Heavy-Handed Industry Maneuver to Crush Soda and Grocery Taxes Is on Oregon Ballot
As public health advocates push for soda taxes to battle obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, the soda industry and its allies are playing hardball.
Economy
Koch Subsidiary INVISTA to Build $1 Billion New Plant in China
Koch Industries saves enough in one year from GOP tax cuts to pay for the plant, while laying off hundreds of U.S. workers.
ALEC Sets the Table for Gerrymandering, Union Busting, Protecting Fossil Fuels, and Privatizing Schools
ALEC's annual meeting in NOLA continues war on workers and voters, with Janus v. AFSCME victory lap and pro-gerrymandering resolution.
American Beverage Association Sweetened the Pot in Cook County Race with Unsuccessful Last-Minute Funding
Campaign finance reports show Big Soda willing to reward friends and punish enemies.
Trump's Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Government Workers, Good Paying Jobs
Trump Appointee Neil Gorsuch Votes to Cripple Public Sector Unions, Threatening Good Paying Jobs, Harming Public Service
Teamsters Vote to Authorize a Strike at UPS
Union pushes for better pay and benefits as ALEC member's profits rise.
Report: Wage Theft is Pervasive in Corporate America; Big Banks, Insurers are Among Most-Penalized Firms
New research finds that a wide range of big corporations have been shortchanging the people who work for them.
Harley-Davidson Insiders Hog Tax Cut Revenue
Harley-Davidson announces $700 million stock buyback plan that benefits big investors and CEOs while laying off hundreds of workers.
Take the Money and Run: Trump Tax Cuts Boost Earnings of ALEC Corps Which Promptly Layoff Workers
Comcast, Eli Lilly, Verizon, Chevron, Marathon, Pfizer, Times Warner, Caterpillar, Altria Announce More Layoffs.
ALEC Payday Loan Company Gets Reprieve Under Trump Administration
Advance America protected by its former Congressman, Mick Mulvaney.
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