In 2004 my hometown lost its largest employer to corporate greed. I was a young reporter for the local newspaper, The Register-Mail, when Maytag closed its doors in 2004, forcing roughly 1,600 workers in Galesburg, Illinois and surrounding towns out of their jobs. Most hurtful to the community was the factory’s reason for shutting down: Maytag moved to Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor. Galesburg has never been the same and a lot of people there are still struggling financially and they feel betrayed...