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The Value of Admitting that Raising the Minimum Wage Could Cost Jobs

Posted on August 18, 2014 by

A few weeks ago I watched Bill Moyers interview conservative economist Arthur Brooks as he mouthed the Republican talking point that the problem with the minimum wage is that “it hurts the people it’s supposed to help” because it eliminates … Continue reading →

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Inequality After Occupy

Posted on March 3, 2014 by

When the media became aware of the protest centered at Wall Street during the fall of 2011, a predictable line of questioning immediately appeared – whatever in the world are they protesting? “The cause . . . was virtually impossible … Continue reading →

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Raising the Minimum Wage — The Right Way

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Ever since President Obama took office I’ve periodically wished I had the ability to call the White House get him on the phone and say “Hey, you’re not doing it right!”  Let me be clear—I don’t mean he hasn’t done … Continue reading →

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