Digital surveillance and customer isolation are individualizing the prices we pay.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
The Raiding of Red Lobster
The bankrupt casual restaurant chain didn’t fail because of Endless Shrimp. Its problems date back to monopolist seafood conglomerates and a private equity play.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Challenge to Fashion Merger Shows a New Antitrust Philosophy in Action
The bid to block a tie-up between two fashion conglomerates goes beyond consumer prices, and looks at market competition and labor harms.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Pandemic-Era Corporate Bullying
The Federal Trade Commission found that big retailers threatened to punish suppliers unless they got first dibs on food and household goods.
Posted inWorking in America
Why the Kroger-Albertsons Merger Will Harm Labor
The companies’ choice of an anti-union third party for its divestitures reveals why labor needs a seat at the table in merger remedies.
Posted inWorking in America
Election Deniers in the C-Suites
Workers can win union elections, but companies pull out all the stops to prevent them from obtaining a first contract.
Posted inWorking in America
Why Virginia Costco Workers Organized With the Teamsters
The company has a reputation as a good employer, some of that due to a legacy union membership. Workers had to stand up to prevent backsliding.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Food Businesses Step Up to Curb Food Waste
Restaurants, bakeries, and other food purveyors move to cut down on throwing out perfectly good eats.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Chucking Self-Checkout
Human cashiers make a comeback in some grocery and retail stores.