Here's How Workers Describe Dollar General. Brace Yourself
The Dollar General retail chain has 19,000-plus locations, more than Walmart and Wendy’s combined. Its business model is to open in towns too small to support bigger retailers, sell necessities at low...
20 Sep 202324min
It’s Tough Being A Blue City In A Red State
Bloomberg Businessweek national political correspondent Joshua Green joins this episode to describe a political phenomenon that’s emerging in parts of the US: red states encroaching on blue cities. In...
19 Sep 202325min
What Do Striking US Auto Workers Want?
On Friday, US auto workers started an unprecedented strike against all three of the legacy Detroit carmakers. If the standoff isn’t resolved quickly, it could ripple through the US economy. Bloomberg...
18 Sep 202320min
India Flexes Its Growing Global Power
There were many global issues on the table at the G-20 summit in New Delhi. But arguably the real center of attention at the India meeting was India itself–and the ambitious agenda of Prime Minister N...
15 Sep 202320min
Low Pay, Long Hours, Rude Customers. Retail Workers Have Had It
Retail work has always been hard – long hours and weekend shifts on your feet, a lower pay scale and dealing with disgruntled customers. But in our post-pandemic economy, those issues have only been a...
14 Sep 202325min
Carbon Capture’s Make Or Break Moment
Since the 1970s, carbon capture and storage (CSS) has been held up as one potential tool to help combat global warming. The idea is to capture carbon dioxide released in the production of fossil fuels...
13 Sep 202326min
‘Made In Mexico’ Is The New ‘Made In China’
For decades, companies looking to lower costs have resorted to offshoring—moving their manufacturing to China and other nations in Asia. But US-China tensions and a desire to simplify long, complex su...
12 Sep 202327min
Companies Are Pressing Return-To-Office. Workers Want To Stay Remote.
By now, most people across the globe have returned to pre-pandemic routines like traveling and going to the movies. But when it comes to where they work, many remote employees want to leave their offi...
11 Sep 202322min
