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  • Raising the Minimum Wage and Affordable Child Care Go Hand in Hand
    November 15, 2014
    | Traci Donnelly
    Access to early childhood education, quality child care and after-school programs should be implemented with minimum wage raises.
  • Uncle Sam Is the Top Low-Wage Employer of Women
    June 23, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    A campaign recalling Rosie the Riveter -- a federal contract worker during World War II -- could bring more dignity to eight million low-wage workers' jobs.
  • Get Ready for the Biggest Round of Fast Food Strikes Ever
    May 13, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    Salon reporter Josh Eidelson previews Thursday's actions across the country and around the world.
  • Meet the Woman Leading the Fight for $15 in Seattle
    April 10, 2014 | Updated May 1, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    Kshama Sawant is shaking up the city's political establishment -- and making all the right enemies in her campaign for a living wage.
  • All Work and No Pay
    April 4, 2014 | Moyers & Company
    Activist Saru Jayaraman — who is being honored at the White House today — recently talked to Bill about the fight for better wages and working conditions for America's 10 million restaurant workers.
  • Three Ways Cities Can Lead Us Toward a Fairer Economy
    January 30, 2014
    | David Morris
    City leaders can act to decrease inequality, even when state and federal politicians fail to.
  • Pentagon Workers Strike Over Poverty Wages Paid by Federal Contractors
    January 23, 2014
    | Alan Pyke
    Indirectly, the federal government is the largest low-wage employer.
  • Five Reforms That Could Make Politics Matter Again
    January 2, 2014
    | John Nichols
    In 2014, why not assert a progressive politics that is more vital and determined than what has been known to this point?
  • 15 Wins for the Progressive Movement in 2013
    December 27, 2013
    | Joshua Holland
    While Washington was stuck in the grip of the politics of obstruction, grassroots activists around the country did their part, and they scored some major wins for economic justice, civil liberties and democracy.
  • Morning Reads: Secret JFK Assassination Files and the Carbon Bubble
    December 23, 2013
    A roundup of stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ...


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