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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...
Semiconductor Jobs Are Coming. Here’s How to Make Them Good.

Semiconductor Jobs Are Coming. Here’s How to Make Them Good.

| Jul 25, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedThe 2022 CHIPS and Science Act created a huge opportunity to boost domestic production of the semiconductors that power everything from refrigerators and trains to electronic devices. The Biden administration has also taken important steps to make sure these...
Why Do My Groceries Cost So Much?

Why Do My Groceries Cost So Much?

| Apr 17, 2024 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedIn 2004, I was a single mom raising three daughters on my own. I worked three jobs, including an overnight shift as a translator at our local hospital, to make ends meet. Every time I stood in line at the supermarket, I worried about what I would have to put back on...
More for Them, Less for Us

More for Them, Less for Us

| Mar 13, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIn his State of the Union address, President Biden called out “massive executive pay” and vowed to “make big corporations and the very wealthy finally pay their share” of taxes. Corporate tax dodging and CEO pay have gotten so out of control that many major U.S....
Low Wage Work Isn’t Just Bad for Employees — It Hurts Customers, Too

Time for a General Strike on Dollar General

| Oct 4, 2023 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedPresident Biden recently walked a picket line in solidarity with striking auto workers. An amazing sight. What could he do for an encore? He could stand before another major American corporation — Dollar General — holding a simple two-word placard: “For Shame.” Thanks...
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