{"id":50032,"date":"2024-01-02T16:16:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T16:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/?page_id=50032"},"modified":"2024-01-03T11:26:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T11:26:22","slug":"the-ten-most-read-articles-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/featured\/the-ten-most-read-articles-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ten Most Read Articles in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"50032\" class=\"elementor elementor-50032\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bcdc929 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bcdc929\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38c444a4\" data-id=\"38c444a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0500d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0500d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check out the articles published in 2023 with the most readers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-223e0c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"223e0c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-31770 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-civil-society category-horizon category-north-america category-uk-ireland tag-2023-top-10 tag-black-activism tag-community-wealth-building tag-dec-2022 tag-economic-democracy tag-inequality tag-sarah-mckinley tag-scotland tag-stakeholder-economy\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/all-things-being-unequal\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-koolshooters-8106752-283x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31771\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-koolshooters-8106752-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-koolshooters-8106752.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/all-things-being-unequal\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAll things being unequal\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t01\/01\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sarah McKinley describes a structural reset to democratise our economies. The results of the recent midterm elections in the US were less polarised than anticipated and the threatened Republican Red<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/all-things-being-unequal\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about All things being unequal\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-31714 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-asia category-horizon tag-2023-top-10 tag-china tag-dec-2022 tag-economic-growth tag-richard-vague\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/broken-china\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-pixabay-33266-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31715\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-pixabay-33266-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-pixabay-33266-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-pixabay-33266-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-pixabay-33266.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/broken-china\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBroken China\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t01\/01\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The world\u2019s second largest economy may have reached its zenith, says Richard Vague. China failed to deliver anything close to its historically-robust growth in the September 2022 quarter, with 3.9%<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/broken-china\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Broken China\u00a0\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-32807 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-finance-sector category-government category-here-now tag-2023-top-10 tag-blair-fix tag-economics tag-inflation tag-interest-rates tag-june-2023\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/fighting-inflation-with-flat-earth-monetary-policy\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-aleksandar-pasaric-3280211-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-32810\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-aleksandar-pasaric-3280211-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-aleksandar-pasaric-3280211-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-aleksandar-pasaric-3280211-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-aleksandar-pasaric-3280211-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-aleksandar-pasaric-3280211.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/fighting-inflation-with-flat-earth-monetary-policy\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFighting inflation with flat-earth monetary policy\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t15\/06\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Blair Fix puts interest rates to the test in the treatment of inflation and raises a laugh. Advances in science almost invariably arise from questioning received wisdom \u2014 taking ideas<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/fighting-inflation-with-flat-earth-monetary-policy\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Fighting inflation with flat-earth monetary policy\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-31711 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-articles category-here-now tag-2023-top-10 tag-covid-19 tag-dec-2022 tag-democracy tag-government tag-lebohang-liepollo-pheko tag-south-africa\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/profit-and-profiteroles\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-derick-makwasi-12844889-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31712\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-derick-makwasi-12844889-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-derick-makwasi-12844889.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/profit-and-profiteroles\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tProfit and profiteroles\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t01\/01\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>South Africa\u2019s rulers are so detached from their electorate they don\u2019t even let them eat cake. Lebohang Liepollo Pheko explains. Every year on the weekend closest to January 8th, the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/profit-and-profiteroles\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Profit and profiteroles\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-31844 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-here-now category-uk-ireland tag-2023-top-10 tag-dec-2022 tag-inequality tag-mark-e-thomas tag-power tag-wealth\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/some-are-more-equal-than-others\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Main-image-e1671655723187-300x282.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31845\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Main-image-e1671655723187-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Main-image-e1671655723187.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/some-are-more-equal-than-others\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSome are more equal than others\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t01\/01\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s more to extreme wealth than first appears. Mark Thomas points it out. We are all used to inequality. There is inequality of height, weight, shoe size and just about<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/some-are-more-equal-than-others\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Some are more equal than others\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-32302 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-government category-here-now tag-2023-top-10 tag-china tag-economic-development tag-geopolitics tag-international-relations tag-john-perkins tag-mar-2023 tag-united-states\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-beijing-sting\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-lara-jameson-8828387-e1680933905265-300x192.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-32303\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-lara-jameson-8828387-e1680933905265-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-lara-jameson-8828387-e1680933905265.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-beijing-sting\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Beijing sting\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t27\/03\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>John Perkins recounts times spent hoodwinking developing economies out of their resources for the US and warns how his Chinese counterparts are raising the bar. I was an economic hit<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-beijing-sting\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Beijing sting\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-32276 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-government category-here-now category-north-america tag-2023-top-10 tag-debt tag-government tag-mar-2023 tag-richard-vague tag-united-states tag-us-politics\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-debt-ceiling-melodrama\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-6899776-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-32277\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-6899776-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-6899776-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-6899776-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-6899776.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-debt-ceiling-melodrama\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe debt ceiling melodrama\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t25\/03\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>US federal debt has its limits. Richard Vague\u00a0tells the tale. One of the great melodramas of American politics erupts in Washington when the federal debt approaches its statutory limit and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-debt-ceiling-melodrama\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The debt ceiling melodrama\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-31759 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-horizon category-work tag-2023-top-10 tag-allyship tag-corporate-leadership tag-corporate-social-responsibility tag-dec-2022 tag-gender-discrimination tag-inequality tag-patricia-gestoso tag-racial-discrimination\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-great-pretenders\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3764164-e1671436641438-300x187.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31760\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3764164-e1671436641438-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3764164-e1671436641438-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3764164-e1671436641438-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3764164-e1671436641438.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/the-great-pretenders\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe great pretenders\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t01\/01\/2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s time for the bosses to stop posing as helpers of disadvantaged groups and to just get out of their way. Patricia Gestoso offers directions. 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