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Worker Wages Are Flat, but Since 1978 CEO Pay Has Soared by 937%

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jul 21, 2017 New analysis shows how corporate bosses rake in huge salaries and bonuses as inequality continues to soar. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Donald Trump Means for the Economy

By Simon Johnson / Moyers & Company Nov 14, 2016 Trump and congressional Republicans will be able to pass an agenda that jeopardizes middle-class Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Tired of Waiting’ for Politicians, Voters in Four States Put Minimum Wage on the Ballot

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Nov 4, 2016 In Arizona, Colorado, Maine and Washington, polls show strong support for the measures, as voters say a wage increase is "long overdue and desperately needed." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Think Incomes Are Rising? Not So Fast, Says Economist Richard Wolff

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 19, 2016 Despite a recent upbeat report on wages from the US Census Bureau, the fact is that incomes are in real decline --and no mechanisms have been put in place to prevent another crash, Wolff says Census Bureau, the fact is that incomes are in real decline—and no mechanisms have been put in place to prevent another crash, Wolff says. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Wages Took a Rare Decline in First Quarter

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 8, 2016 January through March, the average weekly wage in the US fell 05 percent from last year -- just the seventh such annual decline dating back to 1978, according to the U Labor Department5 percent from last year—just the seventh such annual decline dating back to 1978, according to the U. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Message to Working People From a Former Labor Secretary

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 6, 2016 Your typical wage is below what it was in the late 1970s, in terms of what it can buy Yet the American economy is twice as large as it was back then Your typical wage is below what it was in the late 1970s, in terms of what it can buy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jeremy Corbyn Launches Bold, Progressive Plan to Transform U.K.

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Aug 8, 2016 "Our country wasn’t run by Brussels, it’s run by boardrooms across the world," the Labour Party leader said as he called for pro-worker public investments, peace abroad and a clean-energy transition. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Minimum Wage, Minimum Chance: On Being Nickel-and-Dimed in 2016

By Peter Van Buren / TomDispatch Feb 16, 2016 When presidential candidate Bernie Sanders talks about income inequality, and when other candidates speak about the minimum wage and food stamps, what are they really talking about? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )