Just out now: an updated @EconomicPolicy Family Budget Calculator, which shows what’s required for 10 family types to attain an adequate—but modest—standard of living in communities throughout the country.
https://t.co/lUHuwEV0q6
The officers and executive board of NPEU stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people and workers in their struggle against oppression and for safety and freedom from the ongoing Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Read our full statement here: https://t.co/PDkHf3052a
Today, I'm remembering the Great Unmanageable Inflation of the 20-teens, which was kicked off by used car prices spiking in 2010. Oh wait, that didn't happen? Nevermind then.
Reinstating and extending the pandemic unemployment insurance programs through 2021 could create or save 5.1 million jobs!
New work (w/@joshbivens_DC) estimating the benefits of maintaining the suite of pandemic UI programs to provide relief and recovery.
https://t.co/4PKyzZE36Y
@GrahamIMac@JedKolko I second Graham's suggestions! it's also relatively easy to read in the relevant flat files from https://t.co/8OdvCIQDYx and then just filter on the series ids you want to keep (ex. in answer 6 here: https://t.co/3hlMgPEGSW)
Household income gains welcome in 2019 Census data, but may not be as strong as they first appear. @zanemokhiber and I share some of our thoughts on the latest data and try to reconcile the official report with non-response issues.
https://t.co/dCIkwwBuV6
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Statement on the murder of George Floyd and anti-Black violence: The Economic Policy Institute Union understands that economic justice and racial justice are intertwined, and we must do more to make this intersection a central part of our research, advocacy, and our own workplace
.@jhacova's work is increasingly important. Disheartened to see historical lynching's connection to contemporary state-sanctioned violence against Black folks.
https://t.co/Cemm6S12mC
Lynchings continue to plague our communities, including our police departments. Counties where lynchings were more prevalent in the past have more officer-involved killings of blacks. https://t.co/4rm80Uqnfp
He was born in 1946, lived through the civil rights movement, lived through some terribly racist times in U.S. history, and now 70 years later he STILL fears for the life of his black grandchild, in the country he and his grandchild were born in,
We're hiring a Research Assistant at @EconomicPolicy. Follow in the footsteps of @its_Melat @JuliaWolfe94 @zanemokhiber@teresakroeger @kimballwill, to name only a few.
https://t.co/9jRMGr3LPA
@JuliaWolfe94 @ValerieRWilson @EconomicPolicy Find the most important highlights on incomes, earnings, and poverty from today's #Census data release via @its_Melat and @zanemokhiber@EconomicPolicy
https://t.co/s21GxkWq4t
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