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Trump Says He Will Save American Jobs. John Deere Is Calling His Bluff.

John Deere has announced more than 1500 layoffs in the last year. Deere and Case New Holland used to employ generations of union workers across the midwest. Now they're slashing American jobs and moving to Mexico. We investigated what's behind it — and how to bring those jobs back.

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The Real Reason Credit Card Interest Rates Are Out of Control

Credit card companies are robbing us. In the last decade, they have nearly doubled their interest rates — and last year, Americans ...

Amazon Workers in the South Could Make History This Week

Workers in North Carolina are currently voting on whether they will become the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the South ...

“Deport Them All” — Who’s to Blame for Springfield’s Immigrant Crisis?

Donald Trump named Springfield, Ohio, as his first target for mass deportations. He claimed Haitian immigrants there were eating ...

Reddit Exposed a Dangerous Food Loophole 3 Years Ago. It's Still There

A loophole in FDA regulations in making us sick. The FDA allows companies to independently determine whether certain ...

This Is The Most Powerful Lobbying Firm in Washington

Trump attacked lobbyists as a candidate. Then he hired one as chief of staff. Now corporations are rushing to hire her former firm ...

Trump Said He’d Close This Wall Street Loophole. Will They Let Him?

Blackstone and other asset managers are stealing from you. The American people are losing out on $18 billion every year.

How Saudi Arabia Bought Trump - And What They Want

Saudi Arabia is buying their way into American politics, tech, and sports. They've sent billions to the Trumps and are the largest ...

It’s Not Just Wayfair: Why Does ALL Of Your Furniture Fall Apart?

If you have ever bought a Wayfair couch or tried to assemble an IKEA anything, you know furniture sucks now. Fast furniture has ...

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Why Credit Card Interest Rates Are Out of Control

“People aren't just using credit cards because they're frivolous. People are using cards because they have to.”
Feb 14

Trump Said Immigrants Ruined This City. Here’s the Real Story.

“Springfield is a tinderbox right now. And all these people [are] throwing matches, man.”
Feb 7

This Is the Loophole That’s Screwing Up the Tax System

People making $45k a year are paying a bigger share of taxes than billionaires like Blackstone’s Stephen A. Schwarzman.
Feb 6

California Domestic Workers Just Won Key Wildfire Protections

“I’m pregnant and employers are asking me to clean up ash,” one worker said.
Jan 31

The Michigan Legislature Is Trying to Roll Back a Higher Minimum Wage and Paid Leave

“I don’t understand why anybody at this moment in time would be trying to lower people’s wages.”
Jan 29

This Is How Saudi Arabia Bought Donald Trump

And what they want in return.
Jan 23

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