Michael Beschloss: Tales Of The LBJ Tapes Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:23:00 -0400 President's daily conversations shed light on the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination, the progress of the civil rights bill and the escalation of the Vietnam War. The Death Of WASP Culture Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:47:00 -0400 Jaime Johnson, one of the heirs of the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune and director of the 2003 HBO documentary Born Rich talks about the blessing and burden of white, Anglo-Saxon, protestant culture. Who Is Barack Obama? Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:29:00 -0400 We talk to people who knew him or have worked with the Illinois senator. They tell stories about Obama's personality and his character.
The Talk of the Town
You Say Tomato Paul Goldberger Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 The Amagansett Farmers Market used to be the sort of place where you bought tomatoes, not heirlooms, nothing was described as artisanal, and if you needed some Clorox or a newspaper you could find that, too. But last year Pat Struk, who started the market in 1954, decided that she . . . Where’s the Beef? Lizzie Widdicombe Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 As our thoughts turn to Denver, it’s tempting to imagine that the political stagecraft on view will be different this time--that after eight years of watching our leaders hunting quail and clearing brush in front of television cameras the country will have got over its thing for cowboy statesmen . . . Hit Man Ben McGrath Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Jerry Corsi, from New Jersey, picked up his phone in Room 2743 at the Hilton, on Sixth Avenue, last Wednesday afternoon, and said, “Oh, Lou, it’s great to be back with you, Lou,” as though he were talking to an old pal. He was speaking to Lou Dobbs--live, on . . .
Ignoring Economics - An article arguing that the minimum wage is partly responsible for unemployment among not only African-American youth but also violent young French Muslims as well.
Livable Wage Legislation - From Vermont's livable wage campaign, lots of information about the economics and politics of raising the state's minimum wage.
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Minimum Wage - Provides brief history of the minimum wage, its adjusted value over decades, and current efforts to increase it. Includes resources, reports, relevant legislation, and policy analysis. From the Coalition on Human Needs.
Minimum Wage - It Just Doesn't Add Up - Article on how US minimum wage jobs are not enough to support a family, and keep families in grinding poverty.
Minimum Wage and Fairness - Mackinac Center study arguing against the minimum wage, by Michael LaFaive.
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Minimum Wage Causes Maximum Pain - Essay concerning the origin of the minimum wage and its negative impact on women, minorities, and unskilled workers.
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Minimum Wage Escalation - Examines legislation that would automatically escalate the minimum wage based on earnings elsewhere in the economy.
Minimum Wage Issue Guide - Economic Policy Institute guide on the benefits of the minimum wage and effects of an increase, FAQ, and database of related news articles.
Raising the National Minimum Wage: Information, Opinion, Research - A wide range of sources about the federal minimum wage, arguments both for and against raising it, research studies, news, politics, and the wage in other countries.
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SuperSizeMyPay Canada - A campaign to end the Canadian training wage, raise the minimum wage to $12/hour, and win workers the respect they deserve.
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The Minimum Wage and Its Effects on Small Business - An economist's testimony to a House of Representatives subcommittee on why the federal minimum wage should be raised.
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U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division - Information from the federal Department of Labor.
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