by Anne Thompson | Oct 8, 2012 | Blog, Minimum Wage
In yet another attack on the minimum wage, New York Times Economix blogger Casey Mulligan argues that the failure of part-time employment to continue to increase at the end of 2009 is proof that the July 2009 minimum wage increase prevented 800,000 part-time jobs from...
by Anne Thompson | Feb 7, 2012 | Blog
Co-written with David Reeves. Several GOP presidential candidates have made competing claims to the Reagan mantle this election season. So in order to determine once and for all which candidates truly honor the Gipper’s legacy, we are submitting the following...
by Anne Thompson | Dec 30, 2011 | Blog
As New Year's Day approaches, here's wishing you a Happy New Year 2001! That's right, 2001. With wages stuck at 2001 levels, it's been a lost decade for working families.
by Anne Thompson | Sep 15, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
Significant job growth continues to elude the American workforce, as companies hold back from expanding and rehiring in the face of weak demand for their goods and services. In a Wall Street Journal article last month, “Dearth of Demand Seen Behind Weak Hiring,” CEOs...
by Anne Thompson | Jul 19, 2011 | Blog, Minimum Wage
The Austin American-Statesman ran an op-ed Saturday under the head-spinning headline ”Low Texas Wages are Mostly Good News.” No joke. American-Statesman staff writers Lori Taylor and Heather Gregory noted that Texas had the highest percentage of low-wage workers in...
