Linda Tirado

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Author of Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America

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Last week, Walmart stunned the world of retail by announcing that  it will give half-million low-wage workers a raise  in April to $9 an hour, with the promise of $10 an hour by…

Walmart, the Minimum Wage and the Working Poor

Last week, Walmart stunned the world of retail by announcing that it will give half-million low-wage workers a raise in April to $9 an hour, with the promise of $10 an hour by…

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