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  1. The Minimum Wage For Tipped Workers Hasn’t Increased Since the Fall of the Soviet Union In this June 2, 2014 photo, Wendy Harrison, a waitress at the icon Grill in Seattle, carries food to a table as she works during lunchtime. An Associated Press comparison of the cost of living at several other major U.S. cities found that a $15 minimum wage, like Seattle adopted this week, will make a difference, but won’t buy a lavish lifestyle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
    7 Jul 2014 … A new study debunks some of the most common myths about America's tipped workforce. Continue reading
  2. These Seattle Teachers Boycotted Standardized Testing — and Sparked a Nationwide Movement Kris McBride, Garfield's academic dean and testing coordinator, at left, and Jesse Hagopian, Garfield history teacher and a leader of the school's historic test boycott. (Photo by Betty Udesen.)
    3 Mar 2014 … Parents, students, and teachers all over the country have joined the revolt to liberate our kids from a test-obsessed education system. Continue reading
  3. Book Excerpt: Understanding the New Jim Crow
    12 Dec 2013 … Michelle Alexander explains how she came to understand that the racial caste system in America has not ended, it's just been redesigned. Continue reading
  4. Is Gentrification Inevitable?
    12 Dec 2014 … A discussion with activists, a professor and a local resident on the effect of gentrification and what could be done to protect vulnerable communities. Continue reading
  5. Ai-jen Poo: My Hopes for Home Care Workers This Year
    1 Jan 2014 … A leading activist for home care workers says victories won in 2013 shows that the arc of justice bends, but slowly. She's hoping to pick up the pace in the coming year. Continue reading
  6. The View from Main Street, Class in America, and Religion’s Role in the Election Wisconsin
    10 Oct 2004 … NOW considers the realities of the 2004 jobs recovery, which some say was meaningless because of lower wages, and looks at how religion is employed by the campaigns as the election closes in. Continue reading
  7. We Already Have the Path Through Trump’s America Young Woman at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Aug. 28, 1963. (Photo by Archives Foundation/ flickr CC 2.0)
    3 Mar 2017 … Late last month, the White House invited leaders from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to participate in a listening session and to meet with President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The group talked Continue reading
  8. The Great American Rip-off: The High Cost of Low Taxes
    10 Oct 2013 … Everyone loves low taxes, but we pay a ton out-of-pocket for things people in other rich countries take for granted. Continue reading
  9. Poor People Aren’t Involved in Politics. Can Activists Change That? A coal miner takes a break after his shift at a small mine outside the city of Welch in rural West Virginia on May 19, 2017. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    6 Jun 2017 … It’s rarely clear what exactly Donald Trump means when he makes promises. So when he promised that the “forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” perhaps it was wrong to assume that he meant struggling Continue reading
  10. Heather Cox Richardson: A Big Win for Savannah Guthrie
    10 Oct 2020 … Trump’s willingness to grab free airtime tonight reflects his campaign’s financial straits. Continue reading