Jan 1, 2021

Minimum wage gets a boost in 2021

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Trump Administration extends the ban on work visas and green cards. Also, we talk about different ways to look at the energy industry.

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Minimum wage increases for workers in more than 20 states this year

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Jan 1, 2021

This year especially, voters are sympathetic to minimum wage workers on the front lines during a pandemic, an economist says.

McDonald's restaurant employees rally for a $15 per hour wage in 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

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How to problem-solve through economic issues

by Andy Uhler , Erika Soderstrom and Rose Conlon

Jan 1, 2021

Research scientist Carey King discusses technorealistic ways to look at economic issues.

Apple's new privacy labels on apps are like nutritional labels: They're there to read, but will people pay attention?

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Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

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