Income inequality and wage stagnation finally took their place among the principal moral issues of our time.

Today, the gap between productivity and compensation for the typical worker is larger than at any time since World War II.

The fast-food industry is notorious for employing millions of Americans at poverty wages.

A September 2015 poll found that, by a 3-1 margin, voters are more likely to support political candidates who favor raising the minimum wage.

The free market hasn't done a very good job "figuring out" how to pay workers enough. If it was solely up to the market, the people with the least power would be paid pennies ... or less.

When families can afford the basics, they can reinvest in their communities, and higher wages means a broader consumer base for businesses.

We've created more wealth in the past 30 years than the rest of human of human history combined. But half of Americans make less than $17 an hour.