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The Republican Conspiracy Has Worked
Republicans should be thrilled with President Obama's State of the Union address.
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State of the Union: Obama’s Underwhelming Plan to Tackle Inequality
Are we living in a land of small opportunity?
Obama’s Minimum Wage Hike Excludes Hundreds of Thousands Fed Contractor Workers
Amy Traub: Obama's $10.10 minimum wage hike is a clear victory for hundreds of thousands of workers of new or renewed contracts but will still exclude a large group …
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The Five Things We Want to Hear in President Obama’s State of the Union Speech
President Barack Obama will give his annual State of the Union address to the American people next week. But what is the state of our union?
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President Obama’s Inequality Story
Dean Baker: An increase in the minimum wage is an important goal with substantial benefits but it should not be confused with an inequality agenda.
75 Economists Including Seven Nobel Laureates Endorse Senate Bill to Raise Minimum Wage
$10.10 an hour minimum wage increase shows an improvement but is still not a living wage, which would be twice the poverty rate at $12 an hour.
Statement on Murray’s $15/Hr Executive Order for City Employees
Mayor Murray has made an executive order to begin the process of making $15/hour the minimum wage for all city workers.
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Antidotes to Avarice: A 2013 Top Ten
Nurses, philosophers, and trade unions have over the past 12 months all shared some fascinating ideas on how we can make our societies more equal —and much better — …
Time for a RAISE: Santa Claus Arrested at the White House for Minimum Wage Raise
Video release of Santa arrested in front of White House while attempting to deliver Christmas wish to president.
Setback for Scalia in Attempt to Curtail Labor Rights
A SCOTUS pass on reviewing a lower court's labor decision leaves intact, for now, one of the few effective ways unions have for organizing traditional workplaces.