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‘Expensive Paperweights’: Consumer Groups Call for Action on Software Tethering
“Letting one company totally control a product’s updates and features…causes huge harm to users, the environment, and the economy.”
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The Fallout of California’s Local News Deal With Google
“I know what Google owes us, and I know they did not pay their fair share.”
Sep 10
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Can We Save Coastal Communities Before It's Too Late?
One potential solution for climate change and the housing insurance crisis? Paying people to leave.
Sep 6
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Study: Project 2025 Would Kill Nearly 2 Million Jobs and Hike Energy Prices by $32 Billion
U.S. workers and consumers have much more to gain from government investment in green energy, a new study says.
Sep 3
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August 2024
Tim Walz and JD Vance Got Very Different Welcomes from Union Firefighters
Both vice presidential nominees spoke at a major union convention this week.
Aug 30
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DOJ Takes Aim at RealPage — and Algorithms as a Price-Fixing Tool
Using software, rather than classic collusion techniques, “does not immunize this scheme from Sherman Act liability,” Attorney General Merrick Garland…
Aug 28
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New Poll: Government Must Take On Corporate Power, Americans Say
But many Americans don't know that the federal government is currently pursuing a robust regulatory agenda on issues like drug prices and price gouging.
Aug 27
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Republicans and Democrats Agree: This Monopoly Is Simply Too Big
Ten attorneys general joined the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster this week, marking another broad bipartisan effort to reign in…
Aug 23
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Can Unions Improve Conditions for Disabled Workers?
A new analysis finds that unionized workers with disabilities tend to make more money and get better benefits.
Aug 21
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The FTC Says You Can’t Buy Clout Anymore
Bad news for companies, brands, and influencers buying and selling fake and misleading reviews.
Aug 17
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Trump and Harris Both Back 'No Taxes on Tips.' What Do Culinary Workers Think?
They’re skeptical it can be done, but hopeful for tax relief — and a minimum wage increase.
Aug 15
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A Vulture Fund Is Coming for Starbucks
After the abrupt replacement of the CEO with the head of Chipotle, what’s next?
Aug 14
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A Vulture Fund Is Coming for Starbucks
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