Janine Jackson / FAIRDec 16, 2024
The evidence is in: Minimum wage hikes tend to have little to no effect on employment, but can raise the wages of hundreds of thousands of workers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alex Park / DeSmogApr 24, 2024
From South Africa to Ukraine, five industrial chicken companies that supply KFC have benefited from financing from the World Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
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Parent companies now shielded from exposure would be held accountable along with individual franchise owners. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Ilana Novick / TruthdigSep 6, 2018
The Vermont senator and California representative say it’s time for the Amazons of the world to pay workers fair wages. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Peter Van Buren / TomDispatchFeb 16, 2016
When presidential candidate Bernie Sanders talks about income inequality, and when other candidates speak about the minimum wage and food stamps, what are they really talking about? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 20, 2016
Does being vegan brand you as elitist? "Days of Revolt" host Chris Hedges and longtime animal rights activist Gary Francione discuss that question, as well as the impact of the animal agriculture industry on the ecosystem, animal suffering versus human suffering and how Whole Foods CEO John Mackey can be both vegan and anti-union. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigSep 11, 2015
On Thursday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration approved legislation that will gradually raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 11, 2015
An analysis by leading authorities on disease reveals that poor diet is the biggest contributor to early death around the world, with red meat and sugar-sweetened drinks among the foods implicated in 21 percent of deaths. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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