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2013

A Study That Set the Tone for Austerity Is Challenged
New York Times, April 17, 2013

Economists Say City Minimum Wage Means Big Boost for Working Class
San Francisco Public Press, April 10, 2013

Making Ends Meet on the Minimum Wage
Washington Post, February 24, 2013

Should Minnesota Raise Minimum Wage? Yes.
StarTribune, February 23, 2013

Would a Minimum Wage Increase Reduce Poverty?
NBC, February 19, 2013

Analysis: Economists split on Obama's call to raise minimum wage
Reuters.com, February 13, 2013

Minimum wage hikes: Job killer or economic helper? Quinn rekindles debate
Chicago Tribune, February 7, 2013

The Great Migration
New York Times, January 25, 2013

2012

Tech Hiring Creates Other Jobs
San Francisco Chronicle, December 6, 2012

How fighting income inequality became Obama’s driving force
Washington Post, November 23, 2012

S.F. Tech Boom Spills Into Other Jobs
San Francisco Chronicle, November 26, 2012

Evidence is Mounting that Moderate Minimum Wages Can Do More Good than Harm
The Economist, November 24, 2012

UC Berkeley: "poor data" in Chamber minimum wage study
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, October 23, 2012

Where are the 'job creators'? A Labor Day conversation
UC Berkeley NewsCenter, August 30, 2012

Time to Raise the Minimum Wage
Economic Policy Institute, July 23, 2012

Vacation Sabotage: Don't Let It Happen to You!
San Francisco Chronicle, June 29, 2012

Solar Power Generating Social Change
New York Times, June 29, 2012

Minimum Wage For Restaurant Servers Remains Stagnant For 20 Years Under Industry Lobbying
The Huffington Post, June 2, 2012

Lawmakers Pushing to Tie California Minimum Wage to Consumer Price Index
Sacramento Bee, April 24, 2012

Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose
The Nation, April 17, 2012

Raise the Minimum Wage
Bloomberg, April 16, 2012

For Two Economists, the Buffett Rule Is Just a Start
New York Times, April 16, 2012

Barry Eidlin (PhD Candidate, Sociology) was interviewed by Radio-Canada (Francophone), and discussed the current state of the U.S. labor movement
Radio-Canada (French), February 5, 2012

Report: Golden years of blacks, Latinos more likely to be tarnished by poverty
CNN, February 23, 2012

Higher Minimum Wage Good For Workers, Economy
Hartford Courant, February 19, 2012

Does minimum wage boost help or hurt?
Illinois Times, February 9, 2012

Tipped workers hope for hike in sub-minimum wage
UPI, February 6, 2012

Does Right to Work Actually Lead to More Jobs?
American Prospect, February 6, 2012

Higher minimum wage in San Jose would boost the broader economy
Op-Ed by Sylvia Allegretto in the Mercury News, February 4, 2012

UC study says hybrid pensions would hurt lowest-paid workers
Sacramento Bee, February 3, 2012