By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal
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Why the GOP is Wrong About the Pay Gap (MSNBC)
With President Obama signing executive orders to fight the pay gap on Equal Pay Day, Irin Carmon lays out the shortcomings in the current system for fighting pay discrimination.
Cities Advance Their Fight Against Rising Inequality (NYT)
Cities are working to fight inequality locally because they aren't willing to wait on the federal government, writes Annie Lowrey. Seattle, which is debating a $15-an-hour minimum wage, is a prime example.
- Roosevelt Take: Roosevelt Institute President and CEO Felicia Wong gave the closing remarks at Seattle's Income Inequality Symposium on March 27.
Maryland Set to Increase Its Minimum Wage to $10.10 by 2018 (WaPo)
Jenna Johnson reports on the final agreement on the minimum wage in the Maryland legislature. Maryland is the second state to take President Obama's advice and lead the charge for a $10.10 minimum wage.
Congress May Extend Corporate Tax Breaks But Not Unemployment Benefits (National Priorities Project)
Mattea Kramer points out a case of classic Washington illogic: Congress is preparing to extend corporate tax breaks worth $700 billion, but won't extend unemployment insurance because it would add $10 billion to the deficit.
GOP Grapples With The Unsettling Fear That Obamacare May Succeed (TPM)
Sahil Kapur says the 7 million Americans and potential voters who registered for insurance on the exchanges during open enrollment create a challenge for Republican candidates, whose base still supports repeal.
Yes, Rubio's Antipoverty Plan Would Cut Benefits to Working Parents (TNR)
Danny Vinik writes that it's mathematically impossible for Senator Rubio's plan to increase benefits for childless working adults and remain deficit-neutral, as his office has claimed it will, without reducing benefits to parents.
Workers on the Edge (TAP)
David Bensman looks at the difficulties faced by workers whose employers misclassify them as independent contractors. Employers do this to avoid paying workers' compensation, overtime, and even some taxes.