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This March 16, 2017 photo shows a sticker alerting customers of the sugar tax posted by sweetened beverages at the IGA supermarket in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Liberal local governments are punishing taxpayers

Spencer Chretien · October 18, 2017 4:37 pm

As part of the Congressional Black Caucus' Tech2020 initiative, Reps. Barbara Lee (pictured second to the right) and G.K. Butterfield (pictured far right) plan to visit Silicon Valley to increase the number of black tech employees. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Congressional Black Caucus members to push Facebook, Uber on diversity

Kara Zupkus · October 13, 2017 6:09 pm

In a shock announcement on Friday, the Mayor of London's transport authority banned Uber from operating in the city. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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London will revolt against its new Uber ban

Tom Rogan · September 22, 2017 7:08 pm

Afternoon Links: McLaughlin Group Returns, Everybody Hates Shkreli, and Uber Uses Charlottesville for PR Purposes

Jim Swift · August 17, 2017 8:32 pm

Disrupting the Disruptors: How Uber’s Drivers Are Gaming the System

Andrew Egger · August 4, 2017 1:38 pm

These innovative companies are solving problems for consumers, workers, and job creators across the country. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

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A guide to proper etiquette while sharing an Uber or Lyft ride

Tom Rogan · August 2, 2017 3:18 pm

"Valerie is one of our country's foremost leaders and a distinguished public servant, and a natural fit for our board," Logan Green, Lyft's co-founder and CEO, said in a statement. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Valerie Jarrett joins Lyft’s board of directors

Melissa Quinn · July 31, 2017 3:26 pm

In 2016, 19 major companies like American Airlines, Facebook, Google, Starbucks, and Uber signed the "Fair Chances Business Pledge" - a pledge to give Americans with criminal records an opportunity to find employment. More initiatives like this from the private sector mean that the 1 in 3 Americans with a criminal record stand a better chance of finding employment and turning their lives around instead of turning into yet another recidivism statistic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

It takes two: how effective partnerships can change the face of America’s justice system

Steven Hawkins · July 28, 2017 4:01 am

As lawmakers pursue revenue and control over working activities, they should be careful that they risk hurting those in their communities who need work opportunities most. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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New York’s crackdown on dog-walking licenses is only hurting low-income workers

Patrice Lee Onwuka · July 21, 2017 7:03 pm

WikiLeaks published stolen emails from DNC staffers during the 2016 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

DNC hires former Uber and Twitter engineer as chief technology officer to secure cyber defenses

Josh Siegel · June 29, 2017 12:29 am

Taken for a Ride in Austin

Mark Hemingway · June 27, 2017 9:15 am

Though Uber is a great example of how technology is changing the ways that people live and work, the economic trends that enable the sharing economy extend far beyond Uber. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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The sharing economy is much bigger than Uber

Jared Meyer · June 23, 2017 4:01 am