14 min agoBiden defends call for minimum wage hike: "It's about doing it gradually"From CNN's DJ Judd and Tami LuhbyTaylor Glascock for CNN Taylor Glascock for CNN President Biden defended his administration’s call to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour during tonight's town hall. One recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research concluded that 80% of economic research over the last 30 years found there are job losses associated with a higher minimum wage. But proponents argue that better-quality studies tend to show that increases in the minimum wage do not hurt employment. Supporters for raising the minimum wage also highlighted the CBO's findings that raising the minimum wage would help many lower-income Americans, many of whom are essential workers, people of color and women. 49 min agoBiden says he has some concerns about the online aspect of the coronavirus vaccine rolloutFrom CNN's Jason Hoffman

Source: The Nation February 17, 2021 03:56 UTC