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Tesla Faces Profit Slump Right After Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Package
Plus: Soda prices may rise, a drug giant’s profits are booming while it sues to block Medicare negotiations, and more.
The Political Heavyweight at the Center of the Beryl Disaster
Houston residents and businesses are suing CenterPoint while politicians are reckoning with its failures.
What the Teamsters President Didn't Say in His RNC Speech
Teamsters' Sean O’Brien took aim at anti-union politicians “on both sides of the aisle.” History shows one side is clearly more supportive of strong…
Cities Fight Back Against Corporate Landlords and RealPage
New legislation in San Francisco and San Diego, two of California’s most expensive cities, would target companies accused of colluding to jack up rent.
Over Five Dozen Billionaires Are Now Backing Trump as He Promises to Slash Taxes for Ultra-Wealthy
By David Moore and Donald Shaw, Sludge
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The FTC Is Coming for Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Federal lawsuits loom for the middlemen who quietly set the high prices that patients pay for prescription drugs.
Congress Might Finally Do Something About Their Own Stock Trades
After years of attempts, a new bill has backing from both parties and a key committee chair.
This Might Be the Most Egregious Union-Busting Campaign in the Country Right Now
Baristas at Compass Coffee in D.C. allege that management created fake accounts and hired the owners’ friends to dilute a union vote. But the workers…
Biden Proposes Protecting Workers from Extreme Heat and Their Own State Governments
“This regulation will save lives,” one union leader said.
Brandon Johnson Wants Chicago to be the ‘Most Pro-Worker City on the Planet’
The Chicago mayor spoke to More Perfect Union as major PTO and tipped wage policies went into effect.

June 2024

Processed Food Corporations Think They Have a Marketing Problem
And not an inflation one. Plus: Walgreens could close thousands of stores.
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Joe Biden's Radical Worldview
We’re witnessing a generational shift in U.S. economic policy. The era of neoliberalism is coming to an end — and Biden's vision to bring back American…
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