By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal
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New Study Shows Who Wins if Oakland Hikes Minimum Wage (San Francisco Business Times)
Eric Young reports on a study coauthored by Roosevelt Institute Fellow Annette Bernhardt, which shows 48,000 workers could benefit if Oakland approves a $12.25 minimum wage.
GOP Doesn’t Waste Time Blaming Obama for Iraq (Melissa Harris-Perry)
Roosevelt Institute Fellow Dorian Warren says Republicans are using current events in Iraq to attempt to shift responsibility for the war off of President Bush and onto Democrats.
A Civilized Critic of Savage Behavior - Robert Johnson on Reality Asserts Itself (Real News Network)
Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow Robert Johnson explains how his critique of the financial sector developed as Wall Street's political power grew and risk was shifted onto the public.
The Many Pipelines That Pump Up Our Wealth (Truth-Out)
Citing William Lazonick's new Roosevelt Institute white paper and two other studies on corporate pay practices, Sam Pizzigati sees a need for serious policy shifts to fight inequality.
- Roosevelt Take: Lazonick's paper focuses on stock buybacks, which inflate the value of CEOs' stock-based performance pay.
Bank Account Screening Tool Is Scrutinized as Excessive (NYT)
Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Michael Corkery report on the New York Attorney General's office's efforts to ensure that a private bank database does not improperly deny banking access.
Starbucks Will Pay Full College Tuition For Thousands Of Its Workers (Business Insider)
Many Starbucks employees will be eligible for full tuition coverage for online studies at Arizona State University, writes Rob Wile. For low-wage service jobs, that's a very rare perk.
Hell on Wheels (TNR)
David Dayen looks at how current workplace conditions incentivize truckers to bend the rules and drive through fatigue while the industry lobbies against any work-hour regulation.