Minimum Wage

People Working a Minimum Wage Job Can’t Afford Rent Anywhere in the US

August 7, 2021 UNAC Editor Austerity, Poverty, US Government Action

by Sarah Ruiz Grossman, published on Black Agenda Report, July 22, 2021 Over 40% of Black and Latinx households pay more than 30% of their income on rent, compared with 25% of white households. “’One full-time job should be enough,’ the report says.” A full-time, minimum-wage worker can’t afford even a modest one-bedroom apartment in 93% of U.S. counties, according[…]

Ending Poverty in the United States

March 18, 2021 UNAC Editor Austerity, Democrats and Republicans, Political Analysis, US Politics

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, March 17, 2021 President Franklin Roosevelt made profound changes in the US political-economic structure, while Joe Biden only does temporary patchwork on the late-stage capitalist carcass. “There isn’t even a pretense of ending poverty in the United States.” The propaganda campaign is in high gear on behalf of Joe Biden and the[…]

The Minimal Minimum Wage

March 6, 2021 UNAC Editor Austerity, US Politics

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, March 3, 2021 Most Democrats either don’t want a minimum wage increase or are too afraid of bucking their party’s donor class. “Biden and the rest of the Democrats will never defy the people who butter their bread.” The federal minimum wage has been a paltry $7.25 per hour since 2009. In that[…]