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Here’s all the business and tech news you need to know for this hot, slow holiday week. Happy 4th of July!

What’s Up? (June 23-29)

The Border Crisis Hits Corporate America

Recent reports described more appalling details about the detention centers on the southwestern border where the United States is holding thousands of migrant children (without clean clothes, regular adult supervision or, in some cases, access to basic hygiene). The resulting outcry prompted Congress to push through a $4.5 billion emergency aid package. It also mobilized employees at Wayfair, one of the country’s largest online retailers. Hundreds of workers walked out of the company’s Boston headquarters on Wednesday to protest Wayfair’s six-figure sale of bedroom furniture to a government contractor that operates several migrant facilities. The protesters said the transaction did “not represent an ethical business partnership.” Wayfair’s top brass defended the company’s “broad and diverse customer base.”

Democrats Face Off

Democrats vying for the 2020 presidential nomination — 20 of them at least — took part in their first official debate last week. The candidates agreed on many issues, including President Trump (bad), the cost of education (too high) and the economy (not working as well as it should for most Americans). But they differed on how to fix those things. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts came out swinging against tech giants, arguing that Google and Amazon should be broken up. Others disagreed about what would constitute a “fair” tax code (should there, for instance, be a “wealth tax”?) and whether “Medicare for all” is a viable solution for the country’s health care woes. Get ready for more rancor as the race narrows.