How Amazon is remaking the modern workforce

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It's Amazon's world and we are all just living in it. The pandemic has helped the company grow even bigger and more powerful, but at what cost? The spotlight has revealed work practices, treatment of employees, COVID outbreaks and impacts on towns and cities. Alec MacGillis, reporter for ProPublica and author of "Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America," joins "This Matters" to discuss the tech and retail giant's effect on society.

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