June 20, 2014Creating 217,000 new jobs is not a sign of economic health. Measuring the job market by quantity — with no regard for quality — devalues workers themselves.
June 10, 2014Frankie Tisdale makes less than $10 per hour working at a KFC in Brooklyn. Last month, he joined global protests for a higher minimum wage. A photo-feature.
June 8, 2014Immediately after the Occupy Wall Street protests began, candidates and elected officials started echoing its themes on our growing inequality.
December 5, 2013Former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why all Americans should support protesters who are demanding higher wages.
December 5, 2013Workers at fast food restaurants nationwide went on strike Thursday and demanded higher pay and better working conditions.
December 5, 2013A roundup of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ...
December 2, 2013A roundup of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ...
September 4, 2013Employers like Wal-Mart and McDonald's have fought hard to keep wages low, but the working poor are fighting back.
August 30, 2013On the anniversary of the March on Washington, the president noted how far we have come. But we still have a ways to go, and Obama should take action when he can, where he can.
August 30, 2013How the insidiously powerful restaurant lobby has fought mandatory sick leave policies and managed to keep the minimum wage for restaurant workers the same for over 20 years.
