Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 9, 2014
Against opposition in the House and Senate, the president on Saturday lent his voice to the cause of increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 3, 2014
The editors at Mother Jones reveal how much money you would be earning annually today if the super-rich hadn't rigged the system. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 15, 2014
A new poll finds significant backing for expanding the post office's offerings to include financial transactions, with 44 percent of those surveyed favoring the idea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 4, 2014
Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed a proposal by the United States Postal Service's inspector general over the weekend that could prevent the poor from having to shell out billions of dollars in fees and maybe even save the post office from sinking. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigSep 12, 2013
A new study has concluded that the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans have never in the last century taken a larger slice of the income pie. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Richard Reeves / TruthdigAug 3, 2013
I was drawn into my pile of OECD documents and charts by a column last week by Eduardo Porter of The New York Times under the headline: "Inequality in America: The Data Is Sobering." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigApr 17, 2013
We come together as Americans when confronting common disasters and common threats, such as occurred in Boston on Monday, but we continue to split apart economically. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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