Too much of the profession operates as the ideological department of predatory capitalism.
Economic Policy Institute
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden’s Unheralded War on Poverty
By creating a full-employment economy, Biden enabled millions of low-wage workers to raise their pay.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Life in the Real Economy
Two new studies—one on poverty wages, one on the declining share of revenues going to workers—are at once authoritative and mind-boggling.
Posted inTAP
Those ‘Wage Increases’ Stories Miss the Big Picture
Today on TAP: As a share of the economy, profits hit an all-time high, and wages for the bottom 90 percent an all-time low.
Posted inEconomic Policy
COVID-19 Relief Funds Fuel Employer Tax Breaks
Instead of helping workers, states steer pandemic emergency dollars to employers to help them pay down unemployment insurance debt.
Posted inTAP
Latest Jobs Report: More Ammo for Build Back Better
Today on TAP: The recovery is broadly on track but needs all the help it can get.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Biden’s Build Back Better Plan Is First and Foremost a Jobs Plan
All that public investment rebuilds infrastructure, greens the economy, and supports caregiving—but mainly it creates at least four million good jobs.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Wage Suppression as the Prime Driver of Deepening Inequality
No, the culprit isn’t automation or skills or technology. The wage gap reflects a widening power gap. EPI’s latest report explains how it works.
Posted inTAP
Another Reason for a $15 Minimum Wage—Social Security
Today on TAP: A minimum-wage hike would boost Social Security tax receipts
Posted inTAP
A Tax Hike That Would Play Well at the Polls
Today on TAP: The Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act