A Prescription for Treating Runaway CEO Pay
August 27, 2014 | Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, your premiums are now guaranteed to pay for health care instead of executives' yachts.
Articles by Marjorie E. Wood
Is Wal-Mart Treating Workers Like Pop-Tarts?
August 6, 2014 | The big-box giant is upending people's lives by subjecting its workers to unpredictable scheduling.
Defending Free Tuition in the Big Apple
July 2, 2014 | The Committee to Save Cooper Union is pursuing legal action after the Board of Trustees announced plans to abolish the school’s 150-year tradition of providing free tuition for all.
Waiter, Am I Subsidizing Your Pay?
April 22, 2014 | The rest of us need to stop picking up the restaurant industry's tab.
Lobbying to Sustain Inequality
April 2, 2014 | Boosting the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour has strong public support and should be a no-brainer.
Striking for the Public University
March 12, 2014 | Once hailed as the "Great Equalizer," public higher education today has arguably become a driver of inequality.
Tipping the Scales of Inequality
February 5, 2014 | Stagnating wages for tipped workers is part of a bigger story of rising inequality in America.