The Wall Street Journal - Your Cash Is No Good Here. Literally.
CNN - Illusion of control: Why the world is full of buttons that don't work
Taste - All Hail the Asian Supermarket: An American Institution
The Atlantic - I Served in Congress Longer Than Anyone. Here’s How to Fix It.
The Guardian - Not just a fad: the surprising, gut-wrenching truth about gluten
NYT - Beware Rich People Who Say They Want to Change the World
"Of course, world-changing initiatives funded by the winners of market capitalism do heal the sick, enrich the poor and save lives. But even as they give back, American elites generally seek to maintain the system that causes many of the problems they try to fix — and their helpfulness is part of how they pull it off. Thus their do-gooding is an accomplice to greater, if more invisible, harm."
The Guardian - Where even Walmart won't go: how Dollar General took over rural America
"Dollar General is opening stores at the rate of three a day across the US... The company estimates that three-quarters of the population lives within five miles of one of its stores..."
Vox - The human costs of Black Friday, explained by a former Amazon warehouse manager
"What do you want people to know about Amazon and Black Friday?
"People need to know that their free shipping comes at a human cost. They might be shopping for things that are cheaper and arrive faster, but those packages are artificially cheap. They are being paid for in other ways. People who are watching the expansion of Amazon need to know that it’s not necessarily a good thing. Sure, you’ll get cheaper and faster packages. But Amazon runs on a logistics system that’s based off working people to the bare bones."
