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A McDonald's 10 piece chicken McNuggets box is photographed at the Times Square location in New York

Nation May 12

McDonald’s found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that burned girl

By Associated Press

Economy Aug 29

A man holds up a minimum wage sign at a rally held by fast food workers and supporters to celebrate the California Labor Commissioner’s order for the company to rehire and compensate workers who went on strike for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) protections, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 18, 2021. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/REUTERS
California lawmakers approve landmark fast food workers bill

California lawmakers on Monday advanced a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, over the objections of restaurant owners who warn it would drive up consumers' costs.

By Don Thompson, Associated Press

Politics Aug 27

A help wanted sign is shown at a fast food restaurant in Solana Beach, California
California considers legislation giving fast food workers more power, protections

The proposal awaiting final action before the California Legislature adjourns Wednesday would create a new Fast Food Council made up of four workers’ delegates alongside four employers’ representatives and two state officials that would set minimum standards for wages, hours…

By Don Thompson, Associated Press

Nation Nov 21

McDonald's Employees And Supporters Rally For Health And Safety Standards For Industry Workers
Watch 11:23
Low wage, essential workers demand better protections in California

Low-wage, essential workers who can’t do their jobs from home are facing an unequal playing field as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue. In California, many of the state’s 556,000 fast-food workers have protested what they call a widespread…

By Ivette Feliciano

Arts Jul 30

A McDonald's restaurant is pictured in Encinitas, California September 9, 2014. Photo by Mike Blake/REUTERS
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Marcia Chatelain examines McDonald’s’ mixed impact on Black America

Fast food is a staple of American culture, but in recent decades there has been a new focus on health and wage inequality. Jeffrey Brown talks to author Marcia Chatelain about the complicated history of McDonalds in the Black community:…

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet

Feb 15

McDonald’s moves cheeseburgers off Happy Meal menu

By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press

McDonald's is taking cheeseburgers and chocolate milk off its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants.

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Sep 28

How fast-food killed off the restaurant chain that made highway food popular

By Paul Freedman, The Conversation

Like a murderously rebellious child, the fast-food industry did eventually kill the restaurant chain that had thought up so many of its innovations.

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Nov 26

Each year I buy my family fast food for Thanksgiving dinner, and you should too

By Travis Daub

When I tell people that our family tradition is to get takeout on the single greatest American holiday dedicated to home-cooking, they don’t know how to react.

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Sep 07

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How does the fight for $15 affect the labor market?

By PBS News Hour

Three years since a small group of fast-food workers began protesting in demand of higher pay and better conditions, a minimum wage of $15 an hour is becoming a reality for many across the country. Jeffrey Brown gets two perspectives…

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Jul 23

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Alice Waters teaches slow food values in a fast food world

By PBS News Hour

Alice Waters, owner and former chef of the legendary Chez Panisse restaurant and maven of the slow food movement, says the best way to combat fast food culture is through “edible education.” Waters offers her Brief but Spectacular take on…

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