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February 27, 2024
Timothy Noah
The FTC Says a Giant Supermarket Merger Will Screw Workers—and Customers
It’s a daring departure from past antitrust arguments. Can it succeed?
February 23, 2024
Timothy Noah
This Ruinous Grocery Store Merger Must Be Stopped
Food prices are sky-high and supermarkets are vanishing. If the FTC doesn’t block the corporate marriage of Albertsons and Kroger, this situation will only get worse.
March 5, 2021
Ann Larson
My Pandemic Year Behind the Checkout Counter
On working amid paranoid customers, hungry shoplifters, sick co-workers, and people who just need a bathroom
November 20, 2020
J.C. Pan
Hazard Pay Was Just a Brand Exercise
Covid-19 cases are surging, but enhanced compensation for frontline workers has all but dried up. Giants like Walmart and Amazon got the reputation bump; now they’ve moved on.
October 1, 2020
Jo Livingstone
There’s No Such Thing as Ethical Grocery Shopping
“The Secret Life of Groceries” exposes the dark secrets of America’s food supply.
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