"Winning" on affordability means raising wages, putting more money in everyday people's pockets, ending profit-driven healthcare, ending unjust wars, and ceasing policies that cater to the interests the ultra-rich.

"The only method to counteract AI bias is the same one we use to counteract human bias: strong and effective diversity, equity, and inclusion policies." detroitnews.com/story/opinion/…

🧵NEW DATA:  The bottom 80% of American households are getting poorer. It's not just people in poverty falling behind. @Algernon_austin digs into 50 years of data explaining why so many families feel squeezed. cepr.net/publications/r…

Card check requires 51% of workers to sign on. The secret ballot means every worker votes. Both are democratic. Lisa B. decodes how The Wall Street Journal op-eds twist labor law to disempower workers. cepr.net/publications/w…

.Rep. Jim McGovern's right. Even BEFORE Trump started the war with Iran, 68% of Americans said Trump had his priorities wrong. Now what's become crystal clear? Affordable health care, college, housing, and food weren't ever going to become priorities.

When grifters run the government, everyday Americans suffer while footing the bill.

We applaud Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib for prioritizing her constituents' needs. This is exactly why we also need a strong, stable National Flood Insurance Program. With a Republican-controlled Congress focused on cutting services rather than fixing them, millions of homeowners face mounting

NEW #JobsDay Preview: Dean Baker says don't expect good news this Friday. Job growth averaged just 8K/month over the last three months, before the Iran war added new pressure. Restaurants are likely to shed jobs as consumers pull back as manufacturing keeps losing ground.

This is a threat of genocide and merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing and cannot be trusted. To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat.

The Trump admin can’t “Make America Skilled Again” by cutting job training programs like Job Corps and gutting the agencies that enforce workplace safety laws and prevent wage theft. A 26% cut to U.S. Department of Labor would be a gut punch to working people. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

Employers shouldn't get to build a business on the backs of tipped workers. Abolish the subminimum wage and raise the minimum wage. Pay people a real paycheck. #raisethewage #labor #workers #inequality

The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world. Most of all, it’s a testament to the resilience and determination of the Hungarian people – and a reminder to all of us to

This is Donald Trump's agenda: The rich get richer while everyone else is left in the dirt.

Trump accounts could mean $150,000 for a child in a wealthy family and $2,500 for a child in a low-income family. Elizabeth Warren CEPR chicagobusiness.com/elevate/ccb-el…

It's #TaxDay. While politicians peddle the "no tax on tips" gimmick, tipped workers are still waiting for policies that actually matter: abolishing the subminimum wage, raising their pay, and guaranteeing basic benefits.

The MAJORITY of Americans support many progressive economic policies. CEPR has complied them in the publication "The Majority Agenda." Politicians, advocates, and activists, take note: cepr.net/publications/t…

Trump Republicans gutted the IRS just as we finally started cracking down on rich tax cheats. The IRS workforce was slashed 27% in one year, and the division that audits billionaires is being forced to cut *38%* of its staff. That’s how you turn #HappyTaxDay into a party for the

.@deanbaker13 speaks to labor economist @sly21 about why the US tip credit system is bad policy. #notaxontips is another example of bad policy for workers and good for the rich and owning-class when you consider: Only 2.5% of workers earn tips Just 5% of low-wage workers get

"There's only one majority in this country and that's the working class." 🤏🏾🤏🏾🤏🏾 We completely agree with Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani. In fact, we just published the "Majority Agenda" outlining the policies that most Americans—across the political spectrum —agree with. We're not as divided as

NYT Editorial: "Mr. Magyar’s victory highlights the Democratic Party’s need to develop an ambitious agenda that goes far beyond criticizing Mr. Trump." Here's one: cepr.net/publications/t…