What a Minimum Wage Increase Means to Small Businesses
While some small business owners say a $15 minimum wage would be such a financial burden they might have to close their doors, others say the effect would be minimal.
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What Life is Like for a Low Wage Worker
Nancy Vazquez works as a skycap at Newark Airport. She says it's difficult to survive on her low wages in New Jersey.
End Poverty in NYC
New York City, home to over 8 million residents, has a history of bringing people together across all religions, races, and social classes. Now, 3,000 religious leaders are preparing to gather at the Jacob Javits Center for this year's Movement…
What People Living in Poverty Want the Presidential Candidates to Know
In rural Wilkesboro, North Carolina, nearly a quarter of residents live in poverty, well above the national rate. Residents there say their needs and concerns are not being discussed in the national political dialogue, which means for some, they won’t…
BUSTED #4: When the Safety Net Doesn’t Catch You (Listen)
We examine the strengths and shortcomings of our nation's safety net.
Voices From Atlantic City
Voices from Atlantic City tells the story of the rise and fall of this gambling and entertainment mecca through the unique perspectives of local stakeholders – once prosperous card dealers, cocktail waitresses, construction workers and others — who lost their…
Voices from Atlantic City – Part 5: The Future
Despite a fifth casino closing in Atlantic City, NJ, there's hope for the future. Voices from Atlantic City tells the story of the rise and fall of the gambling mecca from the perspective of local stakeholders - card dealers, cocktail…
Voices from Atlantic City – Part 4: The Aftermath
Atlantic County in New Jersey is now the foreclosure capital of the country. Voices from Atlantic City tells the story of the rise and fall of the gambling mecca from the perspective of local stakeholders - card dealers, cocktail waitresses,…
Voices From Atlantic City Promo
Voices from Atlantic City tells the story of the rise and fall of this gambling and entertainment mecca through the unique perspectives of local stakeholders – once prosperous card dealers, cocktail waitresses, construction workers and others — who lost their…
Voices from Atlantic City – Part 3: The Decline
In 2014, four casinos closed, costing 8,000 people their jobs. Voices from Atlantic City tells the story of the rise and fall of the gambling mecca from the perspective of local stakeholders - card dealers, cocktail waitresses, construction workers and…
Rags to Riches
In the third installment of our series "Busted: America's Poverty Myths," produced in partnership with NPR's On the Media, we take on one of our country's most fundamental notions: that America is a land of equal opportunity and upward mobility…
Voices from Atlantic City – Part 2: The Heyday
The 80s were the days of glitz and glamour, Donald Trump and disco. Voices from Atlantic City tells the story of the rise and fall of the gambling mecca from the perspective of local stakeholders - card dealers, cocktail waitresses,…