2013 Archives - Higher Wages for American Workers

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Raising the Minimum Wage Isn't Just Good Politics. It's Good Economics, Too

By Noam Scheiber • The New Republic • December 31, 2013 • 1,300 Words

Minimum Wage Takes Center Stage

By Steve Benen • MSNBC • December 31, 2013 • 400 Words

The US Can Learn Something About Minimum Wage from the Rest of the World

The United States' federal minimum wage is $7.25. Mexico's is $5. Per day. Germany doesn't even have one — yet.

By Alex Leff • The Global Post • December 31, 2013 • 1,800 Words

Democrats Turn to Minimum Wage as 2014 Strategy

By Jonathan Martin and Michael D. Shear • The New York Times • December 30, 2013 • 1,200 Words

Conservatives for More Welfare

By Ron Unz • The Unz Review • December 30, 2013 • 1,000 Words

A Minimum Wage Increase Is Great, But Full Employment Would be Better

If we want to make a serious dent in income inequality, raising the minimum wage is a Band-Aid—the first step must be a genuine push for jobs for every American who wants to work.

By Jamelle Bouie • The Daily Beast • December 30, 2013 • 500 Words

This Chart Explains Why the Minimum Wage Should be Raised Immediately

By Stephano Medina • PolicyMic • December 30, 2013 • 600 Words

Minimum Wage and Democrats

By Lion • Lion of the Blogosphere • December 30, 2013 • 200 Words

Democrats in Governor's Races Eye Minimum Wage Increase

By Marc Levy • Associated Press • December 29, 2013 • 1,000 Words

Businesses Back Min-Wage Hike

By Tom Dretler and Kip Hollister • The Boston Herald • December 28, 2013 • 600 Words

Conservative Businessman Submits Ballot Initiative to Raise Minimum Wage to $12 in CA

By Icarus Verum • I Acknowledge • December 28, 2013 • 1,400 Words

Minimum-Wage Politics Good for Dems, But Will They Raise It?

By Sara Kugler • MSNBC • December 27, 2013 • 500 Words

Back to the Minimum Wage Topic

By Lion • Lion of the Blogosphere • December 26, 2013 • 300 Words

Democrats See Benefits from Obama's Long-Shot Minimum Wage Push

By Mark Felsenthal • Reuters • December 24, 2013 • 800 Words

'Living Wage' Effort Eclipsed By Minimum-Pay Battles

By Liz Halloran • NPR • December 24, 2013 • 600 Words

Are Walmart and McDonald's 'Welfare Queens'?

By Adam Ozimek • Forbes • December 24, 2013 • 900 Words

The Minimum Wage Is About the Middle Class

By Oren Levin-Waldman • The Baltimore Sun • December 23, 2013 • 800 Words

13 States Will Raise Their Minimum Wage for the New Year

By David Jamieson • The Huffington Post • December 23, 2013 • 400 Words

College and Minimum Wage

By Kevin Possin • The Winona Daily News • December 22, 2013 • 300 Words

The Miracle of "Anchoring"

How raising the minimum wage will psychologically trick employers into raising other wages, too.

By Barry Schwartz • Slate • December 22, 2013 • 1,300 Words

Minimum Wage Earners Struggle to Survive

By Terrie Morgan-Besecker • The Times-Tribune • December 22, 2013 • 1,100 Words

The Guillotine, Minimum Wage and Other Inventions of ‘equality’

Obama enters the futile game of leveling life’s playing field

By William Murchison • The Washington Times • December 22, 2013 • 700 Words

Would Increasing the Minimum Wage Create Jobs?

A few liberals say so. But even if they're right, the effect would be small and short-lived.

By Jordan Weissmann • The Atlantic • December 20, 2013 • 600 Words

Matthews Rails Against ‘These Racists’ Who Oppose Raising Minimum Wage

By Noah Rothman • Mediaite • December 20, 2013 • 200 Words

Another Minimum-Wage Fallacy

By Noah Glyn • National Review • December 19, 2013 • 300 Words