‘Left, Right & Center’: Tim Cook, Midterms, and Fast-Food Wages in Denmark

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 1, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists agree that Apple CEO Tim Cook's (at right) announcement that he's gay is historic. Meanwhile, the "war on women" isn't playing in the midterm elections and fast food workers in Denmark are making about $20 per hour. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shrinking the Global Income Gap

Thor Benson / Truthdig Oct 2, 2014 A new study from Harvard Business School suggests that people all across the world, from very divergent backgrounds and ideologies, want the income gap to become smaller -- and also that it's actually bigger than they realized. A new study from Harvard Business School suggests that people all across the world, from very divergent backgrounds and ideologies, want the income gap to become smaller—and also that it's actually bigger than they realized. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ask the Pizza Hut Guy

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Poverty Wages

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Fast Food Worker Revolt

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New York AG Forces McDonald’s Franchise Owner to Pay Up for Violating Wage Laws

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2014 Richard Cisneros, owner of seven McDonald's franchises in Manhattan, is now obliged to pay nearly $500,000 to workers at his fast-food restaurants. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McDonald’s

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McDonald’s Advises Workers How Much to Tip Their Pool Boys and Au Pairs

BLANK Dec 6, 2013 McDonald's once again displayed its utter ignorance of the lives of its low-wage workers in an online advice column recommending seasonal tipping rates for luxury services And on the same day those workers joined a nationwide walkout protesting poverty wages Yes, Ronald McDonald is a clown, but still . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trans Fats: Neither Food Nor Stuff

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2013 In Stephen Colbert's recent "Thought for Food" segment, the comedian rails at the food-stapo, aka the FDA, for proposing a ban on trans fats. But Colbert's not the only one upset about the potential loss of this extremely harmful ingredient -- Fox News and The Heritage Foundation are "standing up for trans fats" too. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Corporations Enlist Ex-U.S. Spies to Surveil Nonprofits

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 26, 2013 A new report reveals how corporations use ex-U.S. intelligence agents to spy on environmental, anti-war, consumer safety and other kinds of nonprofit groups they regard as potential threats. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McDonald’s Heartless Advice to Its Low-Wage Workers

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2013 As many of the fast food chain's employees struggle to feed their families, the company suggests they “break food into pieces” to feel full; Israel and Saudi Arabia join forces against Iran; meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security is funding a $2.6 million mesh network surveillance grid that has its eye on us all. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Food Waste Worsens Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Sep 14, 2013 The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says food wastage across the world -- totaling 1.3 billion tonnes of food annually -- is the largest source of global greenhouse gas emissions after China and the USA. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )