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From New York, this is Democracy Now. This weekend, the New York Times published a stunning

expose shining light on the scores of migrant children currently working on our farms, our factories,

and some of the most dangerous sites in our country. Alone and exploited. That's the major New York Times

investigation revealing migrant children as young as 12 years old, working for major brands,

like Ben and Jerry's, Fruit of the Loan, Four General Motors, J. Crew, Walmart, Whole Foods,

and Target. In a rapid response, the Biden administration's vow to crack down on migrant

child labor will speak with Hannah Dreyer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who traveled to

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Virginia for the story and spoke

to more than 100 migrant child workers in 20 states. Then we look at how Brazil's new president,

Luis Ignacio Lula de Silva, could play a major role in peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.

My suggestion is that we form a group of countries that will sit at the table with Ukraine and

Russia to try to find peace to try to stop the war. Brazil will make an effort. We'll go to the

Brazilian capital to speak with South-South Amarine, Lula's foreign affairs advisor,

roll by the more coming up.

Welcome to Democracy Now, democracynow.org, the War and Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman,

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a surprise visit to the Ukrainian Capital of

Kiev Monday, announcing the transfer of $1.25 billion in new economic aid to Ukraine.

As we mark one year since the beginning of this full-scale invasion,

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