Distribution Giant Sysco Wants to Take Over a Lifeline for Small Restaurants A group of small restaurant owners calls Sysco’s takeover of Restaurant Depot ”a gut punch to every neighborhood restaurant in America.” Claire Kelloway Apr 16 Photo by iStock/Sundry Photography Dining out costs 35% more today than it did in…
Read the room: Corporate endorsements are a liability The “corporate trust collapse” intensifies across entire electorate, particularly rural voters By Accountable Iowa April 16, 2026 With primary election season upon us, candidates would be wise to understand how their voters are feeling about old-guard political power brokers like corporate lobbying groups. Last year we reported…
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As Watts’ legal battle drags on, the Trump administration moves to delay a Biden-era rule designed to reform how farmers get paid. By Lisa Sorg April 3, 2026 Craig Watts raised chicks on a factory farm for 20 years but left after he clashed with Perdue, the giant poultry company, over contract provisions and the…
Monopoly Round-Up: Lina Khan Is Back Pam Bondi got fired, Sysco buys Restaurant Depot, CBS lies about California gas prices, a private equity roll-up is killing bowling leagues, and Palantir will help the IRS do audits. Matt Stoller Apr 6 ∙ Preview Lots of monopoly news, as usual. The pro-monopoly Attorney General Pam Bondi was…
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer By: R-CALF USA Marketing Director Jaiden Moreland Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this news release on Facebook here and X here, or view the web version here. USDA, DOI Announce Federal Grazing…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2026 CONTACT: Finn Storer press Poll Finds Marylanders Overwhelmingly Support Ban on Electronic Shelf Labels and Surveillance Pricing in Grocery Stores 69 percent believe electronic shelf labels will cause grocery prices to increase 68 percent support banning this technology in grocery stores, with strong majorities across party lines in favor…
The history of Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) in the United States is a saga of legislative tug-of-war between consumer advocacy groups, domestic ranchers, and international trade partners. While some products (like seafood and produce) are still subject to mandatory labeling, the rules for beef and pork have shifted from mandatory to voluntary due…