Videos

Ben Zipperer talked about minimum wage laws. Topics included minimum wage increases passed by cites and reaction from some state legislatures to those increases, and studies on the effects of the…

David Cooper and Veronique de Rugy debated issues related to raising the minimum wage.

David Rolf talked about his book The Fight for Fifteen: The Right Wage for a Working America, in which he looks at the movement to increase wages for workers. Mr. Wolf talked about the…

Don Watkins talked about his book Equal Is Unfair: America’s Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality, in which he discusses income inequality and argues that a minimum wage is harmful to the…

The “Fight for $15” movement holds its first ever nationwide convention in Richmond, Virginia where workers from various industries call for the raising of the minimum wage to $15 an hour…

Telephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question, "Should the federal minimum wage be raised?" The Wall Street Journal's Melanie Trottman spoke by phone about Republican…

In his weekly address, President Obama recognized all mothers in celebration of the upcoming Mother’s Day, and gave thanks to his wife and mother-in-law for their role in raising his daughters.…

Sabrina Schaeffer talked about the Independent Women’s Forum’s policy proposals in their recent report, Working for Women: A Modern Agenda for Improving Women’s Lives, such as on paid…

David Cooper and James Sherk talked about how increases in the minimum wage at state and local levels would affect local economies and businesses and the effect on workers' standards of…

News headlines were read and phone lines were open for viewer calls on the question: “Should the minimum wage be raised to $15 an hour?”

News headlines were read and phone lines were open for viewer calls on the question: “Should the minimum wage be raised to $15 an hour?”

James Sherk and Kendall Fells talked about efforts by some activists for a $15-per-hour federal minimum wage, possible implications of a wage hike, and the likelihood of congressional…

News headlines were read and phone lines were open for viewer calls on the question: “What should the minimum wage be?”

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti talked about ways that mayors can address national issues with local initiatives. He focused on about immigration and raising the minimum wage.

Anna Gilligan, Katie Demos, and Michael Lozovoy, eighth graders at School for the Creative and Performing Arts Bluegrass in Lexington, Kentucky, and grand prize winners in C-SPAN’s StudentCam competition,…

The Artifical Wage was the grand prize winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. The video was produced by Anna Gilligan Katie Demos, and Michael Lozovoy, eighth graders at the School for…

Mark Bertolini delivered a keynote speech on wages, corporate behavior, and economic growth. Mr. Bertolini said AETNA’s employees had recently received as much as a 33 percent wage…

Economic and labor analysts talked about raising wages for low-wage workers in the United States. Topics included the economic impact of raising wages, voluntary increases versus federal…

National Organization for Women President Terry O’Neill talked about the socio-economic relationship between the minimum wage and the economic well being of women and their reproductive…

Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), ranking member of the House Budget Committee spoke about wage stagnation. He outlined his plan to increase compensation for middle-and low-income…