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Collected Item: “'They Just Dumped Him Like Trash'”

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'They Just Dumped Him Like Trash'

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article

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An article describing the eviction of elderly residents from nursing homes to 'make room' for COVID-19 patients to generate more revenue.

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elderly, vulnerable, nursing home, eviction, Over 60

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https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/they-just-dumped-him-like-trash-nursing-homes-evict-vulnerable-residents/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Jessica Silver-Greenberg & Amy Julia Harris

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2020-06-21
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