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When companies tell employees who to vote for

Sep 30, 2024
Some companies argue that unions mobilize workers around certain issues or candidates — but union leaders are often democratically elected.
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In uncertain times, the prepper supply business is booming

Sep 27, 2024
With the uncertainty of the upcoming presidential election stoking fear on both sides, doomsday prepping is taking off.
A person grabs a handful of emergency drinking water pouches at the California Surplus Mart, which sells survival gear.
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A thorny choice facing companies: Do we get political?

As political polarization in the U.S. proliferates, some companies have discouraged or banned employees from participating in political speech — with complex results.
When water cooler talk gets political, how should companies respond?
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A quarter of Americans say they've avoided a work colleague due to differing political views

Partisanship is "making the workplace less efficient," warns Sean Westwood, director of the Polarization Research Lab at Dartmouth College.
"If I were to give advice to employers, I would say, 'Set norms of respectful disengagement from politics in the workplace,'" said Sean Westwood of Dartmouth's Polarization Research Lab.
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Why are CFOs gloomy about the future?

Sep 23, 2024
Every quarter, Deloitte asks financial leaders how they’re feeling about the economy. Its latest report says the CFOs are feeling pretty pessimistic.
One of the chief concerns among CFOs? A shortage of talent.
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Sticker Mule's CEO on his experience bringing politics into the workplace

Anthony Constantino of custom merch site Sticker Mule took to X after Donald Trump's July assassination attempt, voicing his support for Trump and denouncing political hate.
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Economic issues take the stage during the presidential debate

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sparred over various topics, including tariffs and inflation.
Tariffs and the Affordable Care Act were two issues that received airtime during the presidential debate.
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What can we learn from political polarization in a Michigan swing county?

Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer visited Kent County, Michigan, to hear how voters there feel about the economy. Here's what she learned.
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What might economic policy look like under a Harris-Walz administration?

Aug 7, 2024
Relatively unknown on the national stage, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has helped push through policies like universal free meals at school and a statewide child tax credit.
U.S. Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, at a Philadelphia rally on Tuesday.
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How businesspeople in swing state Michigan view the economy

Aug 7, 2024
Like many of their customers and colleagues, they're feeling some pain.
Darious Howard says a third of his co-workers at an auto parts plant were furloughed for longer than usual.
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