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Dean Baker
Senior economist at the Center for Economic &Policy Research (@ceprdc). Blog-- Beat the Press (@beat_the_press) I'm now at Mastodon @[email protected]
Arin Dube
Provost Prof. of Economics (UMass Amherst). Inequality, labor market policies and competition. Book project: The Wage Standard. @nberpubs @MITshapingwork
Isabella M. Weber
EconProf @UMass | Joan Robinson Prize, Keynes Prize, Rothschild Prize & ISA Best Interdisciplinary Book | Harvard Associate in Research | 2023 TIME100 Next
Economic Policy Institute
Nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank using the tools of economics for more than 30 years to defend and promote the interests of workers in economic policy debates.
Skanda Amarnath
Executive Director - @employamerica. RTs/likes != endorsements. https://t.co/tKsuuvVYoc @skandaamarnath on other sites. Charitable interpretation advised
Elections are choices:
Biden-Harris HQ has canceled $146 billion in student debt. SCOTUS has blocked him from delivering more relief, but he’s still fighting.
MAGA Republicans want to privatize student debt + forbid loan forgiveness.
🚨 Would the student debt crisis worsen under Trump 2.0?
Conservatives want 'no loan forgiveness' as their ideal.
Biden lowered overall student debt, but a new GOP regime could undo progress.
Read here our article by Algernon Austin @[email protected] & Alex Richwine:
cepr.net/student-debt-c…
📌Economic #sanctions have become a go-to instrument of US foreign policy. But what are they? How do they work? And what are their impacts on regular people?
👇CEPR’s Michael Galant has the low-down in our new FAQ:
cepr.net/report/us-sanc…
🔍 Expert Dean Baker Previews the April CPI: What to Expect
According to Dean Baker, after a 0.4% rise in both overall & core CPI in March, another 0.4% increase is anticipated for April, driven by surging gas prices. However, he predicts the core index might see a modest
📌Women still are more likely to live with low incomes relative to men nationwide.
This #MothersDay we need to do better: improving equity for women’s work and economic well-being amid economic recovery is vital for overall growth. #MomsPowerUS
cepr.net/women-with-unp…
Historically, women’s poverty rates have been higher than men’s rates for nearly all races and ethnicities.
On #MothersDay , let's honor the incredible sacrifices of the women who raise us. #MomsPowerUS
👇More from CEPR’s Julie Cai:
cepr.net/women-with-unp…
📌 With rising sea levels & an increasing number of #ExtremeWeather events, the need for relocation strategies for vulnerable communities is pressing.
Matt Sedlar looks at the recent @TheNasem report on putting community FIRST in #relocation strategies.
cepr.net/extreme-weathe…
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The pandemic transformed how we work, but not for everyone equally. 💻🏢
What are your thoughts on making remote work more equitable? Share your perspectives in the comments. 👇
#RemoteWork #WorkplaceEquity #COVID19Impact #WorkLifeBalance
Read our article here:
“We have an incredibly corrupt corporate governance structure,” Dean Baker, senior economist at CEPR, explains how US CEOs make more money than in any other wealthy country & how the market could be restructured to produce less inequality.
Full article:
theguardian.com/us-news/articl…