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Media that builds power for working people. Emmy-winning nonprofit newsroom. Reach out: [email protected] Voicemail/text: 202-505-4556
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EXCLUSIVE: We uncovered a secret corporate scheme to raise grocery prices. We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items. The scary part? It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too. Our months-long
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NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives. In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP. We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
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THEFT - Stolen Springs
NEW: Poland Spring is raking in millions by bottling and selling Maine's water — and throwing their weight around in state politics to keep profits flowing. During a drought this year, they publicly said they were cutting back. But we found evidence they're pumping even more.
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This is an amazing story! Highly recommend!
NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives. In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP. We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
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This is great work but more importantly a great message of solidarity and compassion for one another in the work force.
NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives. In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP. We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
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One of the last cases we filed charged that Pepsi schemed with Walmart to hike prices at the grocery store and punish retailers that wanted to offer people dealing with inflation a better price. This new @FTC nixed the case and tried to hide the allegations. Grateful to @ilsr
1. This is now unsealed. The FTC filing shows Pepsi worked closely with Walmart to force other retailers to raise their prices on Pepsi products. The Khan-era FTC brought the case; Trump/Ferguson dropped it as “weak.” It looks anything but. It directly targets high prices.
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Interesantísimo corto sobre el cooperativismo en Italia, éxitos y desafíos.
NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives. In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP. We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
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is it trickling down yet
The richest 0.001% now have three times as much wealth as the poorer half of humanity combined.
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A hopeful look at a different way of life where we're not being pillaged by the ruling class.
NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives. In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP. We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
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My latest explores how Airbnb provides homeshares a common pricing algorithm, called “Smart Pricing,” that serves to coordinate pricing of rental units on its platform. Airbnb appears to be coercing homesharers into adoption of its pricing tool, including by withholding access to
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1. This is now unsealed. The FTC filing shows Pepsi worked closely with Walmart to force other retailers to raise their prices on Pepsi products. The Khan-era FTC brought the case; Trump/Ferguson dropped it as “weak.” It looks anything but. It directly targets high prices.
1. ILSR has filed a motion in federal court to unseal the FTC’s antitrust complaint against PepsiCo. The case bears directly on high grocery prices & food deserts—and would've marked a crucial revival of the neglected Robinson-Patman Act. But the public may never get to see it.
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It’d be cool if these Senate investigations ever led to prosecutions instead of just headlines.
Hedge funds and investment firms have moved into one of the last sources of affordable housing in the US — mobile homes. Now a top Senate Democrat has launched an investigation into the financial giants that hold large stake in the manufactured housing parks. Senator Maggie
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How could this happen?
The richest 0.001% now have three times as much wealth as the poorer half of humanity combined.
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“Mobile home residents across the country have reported rent hikes as high as 100%, exorbitant junk fees, poorly maintained water systems and facilities, and unjust and aggressive evictions." https://t.co/PwZpZ6koHp
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The letters seek information about evictions, rent increases and profits at firms acquiring the properties.
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Hedge funds and investment firms have moved into one of the last sources of affordable housing in the US — mobile homes. Now a top Senate Democrat has launched an investigation into the financial giants that hold large stake in the manufactured housing parks. Senator Maggie
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Instacart is running experiments on you like you’re a lab rat. It's using AI-technology to “determine exactly how much you’re willing to pay, adding up to a lot more profits for them and a much higher annual grocery bill for you,” our @owenslindsay1 told the @latimes.
latimes.com
A new study shows that some grocery shoppers on Instacart are paying 23% more for the same item. Instacart uses AI to experiment with pricing, according to its website.
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"New tipping laws set to become effective Jan. 26 were enacted in response to measures the delivery companies took after the city’s minimum-wage rule for delivery workers was instated in 2023." https://t.co/IrZ2j8iSRz
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Rivals DoorDash Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. said they have jointly sued New York City to block upcoming laws that require the delivery tipping option be available at the time of checkout and set...
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DoorDash and Uber have both sued New York City to block requirements that the delivery tip option be displayed at checkout and set to at least 10%. These greedy companies don't want to be required to show the option to tip delivery workers.
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It Looks like Trump and corporations are colluding with one another Check out @MorePerfectUS if you wanna follow the money
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Workers's control in Emilia-Romagna.
NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives. In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP. We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
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.@SBWorkersUnited began unionizing stores four years ago. They deserve their first union contract.
While Starbucks workers are on strike because they can't get a fair contract, the Bezos-owned Post is saying the CEO deserves the $96 million he got last year.
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