Amy Glasmeier

Amy Glasmeier is a professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and creator of the Living Wage Calculator at MIT.

  • A poster demanding a higher federal minimum wage is seen near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. The Senate scramble over raising the federal minimum wage is presenting the first major test of the uneasy alliance between the Democratic Partys vocal progressive wing and President Joe Biden just 37 days into his administration. Photographer: Erin Scott/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    $15 an hour isn’t enough: U.S. workers need a living wage

    By Amy Glasmeier and Alison Omens