With Minimum Wage Bill, Congress Is Just Trying to Keep Up With Inflation

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Mar 6, 2013 Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., said they would like to see the minimum wage hiked even higher than what they have proposed, but "We want it to pass through Congress."Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. George Miller would like to see the minimum wage hiked higher than they've proposed, but "We want it to pass through Congress." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jeb Bush Reverses Immigration Stance, Brian Williams ‘Disappointed’ With U.S., and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 5, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the White House weighing in on whether cellphones should be locked and Democratic lawmakers plan to introduce legislation to raise the minimum wage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How a Higher Minimum Wage Helps the Whole Economy

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2013 Economist Richard Wolff tells Bill Moyers the argument that a higher minimum wage kills jobs makes no sense. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Indian Protesters: ‘Up With the Workers, Down With the Government’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 21, 2013 As many as 100 million Indians angry about high prices, low pay and poor working conditions walked off their jobs Wednesday as a two-day strike organized by 11 major trade unions closed banks, disrupted major transportation and reportedly saw two deaths, Al-Jazeera reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ralph Nader Wants More From Obama

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2013 Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The president's minimum wage hike isn't high enough, sweatshop economics, more on jobs, and California manhunts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s Immigration Plan Leaked, Krugman on the Minimum Wage, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 18, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a congresswoman's attempt to criminalize public female nipple exposure and "Saturday Night Live" pokes fun at Marco Rubio's State of the Union response. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Minimum Wage, Guns, Health Care and the Meaning of a Decent Society

Robert Reich / Truthdig Feb 17, 2013 Raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 should be a no-brainer. Republicans say it will cause employers to shed jobs, but that’s baloney. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Minimum Wage Should Be More Than $20

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 15, 2013 If the federal minimum wage had kept pace with changes in worker productivity, busboys and baristas would be making at least $21.72 an hour today, according to a study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nader, Protesters Seek Minimum Wage Increase

Thomas Hedges / Truthdig Feb 14, 2013 The group, which targeted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AFL-CIO headquarters Tuesday, wants to see the minimum wage raised from its current $7.25 an hour to $10.50. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Corporate Rule Has ‘Infected’ AFL-CIO Leadership, Labor Activist Contends

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Feb 6, 2013 Under its current president, the organization has failed to address the mounting threat against labor in the United States from the loss of bargaining rights to the refusal to adjust minimum wage standards to the push against implementing the "card check" union organizing system, Harry Kelber says. The organization has failed to address the mounting threat against labor in the United States, Harry Kelber says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Breaking the Chains of Debt Peonage

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 4, 2013 The corporate state uses debt to keep workers -- especially the working poor -- frightened and disempowered. Only through a campaign for a minimum wage of at least $11 an hour can Americans begin to regain economic, social and political control.Only through a campaign for a minimum wage of at least $11 an hour can Americans begin to regain economic, social and political control from the corporate state. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

An Open Letter to Walmart CEO Mark Duke

By Ralph Nader Jan 17, 2013 You need to do something authentic that people can relate to -- 70 percent of the people in polls support an inflation-adjusted minimum wage. So did Rick Santorum and even Mitt Romney, until he waffled during the primaries. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )