Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It? Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It?
This year’s midterms raised the minimum wage in four states and two cities across the country—now it’s time to make sure those wages get paid.
Nov 7, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Higher Minimum Wages Just Passed in Four States and Two Cities Higher Minimum Wages Just Passed in Four States and Two Cities
Amid disappointing election results, progressives won big on one campaign: raising the minimum wage.
Nov 5, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Why Is Cuomo Leaving Wall Street Cash on the Table? Why Is Cuomo Leaving Wall Street Cash on the Table?
A little-known tax is already on the books.
Nov 5, 2014 / Editorial / Lenore Palladino and Sean McElwee
Apostles of Growth Apostles of Growth
Capitalism’s newest critics offer a groundbreaking account of slavery, but does their economic history add up?
Nov 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Timothy Shenk
Jerusalem’s Palestinian Neighborhoods Are Under Economic Siege Jerusalem’s Palestinian Neighborhoods Are Under Economic Siege
Palestinians in East Jerusalem face not just a wall but a welfare system designed to impoverish and ultimately remove them.
Nov 4, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Will the Midterms Create a Mandate for Minimum Wage Hikes? Will the Midterms Create a Mandate for Minimum Wage Hikes?
Progressives should not think of this election as another Republican “shellacking,” but as the year some Americans got a raise.
Nov 4, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can the Foodie Trend Also Help Food Workers? Can the Foodie Trend Also Help Food Workers?
Los Angeles is trying to make good jobs vital to producing good food.
Nov 3, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company
After drugs were found aboard the Ping May, a vessel owned by his wife’s family’s company, Colombian authorities are investigating.
Oct 30, 2014 / Lee Fang
What Happens When People—Rather Than Politicians—Are Given the Chance to Vote for a Higher Minimum Wage? What Happens When People—Rather Than Politicians—Are Given the Chance to Vote for a Higher Minimum Wage?
Who decides the minimum wage? In several ballot initiatives next week, the people will.
Oct 29, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
What Are Republican Donors Thinking? What Are Republican Donors Thinking?
Under Obama, the richer are richer than ever, but Wall Street isn’t repaying the favor.
Oct 29, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman