Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. For nearly a decade now, Wage War has been steadily growing in ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. With inflation heating up, Americans' spending power is under stress. But in a few sectors, wages are ...

A well-known factoid in American economic debates is that wages used to grow with productivity, but they don't anymore. There's a particularly famous chart, courtesy of the Economic Policy Institute, ...

Variations in minimum wages across the United States has gained renewed attention following New York’s most recent increase on January 1. The raise, announced in December by Governor Kathy Hochul, ...

Income inequality is becoming a dominant topic of conversation, particularly as the 2020 presidential race heats up. Democratic candidates such as Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Elizabeth Warren have ...

During his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Joe Biden patted himself on the back for his administration’s efforts to reinvigorate “an economy that hasn’t worked for the working ...

As the calendar turns to 2023, workers in more than half of all states have something to look forward to this year: a higher minimum wage. That's occurring as the federal minimum wage stands pat at $7 ...