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#minimum wage
  • Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now!
    September 4, 2014
    | John Nichols
    There's no need to wait for the next election. Americans know what they want.
  • Economy & Work
    Chart: US Minimum Wage Is Low Compared to Other Countries
    September 2, 2014
    | Kevin Drum
    America's minimum wage lags behind those of most other rich countries.
  • What the Pope Would Say to Obama: Let Workers Unionize
    September 1, 2014
    | Sister Simone Campbell
    One way Obama can address the issue of income inequality is by giving low-wage federal workers the right to organize and bargain for fair working conditions.
  • Economy & Work
    Don't Write Off Union Power
    September 1, 2014
    | Michael Winship
    Labor Day is not the time to dismiss the ability of organized workers to fight economic inequality.
  • Why We Need a Retail Workers Bill of Rights
    August 14, 2014
    | Mackenzie Baris
    Despite its high minimum wage, San Francisco has the second-highest rate of income inequality among major US cities.
  • Beyond the Minimum Wage: What’s Really Keeping Hourly Workers in Poverty?
    August 6, 2014
    | Sarita Gupta
    In the debate about poverty and rising economic inequality, we need to think beyond the minimum wage.
  • Morning Reads: Threatened by Climate Change, Refinery Wants Government Help; GOPers Don't Like Francis
    July 31, 2014
    A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ...
  • What’s the Matter With Kansas? Nothing a Renewed War on Poverty Can't Fix
    July 30, 2014
    | Elaine Weiss and Tawny Stottlemeier
    It's time for an anti-poverty contract that addresses minimum wages, paid sick leave, childcare, ending child hunger and ensuring that no one willing to work becomes destitute.
  • Writers and Activists React to Bill's Conversation With Arthur Brooks
    July 29, 2014
    Bill's interview with the president of the conservative American Enterprise Institute provoked responses from writers and activists on the left.
  • Where "Compassionate Conservatism" Falls Apart
    July 28, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    Joshua Holland points out some conservative myths raised in this week's interview, and debunks them.


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