The case for $22-an-hour minimum wage

BUSINESS The case for $22-an-hour minimum wage By PETER WEBER Sen. Elizabeth Warren makes it, citing a study that shows we'd all be earning at least that much if wages kept up with gains in productivity World Is chemical warfare being waged in Syria? By HAROLD MAASS The regime and rebels each say the other crossed what President Obama has called a "red line" TECH Are smartwatches a dumb idea? By CHRIS GAYOMALI Et tu, Samsung? The Korean manufacturer announces that, like Apple, it's also working on a smartwatch POLITICS The GOP's rebranding: Can Republicans take the Senate in 2014? By HAROLD MAASS The party's big autopsy report concluded with recommendations for the 2016 presidential race, but the midterms are right around the corner ENTERTAINMENT Anatomy of a conspiracy theory: The Death Star truthers By Peter Weber When you look at it this way, Star Wars really does look kind of sketchy... LIFESTYLE House hunting: 6 great properties with Civil War history By THE WEEK STAFF It never hurts to look... FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE The electrochemical magic that turns sewage into electricity By Paul Tullis The Inland Empire Utilities Agency's Regional Water Recycling Plant No. 1 was unremarkable, that is, until last October FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE Bachmann seeks redemption at home By Taegan Goddard "Fourteen months after dropping out of the White House race, Bachmann is attempting to recast her national profile into a local one." SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE How are abortions counted? POLITICAL WIRE Limbaugh says the GOP doesn't need any changes NEWSER Lululemon's big headache: See-through yoga pants SALON No, Jesus wasn't a white dude NEW YORK MAGAZINE Coca-Cola introduces something called 'Fruitwater,' which is definitely not juice       Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy Copyright © 2013 The Week, All rights reserved.