Michael Mandel

Sep 17, 2024 | thehill.com | Michael Mandel

With inflation easing, the wages of working-class Americans are finally moving into the plus column. Average hourly pay for production and nonsupervisory workers — who make up four-fifths of employees — hit $30.27 in August, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to my organization’s analysis, working-class Americans’ wages, adjusted for inflation, have just edged higher than they were on Election Day, 2020.

Jun 3, 2024 | thehub.ca | Michael Mandel |Brian Dijkema

Commentary 03 Jun 24 A person browses a television menu showing icons for streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime, in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Friday, March 22, 2024. Giordano Ciampini/The Canadian Press. “You’ve seen those signs that say, ‘In emergency, break glass.’ Well, it’s time to break the glass,” warned Carolyn Rogers, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, in a recent speech on Canada’s sluggish economic growth.

Jun 3, 2024 | thehub.ca | Elie Cantin-Nantel |Michael Mandel

Commentary 3 June 2024 A man waves a Quebec flag during a march to celebrate National Patriots Day in Montreal, Monday, May 20, 2024.