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Last Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
By Greag Kaufmann “[African-Americans] must march from the rat-infested, overcrowded ghettos to decent, wholesome, unrestricted residential areas disbursed throughout our cities…. They must march from...
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CEO Pay Went Up 16% Last Year to $15 million — How Much Did Your Pay Go Up?
Private Jet Boeing 737-200 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Helaine Olen Congratulations CEOs! You’ve been having a great time of it. Salaries are up, and up in a major way. The Economic Policy Institute...
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Black Unemployment Drives ‘Perpetual, Slow-Moving Recession’
Help wanted sign (Photo credit: andjohan) By Artgur Delaney Tatia Pritchett’s 2002 Hyundai Sonata blew a tire early on a Friday morning in June when she was on her way to work. “I was driving and all...
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Where Have America’s Wages Gone?
By Richard (RJ) Eskow Money, Hanging On (Photo credit: cobalt123) A new briefing paper from the Economic Policy Institute provides an overview of the income stagnation currently plaguing the vast...
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The United States of financial insecurity
(Photo credit: 401(K) 2013) By Suzy Khimm Five years removed from the financial crisis, most Americans no longer feel they’re drowning in debt. But a new poll shows they still have that sinking feeling...
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Raising The Minimum Wage To $10.10 Would Boost Growth By $22 Billion
(Photo credit: PropagandaTimes) By Bryce Covert Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2016 would increases wages by $35 billion, and the resulting increase in consumer spending would mean a GDP...
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People Who Work For Tips Are Twice As Likely To Live In Poverty
By Bryce Covert People who work for tips are far more likely to live in poverty, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute EPI. The poverty rate for workers who don’t make tips is...
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