Tag Archives: living wage

Homeless: The Reality On The Ground

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Journalist and Author Brian Goldstone was on pbsnews.org discussing his book, There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, about the staggering rise of the “working homeless.” “Homelessness today isn’t just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Trish Nelson

A Rodger Routh video. Protesters from the Poor People’s Campaign demand a national debate on poverty.

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Wage Workers In Iowa

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Paul Deaton

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This post ran last summer and remains emblematic of a situation lowly paid workers find themselves in Iowa. Since then, Simon Head published Mindless: Why Smarter Machines Are Making Dumber Humans, which gets to the heart of the … Continue reading →

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Walmart Protest In Iowa City.

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Protesters gathered at the turn off to Walmart from Hwy. 1 in south Iowa City yesterday. They held signs to passing motorists and got many approving thumbs up and honks. One young man told one protester to go back to … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Low Wages in Iowa

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Paul Deaton

In adding my congratulations to Mike Owen for his promotion as executive director of the Iowa Policy Project, I also suggest readers check out his latest blog post titled, “We promise: We won’t cook burgers.” It is about the spurious … Continue reading →

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Must Read: ALEC “Sharpens Focus On Jobs”

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Many of us have been at least somewhat gladdened by recent news that the corporate driven entity known ALEC has been losing at least a few high profile members while at the same time taking some much deserved heat over … Continue reading →

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