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Rural America Needs to Band Together Against Corporate Greed

Rural America Needs to Band Together Against Corporate Greed

| Mar 4, 2026 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedLast year, John Deere announced plans to go 100 percent robotic by 2030. That’s right: in just four more years, the world’s largest tractor manufacturer plans to replace every corn and soybean farmer with robots. Farmers won’t own the machines, of course. Right now...
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking The Economy.

Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking The Economy.

| Nov 12, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyDonald Trump rode back into office by leaning on the same faux populist refrain he weaponized a decade ago: immigrants are “taking your jobs!” Since then, Trump has launched an immigration crackdown of historic proportions. Yet rather than turning things around for...
Employers Want to Trap You in Dead-End Jobs. Will Trump’s FTC Help Them?

Employers Want to Trap You in Dead-End Jobs. Will Trump’s FTC Help Them?

| Aug 27, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyShould your employer be allowed to ban you from taking another job? Most Americans would say that’s ridiculous — but it’s more common than you think. When I was head of the policy office at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), I read thousands of public comments about...
The Tipped Wage System Is Failing Us. Removing Taxes on Tips Won’t Save It.

The Tipped Wage System Is Failing Us. Removing Taxes on Tips Won’t Save It.

| Oct 16, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedBoth major presidential candidates have called for eliminating taxes on tips. But that won’t help most restaurant workers. What will? Replacing the subminimum wages that tipped workers make with one fair wage nationwide. The federal minimum wage for most workers is...
Low Wage Work Isn’t Just Bad for Employees — It Hurts Customers, Too

Low Wage Work Isn’t Just Bad for Employees — It Hurts Customers, Too

| Sep 4, 2024 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedI’ve always felt that working in customer-facing jobs is my calling. I’m passionate about making people feel comfortable when they enter a business, be it a retail store or a restaurant. But it was hard to keep that passion when I worked at Dollar General. Like...
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