Tag: Money

Clinton said that it was "legal" for employers to retaliate against workers who discuss their pay. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Hillary Clinton falsely claims it’s ‘legal’ for employers to retaliate over pay discussions

Ashe Schow · September 15, 2016 5:30 pm

Many researchers see a flaw in the official income and poverty rate, namely that it only counts cash income and excludes some of the in-kind government benefits that have grown in recent years, such as food stamps. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

For first time since the recession, incomes soared in 2015, while poverty tumbled

Joseph Lawler · September 13, 2016 2:06 pm

Yet these politicians continue to insist women aren't receiving "equal pay for equal" work. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Women earned less than men in Tammy Duckworth’s Veterans Department

Ashe Schow · September 8, 2016 6:12 pm

The British vote to leave the EU shook up financial markets around the globe, leading to sharp falls in stocks and the British pound. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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Brexit Boom: British stock market is up compared to six months ago — even priced in dollars

Timothy P. Carney · August 23, 2016 12:07 pm

It's not just gender earnings that are marred by discredited myths, Sowell wrote. (File photo)

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Thomas Sowell takes down the gender ‘wage’ gap

Ashe Schow · August 9, 2016 3:58 pm

The IMF Swoon

Irwin M. Stelzer · August 6, 2016 4:01 am

California Sen. Barbara Boxer claimed that women are making less money than men. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Hey, Barbara Boxer: Market is helping the gender ‘wage gap’

Ashe Schow · July 27, 2016 1:41 am

Companies denied workers the minimum hourly rate required by the government as well as overtime pay. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Capitol Hill cafeteria workers win $1M in back pay

Sean Higgins · July 26, 2016 8:16 pm

The idea of gender discrimination ran through many speeches at the Democratic convention. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Gender wage gap continuously mentioned during first night of DNC

Ashe Schow · July 26, 2016 3:18 am

D.C. raises minimum wage to $15

Kelly Cohen · June 28, 2016 7:20 pm

World financial markets were rocked Friday by Britain's unprecedented vote to leave the European Union. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. stocks plunge after Brexit vote

Philip Klein · June 24, 2016 1:44 pm

King's proposal reinforces the notion that Republicans are racist or insensitive to minorities. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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Rep. Steve King sinks to a new low

Daniel Allott · June 22, 2016 10:24 pm