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The Daily Northwestern

Gloria Davis, an activist with the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, speaks Wednesday at a panel on minimum wage in University Hall. The discussion took place days before citizens will vote on an advisory referendum to increase the Illinois minimum wage to $10 an hour.

Panel discusses minimum wage increase before referendum vote

October 30, 2014

A raise in the minimum wage affects not only workers, but the entire community, said McDonald's employee Nancy Salgado at Northwestern on Wednesday night. Salgado is a member of Chicago's Fight for...

Carlos Romero, an organizer with the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Chicago, speaks at a panel discussion Thursday. NU Real Food, a group that advocates for fair, sustainable food sourcing, hosted the event.

NU Real Food hosts talk on workers’ rights, sustainability

October 24, 2014

Food service workers and community organizers spoke Thursday about fighting for workers’ rights to create a fairer, more sustainable food industry.  The panel, “Who’s Behind Your Food: A Food...

New York University economics Prof. William Easterly gives a talk at Harris Hall on Thursday night. The lecture, part of the One Book One Northwestern program, discussed the problems with the organization of economic development around the world.

Economist, author talks international development, aid policies

May 22, 2014

An economist and author spoke Wednesday on human rights and foreign aid in a talk titled, “The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor,” based on his book of...

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