Chris Shelton

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  • A woman carpenter in a pink hardhat is interviewed by a reporter from Channel 7 Eyewitness News during the opening of the new 6th Street Bridge on July 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gary Leonard/Getty Images)Commentary

    Hedge funds want to control your local news–but democracy is getting in the way

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  • A worker holds a sign during a demonstration outside the General Electric Co. (GE) facility in Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S., on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Protests started after GE announced it would be laying off 10 percent of its domestic aviation workforce, firing nearly 2,600 workers, along with a “temporary” layoff of 50 percent of its maintenance workers. The union wants the company to convert to manufacturing ventilators to help with the Covid-19 pandemic. Photographer: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    General Electric has tried everything, except investing in American workers

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