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Boston Calling

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How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.

Boston Calling: It’s Not Easy Being...

It’s Not Easy Being...

17/03/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Boston Calling, It’s Not Easy Being...

Greenbacks, green energy and Green Day. A take on a colour with shades of meaning.

Greenbacks, green energy and Green Day. A sideways take on a color with different shades of meaning.

The American economy may be strong, but the wage gap remains a huge concern.  
 
Also: solar panel tariffs could be a boon for US producers; residents in small coastal community in Florida prepare for climate change, mostly alone; a seed company connects Japanese-Americans with their roots; smoking pot could get you deported; and Green Day shatters a myth. 
 
(Image: Personal care workers Marilyn Sorensen (left) and Candice Bateman in Denver, Colorado. Wages for American workers are ticking upwards, but the US remains one of the world’s most inequitable nations.  (Photo: Jason Margolis)

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