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Sen. James Inhofe Seeks to Destroy Landmark EPA Ruling

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Epa, American Academy of Pediatrics, Mercury & Air Toxics Standards, Sen. Thomas Carper, Sen. James Inhoffe, Economic Policy Institute, Green News

For parents and health administrators who thought that 2011 had ended in a victory for clean air, 2012 is yielding a new surprise from an elected representative who is determined to put a stranglehold on the EPA.

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CEO Pay Absolutely Exploding Compared To That Of Workers

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: CEO Pay, Ceo Pay Worker Pay, Jamie Dimon, Business, Ceo Worker Pay, Ceo-Pay, Video, Ceo-Pay-Worker-Pay, Economic Policy Institute, Ceos, Worker Pay, Ceo, Worker Ceo Pay, Worker Pay Ceo Pay, Slidepollajax, Business News

It's good to be chief executive. American CEOs saw their pay spike 15 percent last year, after a 28 percent pay rise the year before, according to...

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Apple's Two Faces: Power Gaps Between Brazil and China Foxconn Workers

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Labor, Human Rights, Economic Policy Institute, Economy, Foxconn, Technology, Apple Factories, Apple Foxconn, World News

Apple presides over a global technology empire, but the economic landscapes it shapes around the world are strangely uneven. As long as corporations can freely cross national boundaries, workers' rights should be just as global.

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Kicking Underdogs When They're Down

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Oliver Twist, Right-to-Work, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Lonnie K. Stevans, Hofstra University, Usw, United Steelworkers, Epi, Right-to-Work (for Less), Economic Policy Institute, Indiana, Labor Unions, Unions, Politics News

At a time of dwindling union membership, at a time when labor union participation is so small as to be nearly negligible, state legislatures across the country are taking up right-to-work (for less) laws that will further decimate union ranks.

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America's Failed Mole-by-Mole Trade Policy

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Campaign for American?S Future, Auto Parts, Germany, World Trade Organization, Apple, United Auto Workers, Trade Enforcement Unit, Stakeholder Capitalism, Iphone, Trade Deficit, Usw, United Steelworkers, Wto, China, Economic Policy Institute, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Business News

Although conservative candidates revel in ridiculing Western Europe, America could learn crucial economic lessons from Germany, which maintains trade surpluses, including one with China in auto parts.

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Last Year's Jobs Gains Helped Those Hit Hardest By Recession

AP | By DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Video, U.S. Labor Department, Jobs Crisis, Unemployment, Economic Policy Institute, Great Recession, Payrolls, Jobs, Jobless, Manufacturing, Immigration, Retail, Harvard, Technology, Business News

WASHINGTON -- For many people whose job prospects faded most during the recession, 2011 brought a small dose of relief. When unemployment was surging...

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Calling Progressive Economists Into the Public Square

David Coates | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Radical Economists, Ows, Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, Poverty, Organic Intellectuals, Keynesians, Neo-Classical Economists, Aei, Economic Policy Institute, Inequality, Progressive Economists, Schumpeterians, Politics News

It is the moment for all of us with the requisite skills to make a sustained contribution to the creation of a progressive economic consciousness in contemporary America. If we do not, and if we do not do it quickly, then heaven help us all after November 2012!

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Facing Low Salaries, Teachers Take To Moonlighting

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 01.11.2012

MIAMI — By day, Wade Brosz teaches American history at an A-rated Florida middle school. By night, he is a personal trainer at 24 Hour Fitness. ...

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Teachers Are Behind Private Sector Peers On Cognitive Measures And Overpaid, Report Says

The American Independent | Mikhail Zinshteyn | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Fair Market, Teachers Underpaid, Heritage Foundation, Economic Policy Institute, American Federation of Teachers, Armed Forces Qualification Test, Teachers Pay, Teachers Overpaid, American Enterprise Institute, Teachers' Pay, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, Teachers, National Council on Teacher Quality, Education News

A new report published by two conservative think tanks argues the cognitive ability of teachers is on average lower than private sector workers with s...

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Federal Government Downsizing Slowing Economic Recovery

AP | BY TOM RAUM | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Postal Service Jobs, Local Governments, Video, Unemployment, State Governments, Economic Policy Institute, Great Recession, President Obama, Labor Department, Gop, Tax Revenues, Jobless, Economic Recovery, Business News

WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans have long clamored for government downsizing. They're starting to get it – by default. Crippled by ...

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What Mitt Romney Can Teach James O'Keefe About Ratf**king

Dan Mirvish | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Epi, Project Veritas, Economic Policy Institute, James Okeefe, Politics News, James O'keefe, Sam Stein, Politics News

If James O'Keefe is serious about his "ratf**king" efforts (as Nixon's Don Segretti called it), he'll do well to remember that it doesn't take much more effort to register a domain name anonymously.

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James O'Keefe's Newest Target Appears To Be A Small, Progressive Economic Think Tank

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Epi, Video, Project Veritas, Economic Policy Institute, James O'keefe, Progressive Economics, James Okeefe Project Veritas, Epi O'keefe, James O'keefe Economic Policy Institute, Acorn Okeefe, Epi Okeefe, Politics News

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Among members of Washington D.C.'s think tank community, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is known as a den for unbending liber...

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Cities Where Black Unemployment Is Rising Fastest

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Video, Unemployment, Sun Belt, Economic Policy Institute, Great Recession, Cnn Money, Black Unemployment, Jobless, Jobs, Rust Belt, Job Creation, Great Depression, Business News

Of all demographic groups in the United States, the black community has been hit hardest by the unemployment crisis. Indeed, the percentage of current...

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States Losing The Most Jobs To China

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale, Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Epi, Walmart, U.S. Trade Deficit, World Trade Organization, America, Economic Policy Institute, Currency, Economists, Manufacturing, Labor Unions, China, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: China is taking American jobs, labor unions, politicians and economists, have accused for some time. The logic is simple. While a ...

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Single Mothers: Poverty Climbs Without Jobs Or Help

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Marriage, Heritage Foundation, Video, Single Mothers, Poverty, National Women's Law Center, Women Income, Economic Policy Institute, Food Stamps, Third World America, Minor Children, African American Women, Business News

On a steamy summer morning inside the 116th Street food pantry in Harlem, Georgiana Williams moves slowly through the aisles. For Williams, this is im...

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13 Devastating Numbers About Poverty In America

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Poverty, Economic Policy Institute, Employee Benefits, Income Inequality, Wages, u.s. Census Bureau, Health Insurance, Income, Business News

It's far from a secret that the U.S. economy is in trouble. A new report by the U.S. Census Bureau just puts numbers on what so many Americans already...

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Education Largest Determining Factor For Wages

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Earnings, Video, Education, Economic Policy Institute, Labor Department, Doctorate Degree, High School Diploma, u.s. Census Bureau, Race, Demographics, Gender, Business News

Despite a little skepticism, it still more than pays to go to school. In fact, education has a greater effect on how much one earns over their car...

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Economists Looking For Bold Ideas On Black Unemployment

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Video, Jobs Crisis, Economic Policy Institute, Unemployment Disparity, Economy, Black Unemployment, Obama Jobs Speech, Wealth Gap, Latino Prosperity, Business News

President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress tonight because of what many economists, pundits and politicians have called a jobs cr...

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Starting Salaries For Recent Graduates Declined Over Past Decade

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Epi, 2010, Economic Policy Institute, Drop, Wages, Decline, Employment, Jobs, 2000, College Graduates, College Degree, College News

NEW YORK -- For Kate Johnson, any job felt better than no job at all. Shortly after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Johnson o...

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College Graduates Starting Wages Drop In Last Decade: EPI [GRAPH]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Education, Video, Unemployment Rate, Economic Policy Institute, College, Wages, Compensation, Wall Street Journal, Engineering, College Degree, Social Work, Business News

Despite remaining the safest road to financial prosperity, a college degree isn't earning the recently graduated quite as much these days. The ave...

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Three Things Obama's Jobs Program Needs

The New Republic | Jonathan Cohn | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Congress, President Obama, The New Republic, Jobs, Obama Administration, Recovery Act, Infrastructure, Bush Administration, Mark Zandi, Unemployment, Economic Policy Institute, Labor Day, Great Recession, Double-Dip Recession, Jonathan Cohn, Job Creation, Business News

President Obama’s plan to give a major economic speech after Labor Day means that, finally, Washington is going to have a serious conversation about...

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Foreign-Born Blacks Hit Hardest Of All Immigrant Groups By Jobs Crisis

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Whites, Unemployment Rates, Wisconsin, Economic Policy Institute, Blacks, u.s. Born Americans, President Barack Obama, Great Recession, Jobless, Jobs, Immigrants, Hispanics, Foreign-Born Americans, Job Creation, Black Unemployment, Business News

Of all the groups affected by the unemployment crisis, perhaps the hardest hit have been those black citizens born outside the United States. Acco...

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Got Health Insurance Through Your Employer? Maybe Not for Long (But Not Because of Reform)

Wendell Potter | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Small Business, Mckinsey, Economic Policy Institute, Obamacare, Health Care Reform, McKinsey & Company, Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, Employee Benefits Research Institute, Gallup, Health Care, Business News

The employer-based health insurance system has been crumbling for several years. And, with or without the Affordable Care Act, it's very possibly on its last legs.

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10 Years Later, How Bush-Era Tax Cuts Changed America [CHARTS]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Economic Policy Institute, Roger Hickey, Unemployment Rate, Budget Gaps, Great Recession, Economy, President Obama, Government Spending, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, President George W. Bush, Bush Tax Cuts, Business News

A decade has now passed since the Bush-era tax cuts were signed into law, and the topic remains as divisive as ever. To mark the ten-year annivers...

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NAFTA Cost U.S. 700k Jobs, Report Says

The Huffington Post | Maxwell Strachan | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Epi, US Economy, California, Economic Policy Institute, Nafta, Korus, US South Korea, US Mexico, North American Free Trade Agreement, Robert Scott, Manufacturing Sector, Michigan, Business News

When the North American Free Trade Agreement was first signed in 1994, proponents said it would eventually create jobs for the U.S. economy. 17 ye...

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