Not everyone dreams of being a billionaire many just want to make a living wage, but for those who don’t know what it’s like to struggle to make ends meet, their ideas on the topic can be wildly out of touch with reality. This week New Jersey became the 4th state to raise the minimum wage to $15,

Author: Exuperist / Source: Neatorama Though the women’s movement has made great strides in various fields, the gender pay gap still exists. It will take much more time and effort before it could be closed totally, but for the meantime, researchers say that when wages between men and women are

Author: Mark R. Reiff / Source: Big Think Under capitalism, the argument goes, it’s every man for himself. Through the relentless pursuit of self-interest, everyone benefits, as if an invisible hand were guiding each of us toward the common good. Everyone should accordingly try to get as much as

Author: Brandon A. Weber / Source: Big Think The minimum wage debate rages on The same study authors in 2017 famously argued that raising the wage to $15/hr. in Seattle and Tacoma actually cost jobs This study says something else, though study authors are quick to say they don’t necessarily

Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think A full-time minimum wage isn’t enough money to rent an averagely priced one-bedroom home anywhere in the U.S., according to an annual report issued this week by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. The report illustrates the stark reality facing