By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal
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Worst. President. Ever. (All In With Chris Hayes)
In honor of Presidents' Day, Chris Hayes invites Roosevelt Institute Fellow Dorian Warren to discuss his pick for the worst: Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt's predecessor during the Great Depression.
The Silicon Valley Labor Scandals Prove Minimum Wage Hikes Don't Cost Jobs (TNR)
Roosevelt Institute Fellow Mike Konczal uses the coordinated efforts of Silicon Valley giants to control labor markets to demonstrate why raising the minimum wage will reduce job vacancies, not jobs.
Barons of Broadband (NYT)
Paul Krugman argues against the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger, using Roosevelt Institute Fellow Susan Crawford's work to point out how the telecommunications industry already stifles innovation.
How Big Banks Are Cashing In On Food Stamps (TAP)
Electronic benefits transfer cards may be easier for the government, writes Virginia Eubanks, but they allow banks to make profits from the country's most unfortunate with fees galore.
The Stimulus Act was a Success — and We Need Another (WaPo)
George Zornick points out that the stimulus did its job—providing the economy with a temporary bump—just fine. Republicans who denounce it are ignoring the bill's intended purpose.
After Rejecting UAW, VW Workers May Still Get Works Council (Reuters)
Bernie Woodall and Amanda Becker report that Volkswagen is looking into whether a works council, elected workers who help set workplace rules, could be permitted at its Chattanooga plant under U.S. labor law, in lieu of a union.
New on Next New Deal
AOL's CEO Proves Women and Children Make Easy Scapegoats in the Workplace
Tim Armstrong's comments about "distressed babies" show that some companies still treat maternity care as an extravagance, even during times of profit, says Roosevelt Institute Fellow Andrea Flynn.