The Reality Behind the ‘Surging’ U.S. Economy
A tiny uptick in wages won’t do much to help Americans squeezed by debt and facing rising prices for medicine, child care, housing, and other essentials.
The Moderate’s Case for a Maximum Wage
Democrats have enough heft in Congress to force floor debates on proposals that meaningfully target inequality, but they’ll need support from their moderate contingent if any real change is to occur.
Corporate Wage Theft is on the Rise
Executives have a powerful incentive to cheat their workers: to pad their own exorbitant paychecks.
Teachers Deserve a Raise. Here’s How to Fund It.
Huge tax cuts for energy corporations have left state school budgets broke.
Tipping Is a Legacy of Slavery That It’s Time to Outgrow
It’s bad for workers, customers, and the economy alike when employers pass the cost of a living wage entirely on to their customers.
The Awesomely Affluent are Cheating Average Americans of More Than $400 Billion a Year in Federal Taxes
Congress needs to subject the super rich to the same reporting and withholding standards as the rest of us.
The Healthy Wage War
Public sector unions are among the only institutions that still stand against the unchecked influence of corporations. And they are under attack.
Labor Rights in China
China wants to change its labor law in favor of workers and, according to Tim Costello, Brendan Smith, and Jeremy Brecher, foreign corporations are squawking.
Wal-Mart’s Pay Gap
Wal-Mart CEO compensation is 871 times as high as U.S. Wal-Mart worker pay; 50,000 times Chinese worker pay.