Minimum wage research showdown (also Russia)

Our brain constructs the world we hear, see, and feel — but tinnitus shows how that superpower can backfire. This episode is made in collaboration with Vox's Unexplainable. Hear their series on sound here. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-c ...  Show more

If AI handles all our busy work and optimizes our resources, it may also give us the one thing there never seems to be enough of: time. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted b ...  Show more

The Senate Parliamentarian drops a minimum wage hike from the latest COVID-19 relief bill, and Trevor examines why America's minimum wage has remained effectively stagnant since the 1980s. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.c ...  Show more

The passage of the stimulus package last week ushered in an expansion of the social safety net that Democrats have celebrated. But one key policy was not included: a doubling of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.  

Today, we look at the history of that demand, and ...

Washington’s hottest policy fight is over raising the minimum wage to $15. Emily Stewart explains the Democrats’ effort to get it through Congress, and Dylan Matthews explains whether it will cost the country jobs. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad ch ...  Show more

Silvia Boccardi e Francesco Rocchetti parlano di salario minimo a livello globale e di diseguaglianze economiche e sociali con Andrea Garnero, economista del lavoro presso l’OCSE.Ascolta gli altri podcast di Will su Spotify o Apple Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...  Show more