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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.”
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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.
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.

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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
The FTC Says You Can’t Buy Clout Anymore
Bad news for companies, brands, and influencers buying and selling fake and misleading reviews.
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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.
A Vulture Fund Is Coming for Starbucks
After the abrupt replacement of the CEO with the head of Chipotle, what’s next?
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