Jarod Facundo
American Prospect
Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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Past articles by Jarod:
Buy Now, Pay Later Customers Face Financial Precarity
A new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau details the financial profiles of BNPL borrowers. → Read More
East Palestine Residents Are Still Skeptical
High-profile visits, shoddy testing protocols, and unclear FEMA assistance guidelines leave residents worried. → Read More
Mourning on the Red Cedar River
Three college students are left dead. Five injured. The rest of the state is wracked in grief. → Read More
Senate Republicans Claim to Care About Taxpayer Rights
In the first hearing for Daniel Werfel to head the IRS, Democrats praised the Inflation Reduction Act as Republicans derided the agency’s new funding. → Read More
Chemical Desolation in Appalachia
Freight rail companies are running their trains ragged to boost profits. Sometimes they crash. → Read More
USDA Ignores Its Own Proposed Labor Standards
The department has yet to implement a rule requiring its contractors to obey labor laws. → Read More
Government Spending Bill Waives Aircraft Safety Deadline
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Finally, the End of the Car Dealership?
Tesla has tried to cut out the middleman, and other automakers are following suit. → Read More
Sen. Gillibrand Hires Former Crypto Lawyer
Dorothy DeWitt, who was general counsel at Coinbase, is the New York senator’s new chief counsel for finance. → Read More
Swifties Go Berserk Toward Ticketmaster
The ticketing monopoly may have messed with the wrong group of millions of rabid fans. → Read More
Dems Snatch Up Colorado’s Toughest Race
A Latina pediatrician running on protecting abortion rights, creating renewable-energy jobs, and expanding health care access beats a former state secessionist. → Read More
Dems Succeed in Three Virginia Races That Could Predict the Rest of Election Night
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Buy Now, Pay Later Overextends and Spies on Consumers
A new report released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau uncovers some concerning practices from buy now, pay later companies. → Read More
In This Colorado Swing District, the Parties Compete Over Latinos
A Latina doctor faces off against a Republican who attempted to break the state apart. → Read More
Manufacturing in the Green Industrial Policy Era
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Immigration Judges File Petition to Recertify Union
A three-year odyssey for the formerly unionized employees could be nearing an end. → Read More
The Hidden Legal Abortion Provider
The United States Postal Service can deliver abortion medications through the mail, and it’s not that easy for anti-abortion states to stop it, though they will try. → Read More
Hell in Amy’s Kitchen
The ‘socially responsible’ company downplays the flood of complaints from its largely Latina workforce, but has paid over $100,000 to OSHA for multiple health and safety violations. → Read More
Terms and Conditions Need Not Apply
‘Buy now, pay later,’ the latest fashion in consumer debt, is even worse than credit cards. → Read More
Another Crisis Surrounds Us
Today on TAP: Life expectancy drops almost two years in the U.S., and it’s not just from COVID-19. → Read More