Economy and Business
Treating Workers Like They’re Disposable Is Bad Business
Fast food depends on low wages and high turnover. That’s not just wrong, new research says — it’s lousy for business.
On Marijuana, Republicans Are Canceling Their Own Voters
Voters in several red states have decided overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana, but their leaders keep undermining them.
Crocodile Tears on Corporate Taxes
Biden’s modest corporate tax increases to fund public infrastructure projects are wildly popular — except among CEOs.
We Need to Talk About Jeff Bezos’s Boat
The Amazon CEO’s yacht actually requires its own “support yacht” — so he can land his helicopter.
Factory Farms Are a Deadly Nuisance
Regulators, take notice: Air pollution from factory farms now kills more people than even coal pollution.
The Award for Sleaziest Corporate Profiteering Goes To…
… Tyson Foods, which forced its employees back to work and took bets on how many would die.
Employers: If You Want Workers, Pay a Living Wage
It’s not that people don’t want to work — it’s that they don’t want to work for so little.
America’s Immigration Solution
What’s the answer to declining births, labor shortages, and spending shortfalls? Immigration. Just ask Germany.
Viruses Know No Borders. Vaccines Shouldn’t Either.
As an Indian American, my family has experienced the worst of this pandemic in two countries. For any of us to be safe, we all need vaccine equity.
Poverty and Wealth Clash in the Hamptons
Homeowners in one of America’s wealthiest zip codes are fighting their impoverished indigenous neighbors efforts to develop.
