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The federal minimum wage’s 86-year history shows us that we used to know how to get this done.
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Udochi Onwubiko

In this brief, we’ll examine how conservative administrations, government inaction, and corporate interests have left low-paid salaried workers without adequate overtime protections for the past few decades. 

Policy Briefs
Udochi Onwubiko
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"By undermining the power of federal agencies, the Court has supercharged a new battlefield for anti-regulation interests to attack our labor, consumer, and civil rights regulations."
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Taifa Smith Butler
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Eliana Golding

Associate Director, Budget and Tax Policy
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Candace Milner

Candace Milner

Senior Policy Analyst, Economic Justice
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Nick Wertsch

Associate Director, Workplace Justice

Erosion of Chevron deference would be a massive win for corporations and the conservative legal movement, at the expense of the public interest.

Policy Briefs
Ashley Tjhung

Introducing a framework rooted in racial equity designed to amplify new narratives around power.

Research

As states impose new voter suppression tactics, the push for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is crucial to ensure equal voting rights for all.

Policy Briefs
Neda Khoshkhoo
Phi Nguyen
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Taifa Smith Butler, Malaika Jabali, and Udochi Onwubiko from Fireside chat
A fireside chat on why our economy is gaslighting us and how to build a better future
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Ilana Novick