For decades, the myth of the “Welfare Queen” has been used to make Americans despise poor people—especially Black women—while billionaires quietly collect government contracts, grants, loans, tax breaks, and handouts worth billions.
In this audio edition, I follow the money from Silicon Valley to the Trump family and the no-bid deals of a Republican White House. The people accused of draining the government aren’t the ones getting rich from it.
The Real Welfare Queens are.
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