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The American Dream in Steinbeck’s Valley: Who Gets to Stay? | The World Room
In this episode of The World Room, host Kerry Fowler explores the stark contrast between the romanticized 'American Dream' and the harsh economic realities facing agricultural workers in California's Salinas Valley. Often celebrated as the nation's salad bowl due to its rich soil and abundant harvests, Salinas has been identified by the Brookings Institution as the least affordable city for the middle class in the United States. This episode dissects the systemic failures that allow those who grow our food to live in poverty, face hunger, and struggle with substandard housing despite working…
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