- CEO pay has skyrocketed 1,460% since 1978: CEOs were paid 399 times as much as a typical worker in 2021 https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-pay-in-2021/ 824 comments economics
- What % Of Employees Make Under $20 An Hour https://www.epi.org/company-wage-tracker/ 24 comments economics
- States are choosing employers over workers by using COVID relief funds to pay off unemployment insurance debt: Policymakers shouldn’t be afraid to increase taxes on employers to improve unemployment insurance https://www.epi.org/blog/states-are-choosing-employers-over-workers-by-using-covid-relief-funds-to-pay-off-unemployment-insurance-debt-policymakers-shouldnt-be-afraid-to-increase-taxes-on-employers-to-improve-unempl/ 5 comments politics
- Workers would be earning $10 more per hour if their wages had kept up with the increase in productivity https://www.epi.org/press/workers-would-be-earning-10-hour-more-if-their-wages-had-kept-up-with-the-increase-in-productivity/?utm_source=economic+policy+institute&utm_campaign=0d81be6783-email_campaign_2019_02_22_11_12_copy_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e7c5826c50-0d81be6783-58318149&mc_cid=0d81be6783&mc_eid=d7a1dbeb2a 4 comments economy
- Doing too little in this moment of crisis will come back to haunt the U.S. economy https://www.epi.org/publication/doing-too-little-in-this-moment-of-crisis-will-come-back-to-haunt-the-u-s-economy/ 32 comments politics
- Counties that pivoted to Trump had lower wage growth than other counties https://www.epi.org/blog/counties-that-pivoted-to-trump-had-lower-wage-growth-than-other-counties/ 24 comments politics
- Medicare for All would boost wages, expand workers’ options, and likely create jobs | Economic Policy Institute https://www.epi.org/press/medicare-for-all-would-boost-wages-expand-workers-options-and-likely-create-jobs/ 233 comments economy
- Wage Stagnation in Nine Charts | Economic Policy Institute https://www.epi.org/publication/charting-wage-stagnation/?fbclid=iwar3gcqxeoadvbdkk2btpgrsd4gas-1zvogfbyh7cvu23hw3xnlmhwvawyke 35 comments moderatepolitics
- Trump’s ban on temporary work visas is an attempt to scapegoat immigrants during an economic collapse: Real reform would improve wages and working conditions https://www.epi.org/blog/trumps-ban-on-temporary-work-visas-is-an-attempt-to-scapegoat-immigrants-during-an-economic-collapse-real-reform-would-improve-wages-and-working-conditions/ 18 comments politics
- A Trump attack on government, flying largely under the radar: Trump wants to help corporations suspected of violating the law https://www.epi.org/blog/a-trump-attack-on-government-flying-largely-under-the-radar-trump-wants-to-help-corporations-suspected-of-violating-the-law/ 5 comments politics
- Weakened labor movement leads to rising economic inequality https://www.epi.org/blog/weakened-labor-movement-leads-to-rising-economic-inequality/ 4 comments politics
- Unprecedented: The Trump NLRB’s attack on workers' rights https://www.epi.org/publication/unprecedented-the-trump-nlrbs-attack-on-workers-rights/ 3 comments politics
- CBO report shows broad benefits from higher minimum wage https://www.epi.org/press/cbo-report-shows-broad-benefits-from-higher-minimum-wage/ 17 comments politics
- Restraining the power of the rich with a 10 percent surtax on top 0.1 percent incomes https://www.epi.org/blog/restraining-the-power-of-the-rich-with-a-10-percent-surtax-on-top-0-1-percent-incomes/ 3 comments economy
- What should we know about the next recession? https://www.epi.org/publication/next-recession-bivens/ 11 comments politics
- The Trump administration wants to prevent millions of workers from getting paid overtime https://www.epi.org/press/the-trump-administration-wants-to-prevent-millions-of-workers-from-getting-paid-overtime/ 13 comments politics
- Last week’s GDP data shows there’s still no reason to think the TCJA’s corporate rate cuts are trickling down to workers https://www.epi.org/blog/last-weeks-gdp-data-shows-theres-still-no-reason-to-think-the-tcjas-corporate-rate-cuts-are-trickling-down-to-workers/ 13 comments politics
- The Agenda to Raise America’s Pay | Economic Policy Institute http://www.epi.org/pay-agenda/ 7 comments politics
- Repeal of pay transparency rule will make it easier to discriminate against women and people of color http://www.epi.org/blog/repeal-of-pay-transparency-rule-will-make-it-easier-to-discriminate-against-women-and-people-of-color/ 9 comments politics
- Corporations pay between 13 and 19 percent in federal taxes—far less than the 35 percent statutory tax rate http://www.epi.org/publication/corporations-pay-between-13-and-19-percent-in-federal-taxes-far-less-than-the-35-percent-statutory-tax-rate/ 8 comments economy
- Trump administration sides with big business over working people by acting to weaken the overtime rule http://www.epi.org/press/trump-administration-sides-with-big-business-over-working-people-by-acting-to-weaken-the-overtime-rule/ 18 comments politics
- The first 100 days: President Trump’s top priorities include rolling back protections to workers’ wages, health, and safety http://www.epi.org/publication/the-first-100-days-president-trumps-top-priorities-include-rolling-back-protections-to-workers-wages-health-and-safety/?utm_source=economic+policy+institute&utm_campaign=9f3add844a-email_campaign_2017_04_28a&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e7c5826c50-9f3add844a-58318149&mc_cid=9f3add844a&mc_eid=d7a1dbeb2a 12 comments economy
- Raising the Federal Minimum Wage to $10.10 Would Save Safety Net Programs Billions and Help Ensure Businesses Are Doing Their Fair Share http://www.epi.org/publication/safety-net-savings-from-raising-minimum-wage/ 10 comments politics
- Gender wage disparities are present across the wage distribution and within education cohorts, occupations, and sectors—sometimes to a grave degree. http://www.epi.org/womens-agenda/ 8 comments politics
- A majority of low-wage workers earn so little they must rely on public assistance to make ends meet http://www.epi.org/publication/a-majority-of-low-wage-workers-earn-so-little-they-must-rely-on-public-assistance-to-make-ends-meet/ 241 comments politics
- Low-Wage Workers Are Older than You Think. 89 Percent of Workers Who Would Benefit from a $12 Minimum Wage are at Least 20 Years Old http://www.epi.org/publication/low-wage-workers-are-older-than-you-think/ 98 comments politics
- Deficits, Schmeficits: "It is hypocritical for Congress to cite deficit concerns when blocking legislation that would help low- and middle-income Americans, and then to disregard these deficit concerns when considering tax extenders overwhelmingly beneficial to big business." http://www.epi.org/publication/deficits-schmeficits-congress-refuses-to-add-to-the-deficit-except-when-giving-tax-breaks-to-big-business/ 52 comments politics
- The United States Leads in Low-Wage Work and the Lowest Wages for Low-Wage Workers http://www.epi.org/blog/united-states-leads-wage-work-lowest-wages/ 27 comments economy
- Another Reminder About the Stupidity of Austerity http://www.epi.org/blog/reminder-stupidity-austerity/ 6 comments politics
- American Workers Need Overtime Protections http://www.epi.org/blog/american-workers-overtime-protections/ 25 comments politics
- Is There Really a Shortage of Skilled Workers? http://www.epi.org/publication/shortage-skilled-workers/ 4 comments politics
- Six Years from Its Beginning, the Great Recession’s Shadow Looms Over the Labor Market http://www.epi.org/publication/years-beginning-great-recessions-shadow/ 3 comments politics
- Inequality Is the Main Cause of Persistent Poverty http://www.epi.org/blog/inequality-main-persistent-poverty/ 7 comments politics
- Welfare Isn’t Too Generous—Wages Are Too Low http://www.epi.org/blog/welfare-isnt-generous-wages/ 1519 comments politics
- A Decade of Flat Wages: The Key Barrier to Shared Prosperity and a Rising Middle Class http://www.epi.org/publication/a-decade-of-flat-wages-the-key-barrier-to-shared-prosperity-and-a-rising-middle-class/ 5 comments politics
- Repealing Sequestration Would Create 900,000 New Jobs in a Year http://www.epi.org/publication/repealing-sequestration-create-900000-jobs/ 19 comments politics
- Raising the minimum wage to $9.80 benefits 21.5 million children http://www.epi.org/blog/raising-minimum-wage-benefits-millions-children/# 36 comments politics
- Wisconsin leads its region ... in job losses. http://www.epi.org/blog/wisconsin-anniversary-public-sector-workers/ 3 comments economy
- The GOP's big ideas for deficit reduction? Raise taxes on the middle class, cut taxes on the rich and privatize both Medicare and Social Security. Basically: Fuck you, America. http://www.epi.org/analysis_and_opinion/entry/paul_ryans_budget_unnecessary_pain_with_no_long-term_gain/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed:+epi+economic+policy+institute#when:14:20:07z 890 comments politics
- Median income lower in 2007 compared to 2000, poverty up. http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_econindicators_income_20080826 2 comments economy