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Still Polishing Apple: Second FLA report misleads on labor rights progress | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 5 TWEETS
Read in isolation, the second verification assessment by the Fair Labor Association (FLA) of remediation steps at three Foxconn factories making Apple products might lead one to think that essentially all labor rights violations have been addressed. The
A majority of elderly women are precariously close to poverty | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 36 TWEETS
Most of America’s 41 million seniors live on modest retirement incomes, often barely adequate—and sometimes inadequate—to cover the costs of basic necessities and support a simple, yet dignified, quality of life. Social insurance programs, primarily Socia
www.epi.org/publication/majority-elderly-women-precariously-close/
A majority of elderly women are precariously close to poverty | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 6 TWEETS
Most of America’s 41 million seniors live on modest retirement incomes, often barely adequate—and sometimes inadequate—to cover the costs of basic necessities and support a simple, yet dignified, quality of life. Social insurance programs, primarily Socia
Hundreds of Economists Say: Raise the Minimum Wage | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 11 TWEETS
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Health spending concentrated among only a few unlucky ones: Medicaid provides meaningful safety net | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 45 TWEETS
Health expenditures in the United States are incredibly concentrated. For instance, individuals can go years without spending much at all, but when one suddenly falls ill or gets into a severe accident, the costs can be enormous. As shown in the infograph
www.epi.org/publication/health-spending-concentrated-unlucky-medicaid/
Financial Security of Elderly Americans at Risk: Proposed changes to Social Security and Medicare could make a majority of seniors ‘economically vulnerable’ | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 1 TWEETS
www.epi.org/publication/economic-security-elderly-americans-risk/
I see the future | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 1 TWEETS
Economic expansion versus economic recovery | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 10 TWEETS
Piggybacking on my colleague Josh Bivens’ recent post refuting claims that the economy is “holding up surprisingly well,” it seems some in the press corps could benefit from a primer on economic expansion versus economic recovery. Rebounds in certain econ
Regulatory uncertainty: A phony explanation for our jobs problem | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 280 TWEETS
Job creation has finally returned as a front and center priority in Washington. The prescription for spurring job creation, however, depends on the diagnosis of the underlying problem. Policymakers are currently invoking two very different explanations fo
www.epi.org/publication/regulatory-uncertainty-phony-explanation/
The Case for Raising the Minimum Wage: If we’re going to live in one unified America, we need an economy that works for all Americans | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 1 TWEETS
www.epi.org/publication/case-raising-minimum-wage-live-unified-america/
Previewing the Social Security Trustees Report | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 5 TWEETS
The number of disabled worker beneficiaries grew by 187 percent between 1980 and 2010, much faster than the 39 percent growth in the workforce. Much of this can be explained by the aging of the Baby Boomers, who were 45-64 in 2010 (peak years for disabili
www.epi.org/blog/previewing-social-security-trustees-report/
Ongoing joblessness: A national catastrophe for African American and Latino workers | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 15 TWEETS
As my colleague Heidi Shierholz has noted, the recent “hold steady” jobs report represents an ongoing disaster for all workers. But historically, and since the Great Recession, unemployment has inflicted significantly more pain on black and Hispanic worke
Economic policy is largely being driven by obstructionism, not economic advisers | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 11 TWEETS
President Obama is reportedly planning to nominate economist Jason Furman to replace Alan Krueger as the head of the Council of Economic Advisers. Like Krueger and, for that matter, Austan Goolsbee and Christina Romer who previously served this administra
www.epi.org/blog/economic-policy-largely-driven-obstructionism/
Top 10 users of H-1B guest worker program are all offshore outsourcing firms | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 27 TWEETS
The H-1B ‘non-immigrant’ temporary foreign guest worker program is called a valuable tool for employers to attract and retain the “best and brightest” immigrants in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Because
www.epi.org/blog/top-10-h1b-guestworker-offshore-outsourcing/
Current and proposed high-skilled guestworker policies discourage STEM students and grads from entering IT | Economic Policy Institute www.epi.org 1 TWEETS
www.epi.org/publication/current-proposed-high-skilled-guestworker/
