Naked City

Four months late, the findings are both incomplete and inconclusive

"...emphasis on cost containment does put downward pressure on wages ... and lower labor compensation does create social costs,..."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

White Chicks

Wayans brothers' comedy depends on latex and whitewash.

"...and Violet, although you can pretty much bet your wages that would have made for a more interesting film)...."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Report

Social Security: It ain't broke, so don't fix it; and, productivity has gone up – so why hasn't your paycheck?

"...– rather than keeping the burden solely on the wages of low-income and middle-class working folks...."

May 7, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...12, eight immigrant workers began collecting $10,000 in unpaid wages for work they performed at the new Austin Convention..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...The reasons that wages are so low abroad is not just because of..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Column

The Problem Is Our Relentless Demand for Lower Prices

"...those you bought 20 years ago? The reasons that wages are so low abroad is not just because of..."

Feb. 11, 2004 Postmarks

The Hightower Report

Federal workers should not be paid below-poverty wages, and electronic voting machines should provide paper ballots.

"...fat, tax-paid contracts from the feds are paying poverty wages to the people actually doing the contract work. The..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...1) Wal-Mart is cheaper because they pay slave wages to poor people in China (who openly hate Americans)..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Column

Shop Locally

"...Wal-Mart. 1) Wal-Mart is cheaper because they pay slave wages to poor people in China (who openly hate Americans)..."

Dec. 8, 2003 Postmarks

Capitol Chronicle

Despite the hopeful numbers, the economic outlook on Main Street remains glum.

"...in state social-service dollars to companies renowned for low wages, incompetence, and secrecy, it's no reason for despair. Like..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Column by Michael King

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"...countries. The workers labor long hours for extremely low wages in hazardous conditions, and are routinely abused and cheated..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Column

Taking the Moral High Ground

"...countries. The workers labor long hours for extremely low wages in hazardous conditions, and are routinely abused and cheated..."

Nov. 11, 2003 Postmarks

The Hightower Lowdown

Congress feathers its own nest; electronic voting threatens to steal our vote.

"...American workers out the door every month, with middle-class wages being depressed in every economic sector (from service jobs..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Capitol Chronicle

Always count on the Texas Legislature to remember: The gold rules

"...devoted itself to making certain taxes were high and wages even higher, profits were unattainable and industries regulated into..."

May 9, 2003 News Column by Michael King

The Hunted

"...1977’s Sorcerer, a filthy, sodden remake of Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear. In that picture, Roy Scheider (such a..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...people directly and generates about $238 million in annual wages. The 11,200-jobs total in the earlier Hockenyos study includes..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hightower Report

Christmas tree growers treat the poor in an un-Christian manner; Oliver North re-invades Grenada.

"...that spirit when it comes time to dole out wages to the cutters, haulers, garland makers, and others who..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...pass on tax increases in the form of reduced wages for employees and/or higher prices for customers. (Or the..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Column

Naked City

"...Court Endorses Livable Wages..."

July 12, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones

"...named) Count Dooku, and an army of robot clones wages battle against, well, pretty much everyone. Lucas' greatest strength..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Is the Alliance?

A Sketch of the Alliance, Austin Interfaith, and the Industrial Areas Foundation

"...Texas, IAF chapters support political initiatives such as living wages, healthcare, and affordable housing. In the Rio Grande Valley,..."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Palmer Picket Persists

"...to negotiate with the union and to maintain the wages and working conditions previously in force with the sub-contractor...."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

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Our own little Gaza Strip, and the Halloween (Gas) Mask is taken to task.

"...they pass them on in the form of reduced wages paid to their employees or as higher prices for..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column

Naked City

News Shorts

"...by the end of this month, and freeze the wages (i.e., no raises) of remaining employees for one year...."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Hightower Lowdown

The media fails to report Alan Greenspan's pro-corporate zealotry; greedy doctors make for bad medicine; and subliminal advertising makes its way into books.

"...tenure, Greenspan has routinely intervened to hold down the wages of working-class Americans -- wages that are lower today..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Economics From the Bottom Up

A profile of Accion Texas, CDC, and other microlenders

"...past decade, a full 50% of the area's private-sector wages went to the most affluent 20% of the population,..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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Everybody talk about: pop music, aquifer protection, police presence, even doggie do and doggie don't.

"...many poor working Texans had to choose between missing work/wages or trekking to a local food stamp office to..."

May 18, 2001 Column

Cinema of the Americas

A Festival of Latino Films Showcases New Visions of an Old and Resurging Culture

"...machismo, the Catholic church's opposition to birth control, meager wages earned in horrid maquiladoras. The problem for emerging directors..."

April 13, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

Will the Charges Stick?

The National Labor Relations Board issues a formal complaint against Van Os and Associates

"...staffers named in the NLRB case first protested their wages, hours, and working conditions in April of last year,..."

April 6, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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Global Warming, Public Schools, and Jazz a la Zorn.

"...efforts of Americans to gain equality, fairness, and better wages. While supposedly helping a few people, she has denied..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Column

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