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What Happened to the Minimum Wage?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly As of January 2025, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee have not adopted a state minimum wage. This means that workers in these states earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. PBS.org Currently, just 34 states, territories … Continue reading →

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Our Ongoing Civil War

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Alex Garland’s just released movie, Civil War, about a modern American civil war to unseat a Trump-like authoritarian president in the name of restoring democracy, is portraying an armed uprising that won’t happen today. The possibility of … Continue reading →

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Where are the Leaders?

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering the Kennedys’ Call surveymonkey.com The congressional impeachment hearings illustrate one overwhelming fact; America has a leadership problem. President Trump is a very weak leader. He asked the newly-elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (extortion or bribery are the legal terms) … Continue reading →

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