Résultats pour "The Wager" dans Politique publique

"Fair Wages" by Sage Ellison is an essential guide that empowers individuals and communities to advocate for a $15 minimum wage with inflation indexing. The book addresses the pressing issue of stagnant wages amidst rising living costs, which affects many families across America. It emphasizes that this struggle is not just an economic problem but a communal one, fostering instability and stress. Ellison provides clear insights into the principles of minimum wage advocacy and explores the complexities of inflation-adjusted wages.

“The go-to guy on minimum wage” (Nobel Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Paul Krugman) tackles one of the thorniest social issues of our times—income inequality—from a new vantage point with field-leading economics. How did the labor market stop working for so many in the...

A disturbing chronicle of the US government’s mistreatment of American soldiers and veterans throughout history, with a new introduction by Charles Sheehan-Miles. Time and time again, the sacrifices made by veterans and their families have been repaid with scorn, discrimination, lack of health services, scant financial compensation, and other indignities. This injustice dates back as far as the American Revolution....

In this "lively and entertaining" history of ideas (Liaquat Ahamed, The New Yorker), New York Times editorial writer Binyamin Appelbaum tells the story of the people who sparked four decades of economic revolution. Before the 1960s, American politicians had never paid much attention to...