Friday, July 10, 2026

Tag: Kroger

Maryland moves to ban grocery surveillance pricing as algorithmic price discrimination...

Maryland’s first-in-the-nation grocery pricing law targets the use of personal data to raise food costs, but consumer advocates warn industry-backed loopholes could limit its impact as algorithmic pricing spreads.

Courts block Kroger-Albertsons merger in landmark victory for consumers, workers, and...

Courts deliver a landmark victory for consumers, workers, and farmers by halting the $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger amid concerns over price hikes and corporate consolidation.

Corporate greed exposed: Kroger admits to price gouging on milk and...

A top Kroger executive admits to inflating milk and egg prices above the rate of inflation

Think grocery prices are high now? Just wait.

We can’t afford to let another supermarket giant gobble up an even bigger piece of the American pie.

Senators push back on $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons grocery giant merger

Opposition from progressive lawmakers, such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders, are calling on regulators to reject the deal.

More than 8,000 Kroger grocery workers strike in Colorado

On the heels of a new report showing significant financial insecurity, including homelessness, among workers at Kroger grocery stores, more than 8,000...

Demand Kroger eliminates toxic pesticides from their food now

It is time for Kroger to act right now and to focus on increasing domestically produced organic products. 

Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 24

Congressman and his wife plead not guilty to campaign spending charges, Kroger to phase out plastic bags, and more.

One of the largest supermarket chain announces plan to phase out...

"As part of our Zero Hunger | Zero Waste commitment, we are phasing out use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags and transitioning to reusable bags in our stores by 2025."

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Congress targets SCOTUS Roundup ruling with new warning label bill

This newly introduced bipartisan bill called the People Over Poison Act (H.R. 9528) seeks to mandate health warning labels on pesticides and restore consumers' rights to sue chemical manufacturers.

‘Conspicuous corruption’ solidifies in-your-face Trump Legacy for militant, ‘up yours, suckers’ derision

It's as if America was feeling so bad about itself that it had to replay the politics of self-mutilation, as if loaded with masochists.

Massachusetts healthcare workers strike against hospital giant

About 4,500 nurses and home-care clinicians walked out after contract talks with Mass General Brigham broke down over pay, staffing, insurance costs, and patient care.

How unions pave the way to the American dream

Because unions provide a voice on wages, safety, and other issues, they empower workers at a moment when a depressing sense of helplessness haunts many other Americans.

Cut the Pentagon, save the planet: The $1.5 trillion climate solution we can’t ignore

The Pentagon budget is a clear target, with the potential to address rising environmental, economic, and public health crises globally.