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Minimum Wage

a nail salon worker applies a manicure
Feature

New York’s Salon Workers Are Fighting For Better Conditions—And Winning

Bryce Covert
picketing workers with signs about wage theft
Explainer

Minimum Wage Increases Are Great. But Only If Workers Actually Get Them.

Elena Botella
woman carrying boxes
Analysis

You Can’t Eat Your Dreams. Hollywood Expects Assistants to Do Just That.

Brenden Gallagher
a time clock
Feature

States Are Going Around Trump to Get More Workers Overtime Pay

Bryce Covert
minimum wage protest
Analysis

There’s a Retirement Crisis. The New $15 Minimum Wage Bill Could Help.

Rachel West
Explainer

Everyone Is Overlooking a Key Part of the New $15 Minimum Wage Bill

Rachel West
Analysis

New Bills Address the Racist and Ableist Wage Loopholes in the New Deal

Rachel West
A man with a prosthetic leg working in a greenhouse.
Feature

New Law Could Eliminate Disability Minimum Wage Loophole

Rebecca Cokley
A baseball player at bat.
Feature

The MLB Makes Millions on Minor Leaguers. It Refuses to Pay Minimum Wage.

Pat Garofalo
A waiter holding a serving tray.
Analysis

Michigan Is the Latest Example of the Restaurant Lobby Subverting Democracy

Donovan Hicks & Rebecca Vallas
Analysis

What Progressives Won Last Night That You Might Have Missed

Mara Pellittieri, s.e. smith & Pat Garofalo
First Person

I’ve Worked for Tips for Most of My Life. It’s Time to Pay Us the Minimum Wage.

Kate Davidson

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