ From a lack of social distancing to inadequate contact tracing and scarce testing, the US failed to contain its early outbreak.

But the decision to ramp up spending to support families and businesses was a key factor in saving the economy from a 2008-like collapse.

3/ Expanded unemployment benefits and stimulus checks allowed Jasmine to take care of her family and create a previously unattainable financial safety net.

She knows it’s temporary, but says the support “has enabled me to do things I’ve only dreamed about doing for my family.”

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