Wages

Responding to Reich, Part 8: The ‘Enough to Buy Back the Product’ Fallacy

Will an Increase in the Minimum Wage Give America a Raise? No.

How a Vote to Unionize Backfired on Coffeehouse Workers in Philadelphia

Why Nearly Half of Higher-Income Households Say They Are ‘More Reliant on Credit Cards Than Ever’

Why Paul Krugman Can’t Admit Inflation Is Making Americans Poorer

Were Americans Really Better off during the Great Depression?

Los Angeles Is Flirting With a $25 Minimum Wage Law. That Would Be a Mistake

How the Minimum Wage Forced Me into an Unpaid Internship

Why Do Wages Rise? Not Because of Minimum Wage Laws, New Data Show

Two (Quixotic) Methods Labor Unions Use to Raise Wages

6 Tips on How to Ask For a Raise

“It’s In-Your-Face Capitalism.” Low-Paid ‘Virtual Cashiers’ Provoke Outrage among Labor Activists

The Divergence Between Wages and Productivity. Mirage or Reality?

Debunking the Myth That Minimum Wage Laws Are ‘Progressive’

Love Lost or Love Cost? Why Kirk Herbstreit Is Wrong About Why College Players Are Opting Out of Bowl Games

The Myth of the Pay-Productivity Gap

Twin Cities Saw Massive Decline in Restaurant Jobs After Passing Minimum Wage Increase, New Fed Paper Shows

Real Wages Declined 0.5% in October Amid Mounting Inflation

California City Passes Highest Minimum Wage in US—Despite Objections from Business Leaders and Reality TV Star

What Happened in 1971? Edward Snowden and Jack Dorsey Want to Know