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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Aug 28

I am such a fan of this kind of reporting -- and so well done! Congrats, @detdocumenters.bsky.social and @kobylevin.bsky.social.

(Full disclosure: I did a deep dive on food prices in Detroit for Slate when Whole Foods opened in 2013.)

Detroit Documenters @detdocumenters.bsky.social · Aug 28

Earlier this summer, we sent 20 Detroit Docs around the city to document the situation with groceries — their availability, quality and prices. Read our four-part series to find out what they discovered! ⤵️

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Cheapest grocery store prices in Detroit: Where to find them

Here’s where to find the cheapest grocery store prices in Detroit — depending on what you’re looking for.

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Aug 27

Really proud to work on this piece with the excellent @tatiwm.bsky.social

Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Aug 27

As workplace violence has risen over the last decade, an increasing number of workers are organizing.

Across the country, nurses and cashiers, drivers and food servers are fighting for a right that many take as a given: being safe from violence at work.

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‘I’m Tired of Looking Over My Shoulder’

What do nurses, Waffle House servers and Uber drivers have in common? Violence on the job — and a movement to end it.

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Jul 31

Great work from @blumorpheusbttrfly.bsky.social on how private equity’s entry into HOSPICE is fueling worker organizing.

Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Jul 30

Private equity investment in end-of-life care has boomed over the last decade. After 29 months without a contract, a new labor union is resisting the "financialization" of hospice care.

Story by @blumorpheusbttrfly.bsky.social

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Private Equity in Hospice Care Spurs Workers to Strike

After 29 months without a contract, a new hospice union resists the financialization of end-of-life care.

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Jul 30

Private equity investment in end-of-life care has boomed over the last decade. After 29 months without a contract, a new labor union is resisting the "financialization" of hospice care.

Story by @blumorpheusbttrfly.bsky.social

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Private Equity in Hospice Care Spurs Workers to Strike

After 29 months without a contract, a new hospice union resists the financialization of end-of-life care.

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Jul 21

Really proud of the work @rainesford.bsky.social pulled off in this KENTUCKY union story, including tracking down a document showing the consultants they paid $425/hr to meet with workers have a track record of following union supporters around at their jobs to talk them out of supporting a union.

Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Jul 18

Workers at the Ford-owned battery plant BlueOval SK in Kentucky asked for a union vote six months ago. But Trump's changes to the NLRB could extend delays.

The @uaw.org is now urging an investigation into the company's union-busting efforts.

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Ford-Owned Battery Plant Drags Heels on Union Vote

BlueOval SK workers asked for a union vote six months ago. Trump administration changes could extend delays.

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Jul 2

A May 22 move by the Supreme Court may signal the end of the NLRB’s independence and transform the agency into an extension of the White House, labor leaders say.

Their warning: Trump could use the board to reward friends and punish enemies.

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‘It’s Time to Ring the Alarm Bell’

Labor leaders say a May Supreme Court decision could turn the agency that protects workers into a rubber stamp for President Trump.

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Jun 23

Hundreds of nurses employed by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center say they are having to fight just to schedule a union election.

Meanwhile, their employer is justifying delays by citing the Trump administration’s changes to the NLRB.

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Nurses Run Up Against Labor Board Stalled By Trump

Pennsylvania's largest hospital joins rise in employers citing federal changes to fight unionization.

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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · Jun 10

Slashing $300B in food assistance will only make life harder for millions of working families.

"Americans need SNAP because their jobs often don’t pay enough to cover basic living expenses. That is a problem of wages, not dependency. " ✍️ @tmmcmillan.bsky.social

Opinion | I Got $4 a Week in Food Stamps. This Is the Reality of Hunger in America.

Work requirements for SNAP will kick people off the program.

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Eliza Barclay @elizabarclay.bsky.social · Jun 10

"In one of the wealthiest countries in the history of the world, a missed call means cupboards begin to empty. A typo in an email address means stomachs start to growl." @tmmcmillan.bsky.social in today's Opinion pages: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o...

Opinion | In One of the World’s Wealthiest Countries, More People Will Go Hungry

Work requirements for SNAP will kick people off the program.

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Amy M. Traub @amymtraub.bsky.social · Jun 10

“Americans need SNAP because their jobs often don’t pay enough to cover basic living expenses. That is a problem of wages, not dependency.”

Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Jun 10

TLDR: Don't cut SNAP. Make work pay.
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Opinion | In One of the World’s Wealthiest Countries, More People Will Go Hungry

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · Jun 10

@tmmcmillan.bsky.social has a new must-read piece on SNAP and work requirements. While her characterization of the evidence is both accurate and awesome, her story and the stories of other participants matter more. Let's all act in good faith.

Gift article:

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Jun 10

TLDR: Don't cut SNAP. Make work pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o...

Opinion | In One of the World’s Wealthiest Countries, More People Will Go Hungry

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Jun 3

Great to work with Kalena Thomave on this piece!

Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Jun 3

President Donald Trump is dismantling pro-worker reforms enacted under Joe Biden — the very same reforms that have allowed a Georgia school bus company thrive.

Here's what American workers and companies are losing.

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In Georgia, Trump Is Upending Successful Pro-Worker Reforms

A Fort Valley school bus company shows what workers and companies are losing.

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Jun 2

"These threats are a straight-line result of the Democratic Party’s abandonment of America’s original system of liberty. If we are honest, we will admit that Trump sits in the White House thanks largely to the rage of citizens Democrats betrayed."

Open Markets Institute @openmarkets.bsky.social · Jun 2

In a new essay in @washingtonmonthly.com, Barry Lynn urges Democrats to relearn the language and levers of power - of economic democracy - in order to become the party of the working class once again.

READ: washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/01/r...

Resurrecting the Rebel Alliance | Washington Monthly

To truly end the age of Trump and his loyal oligarchy, Democrats must relearn the language and levers of power.

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · May 21

Oh rats, I got overwhelmed by the # of Robert Davises and wasn't sure that was you. Failure to tag my fault! Thank you for all the work you put into the ski story!

Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · May 21

Shout out to the reporters doing the work: @blumorpheusbttrfly.bsky.social @kbeccaandrews.bsky.social @tatiwm.bsky.social @larrybuhl.bsky.social Gabriel Thompson, Ethan Bakuli, Victoria Bouloubasis, Kalena Thomave, Luke Ottenhof, Nathan Pipenberg, Bobbi Murray, Robert Davis

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · May 21

Thrilled to see (belatedly) that @capitalandmain.bsky.social took home 37 (!!) awards at the California Journalism Awards, including the series I edit, Striking Back. cnpa.com/california-j...

Congratulations to the 2024 CJA Winners! - CNPA

Congratulations to the 2024 California Journalism Awards Finalists! We’re proud to honor the outstanding work of this year’s finalists, who placed in the top five of at least one of their entered cate...

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · May 14

In their third walkout, New Orleans nurses with @nationalnurses.bsky.social face a drawn-out contract fight.

Today, the nurses not only have to overcome their employer’s resistance, but the downstream effects of the Trump administration’s policy changes, too.

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Is Trump Bad for Nurses?

In their third walkout, New Orleans nurses face a drawn-out contract fight. Observers say the president's policies aren't helping.

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Apr 26

“Engage,Dems.” 👀🍿

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Apr 25

Remarkable from WaPo poll: Trump sinking fast on immigration among independents.

56% disapprove of handling of issue
62% oppose removing foreign students
52% oppose renditions to El Salvador
Only 21% want Abrego Garcia left there

Engage, Dems.

New piece from me:
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Trump Is Suddenly Bleeding Independents. A Brutal New Poll Shows Why.

Immigration was his best issue in the polls. But now he's sinking on it. Maybe Americans care about the rule of law after all.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Apr 24

Yes, it's fascism:

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Apr 24

Buried the lede: It's the dang front page!

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Apr 24

Honored to have an excerpt from The White Bonus in The Amsterdam News today, celebrating its paperback release.

New York Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social · Apr 24

"If American life is a river, relief from poverty and strife sits atop one of its slippery banks, and the American Dream sits safely back from its edge." - "The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America" by Tracie McMillian

The White Bonus: The cash value of racism in America

If American life is a river, relief from poverty and strife sits atop one of its slippery banks, and the American Dream sits safely back from its edge.

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Apr 23

Pass it on

Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Apr 16

We are hiring!

Details: www.journalismjobs.com/1690278-exec...

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Tracie McMillan @tmmcmillan.bsky.social · Apr 15

Paperback out next Tuesday, April 22. Available where books are sold. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Apr 10

NEW: The University of Southern California is attempting to block faculty from forming a union and it is doing it by using an argument pushed by SpaceX and Amazon: that the National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional.

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USC Follows Amazon and Musk’s SpaceX in Calling Labor Board Unconstitutional

To block a union that would represent 2,500 faculty members, the private university echoed a corporate argument.

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