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Welcome to The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine.

My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.

Everyone, it seems, feels pretty bad right now.

And while every unhappy person might be unhappy in their own way, the general reason

why is not a mystery. Conditions

are really bad, and the prospects for them getting better often feel elusive. We're starting

off this year of the dig, which will be our sixth full year in operation, with an interview

attempting to get to the bottom of the question of what the hell is going on

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