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The Democratic debate was an inevitable by-product of turning news into an entertainment and cultural product

Amazon’s refusal to remain neutral if its New York City workers attempted to unionize was in many ways the last straw for opponents of the deal.

However, five U.S. union leaders noted in a statement that “there is more work that needs to be done to deliver the needed, real solutions to NAFTA’s deeply ingrained flaws.”

Eschewing policies to lower costs here, the president tells drug companies to raise their prices abroad. (We’re not making this up.)

His war on Amazon expands to include the right-wing’s campaign to abolish America’s oldest—and still successful—public service.

Corporate America might regret calling the president’s bluff.

Tuesday, the USDA withdrew an Obama administration rule designed to protect farmers from certain predatory and retaliatory practices. The decision further immiserates family farmers who have no choice but to submit to the machinations of Big Ag processors.

Some critical prescription drugs are only made on the island, and Hurricane Maria halted production at dozens of pharmaceutical factories.

The fiscal constraints the island’s bondholders have inflicted will make hurricane recovery very difficult.

“We should have the right to distribute information to our co-workers without intimidation,” said Michael Sanchez, who works on door panels at the factory and has joined the unionizing effort. “You can’t fix problems if you’re not allowed to talk about them.”