Marjorie Elizabeth Wood

Marjorie Elizabeth Wood is an economic policy associate at the Institute for Policy Studies and the Managing Editor of Inequality.org. IPS-dc.org

Op-Ed

Is Walmart Treating Workers Like Pop-Tarts?

The big-box giant is upending people's lives by subjecting its workers to unpredictable scheduling.

August 7, 2014

News

The Committee to Save Cooper Union is pursuing legal action to defend the school's 150-year tradition of providing free tuition for all.

July 4, 2014

Op-Ed

Public support for a minimum wage hike is overwhelming, but lobbying by powerful corporations is tripping it up in Congress.

April 9, 2014

Op-Ed

Once hailed as the “Great Equalizer,” public higher education today has arguably become a driver of inequality.

March 16, 2014

Op-Ed

Stagnating wages for tipped workers is part of a bigger story of rising inequality in America.

February 9, 2014