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January 31, 2019
Sophie Kasakove
The Shadowy Group Keeping a Right-Wing Stranglehold on the States
Democrats have slowly started to win back seats at the state level. But ALEC is doing all it can to make sure it doesn’t matter.
October 3, 2018
Alex Shephard
Why Amazon Raised Its Minimum Wage
It wasn't out of the goodness of Jeff Bezos's heart.
July 25, 2017
Bryce Covert
The Central Contradiction of the Democrats’ “Better Deal”
Democrats get that the odds are stacked against workers. So why are workers treated like they’re part of the problem?
July 13, 2017
Clio Chang
Republicans Are Coming for Your Minimum Wage Hike
Missouri is on the verge of rolling back a wage increase in St. Louis, adding an ugly wrinkle in the fight for decent living wages.
June 26, 2017
Clio Chang
Has Seattle’s minimum wage hike backfired? Not so fast.
May 16, 2017
MagazineClio Chang
How Republicans Are Blocking Cities From Raising the Minimum Wage
December 8, 2016
Clio Chang
Trump’s Labor pick proves that he was never about the working class.
December 2, 2016
Sarah Jones
Turns out raising the minimum wage does not cause Armageddon.
October 28, 2016
Alex Shephard, Clio Chang
How Neera Tanden Works
Emails released by WikiLeaks reveal the maneuverings of a liberal think-tank president and member of Hillary Clinton's inner circle.
October 18, 2016
Kathleen Geier
Why Feminists Shouldn’t Trust Hillary Clinton
Pro-Hillary cheerleading will not advance social justice for women. But keeping the pressure on might do the trick.
May 4, 2016
Bill Gardner
How to Improve Mental Health in America: Raise the Minimum Wage
March 4, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Hillary Clinton is tired of tipping.
February 29, 2016
Max Rivlin-Nadler
Preemption Bills: A New Conservative Tool to Block Minimum Wage Increases
February 19, 2016
Clio Chang
Oregon just passed the highest state minimum wage law in the country.
February 5, 2016
Christos Makridis
Raising the Minimum Wage Won’t Reduce Inequality
December 7, 2015
Corby Kummer
Fine Dining’s Exploitative Tipping System Is Dying
August 31, 2015
Thomas Kochan
Here’s How We Can Reverse Wage Stagnation
May 22, 2015
Danny Vinik
Warren Buffett's Good Idea on the Earned Income Tax Credit Is Bad for Progress
May 20, 2015
Danny Vinik
Critics Were Completely Wrong About the "Fight for $15" Movement
May 7, 2015
Danny Vinik
Andrew Cuomo Might Unilaterally Raise the Minimum Wage of Fast Food Workers

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