| May 17, 2023 | Economy / Business|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedOftentimes, when you suspect you’re being gouged by corporate price fixers, you’re right. Take the rat-a-tat-tat of today’s price jumps at supermarkets and chain restaurants. They make you want to race to the cash register before they raise prices again. No, no cry...
| May 26, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedMcDonald’s workers in 15 U.S. cities recently staged a weeklong strike demanding a $15 hourly wage for every McDonald’s worker. McDonald’s resisted, pledging only to raise average wages to $13 an hour. In the meantime, the profits keep rolling in. The fast-food giant...
| Jul 16, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedCorporate America is looming larger and larger in U.S. public schools. That’s not a good thing for educators, students, or workers. Nowhere could this be more clear than the case of McDonald’s, whose founder once scouted locations for new stores by flying over...
| May 15, 2019 | Economy / Business|Food / FarmingThe great thing about corporate giants is that they’re such amazing business innovators. For example, in the category of “wheel-spinning” innovation — i.e., trying to change a corporation’s course without actually changing anything — it’s hard to top McDonald’s. For...
| Apr 9, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyLast month, McDonald’s announced a dramatic about-face in its political priorities. After years of strikes and protests from labor activists, the burger giant has decided to end its involvement in lobbying campaigns against increasing America’s paltry $7.25...
