industries

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And the service industries now dominating the U.S. economy treated workers as interchangeable parts.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He pointed to his and wife Kat Taylor’s work on ballot measures that took on the tobacco and oil industries, protected environmental laws and taxed out-of-state corporations to fund schools.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

For some observers of the New Age and wellness industries, the controversy around Chopra’s association with Epstein doesn’t simply erode Chopra’s credibility as a guru, but also points toward deeper issues.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Chemicals and pharmaceuticals are expected to remain relatively resilient, it said, but added that industries such as watches, machinery and electronics are vulnerable to weaker global demand and heightened uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Like so many workers in so many different crafts and industries throughout the country, the nation’s steel workers had expected that their wages and working conditions would improve once the Great War was over.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler