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Ted Cruz Rakes in Finance Industry Donations While Cosplaying as a Populist
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge Heading into a re-election contest next year, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is trying to position himself as…
September 27, 2023
We Went to the Frontlines of the Auto Strike
The United Auto Workers are taking solidarity to the next level. We went down to the picket lines with Labor Notes to talk with workers…
September 22, 2023
Americans Broadly Support the UAW Strike, Regardless of Party
Americans of all demographics and political persuasions support the ongoing United Auto Workers strike by a wide margin, according to a new poll of more…
September 21, 2023
TRACKER: Which Elected Officials Are Speaking Out For Autoworkers?
Last updated 9/18/23 @ 12:55 p.m. ET The United Auto Workers are negotiating new labor contracts with the Big 3 automakers — Ford, General Motors,…
September 12, 2023
The Republicans’ Main Talking Point Against Drug Price Negotiations Comes From a Pharmaceutical Investor
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge On Tuesday, following the Biden administration’s announcement of the pharmaceutical drugs that it has chosen for Medicare price negotiations…
August 31, 2023
Uber and Lyft Drivers Challenge the Goliath in Minnesota
For the second time in four months, Uber and Lyft drivers in Minnesota were on the verge of winning key protections — until they ran…
August 29, 2023
Federal Firefighters Facing $20,000 Pay Cut In the Middle of Fire Season
Thousands of federal wildland firefighters who are tackling increasingly deadly catastrophic wildfires all over the U.S. — such as the recent series of fires in…
August 18, 2023
Pharma Giants Launch Legal Blitz to Prevent Medicare Price Negotiations
The pharmaceutical industry launched a barrage of lawsuits to prevent the federal government from negotiating the price of prescription drugs for Medicare patients. Four companies,…
August 7, 2023
GM, Ford and Stellantis Generated a Staggering $31 Billion of Cash Last Year
In 2022, General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis (formally Chrysler) combined to generate around $31 billion of free cash flow, an increase of 91% from the…
July 28, 2023
How Johnson & Johnson is abusing bankruptcy court to protect shareholders
Johnson and Johnson reached a tentative $8.9 billion agreement to compensate tens of thousands of people who claim the company’s talcum-based products gave them cancer.…
July 25, 2023
Exclusive: Young Union Organizers At White House For Meeting With Biden And Bernie Sanders
President Biden will meet with young workers and union organizers at the White House on Monday, where he and Sen. Bernie Sanders will learn about…
July 17, 2023
Reps Attacking FTC Chair Lina Khan Are Funded By Big Tech
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge During her two years as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan has racked up many critics…
July 10, 2023