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Union decline lowers wages of nonunion workers

http://www.epi.org/publication/union-decline-lowers-wages-of-nonunion-workers-the-overlooked-reason-why-wages-are-stuck-and-inequality-is-growing/?mc_cid=1aa5d3deb3&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

Josh Bivens on U.S. Economic Recovery Josh Bivens talked about his recent Economic Policy Institute report on U.S. economic recovery. He asserted that Republican policymakers are to blame for what he said is one of the slowest economic recoveries in recent history.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?414223-3/washington-journal-josh-bivens-us-economic-recovery&mc_cid=1aa5d3deb3&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

One big reason for stagnant wages and rising inequality

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/one-big-reason-wages-are-stagnant-and-inequality-is-growing/?mc_cid=1aa5d3deb3&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

The Wage Gap Is Worse for Black Women

https://www.thenation.com/article/the-wage-gap-is-worse-for-black-women/?mc_cid=1aa5d3deb3&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

Here’s the ugly truth behind this photo

http://fusion.net/story/347114/paletero-vendor-latino-retirement/?utm_source=fusionthematic&utm_campaign=09162016&utm_medium=email

 

Superb income growth in 2015 nearly single-handedly restored incomes lost in the Great Recession

http://www.epi.org/blog/superb-income-growth-in-2015-nearly-single-handedly-restored-incomes-lost-in-the-great-recession/?mc_cid=8b95767143&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160918&utm_campaign=bestofnpr&utm_term=nprnews

 

The Federal Poverty Line is Too Damn Low

https://talkpoverty.org/2016/09/13/poverty-rate-just-dropped-way-measure-poverty-wrong/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=talkpovertyweekly_20160916

 

Fundraising and the overrated demographic

http://www.futurefundraisingnow.com/future-fundraising/demographics/

 

Liberty USO President & CEO Joseph Brooks to Keynote ‘Making $ense of Finance’ Conference for Military, Vets

http://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/Military-and-Veteran-Affairs-Details.aspx?newsid=210

 

Welfare Reform Failed—and if Elected, Hillary Clinton Is Obligated to Fix It

https://www.thenation.com/article/welfare-reform-failed-and-if-elected-hillary-clinton-is-obligated-to-fix-it/

 

Austerity at all levels of government has created a teacher shortfall

http://www.epi.org/publication/teacher-employment-and-the-number-of-jobs-needed-to-keep-up-with-enrollment-2003-2016/?mc_cid=06c9263629&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

0.3% COLA Increase for Federal Retirees and Social Security Recipients in 2017

http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/10/18/0-3-cola-increase-for-federal-retirees-and-social-security-recipients-in-2017/

 

Want to Reduce Domestic Violence? Treat It Like An Economic Issue.

https://talkpoverty.org/2016/09/19/want-reduce-domestic-violence-treat-like-economic-issue/

 

The gender pay gap is real

http://www.epi.org/event/the-gender-pay-gap-is-real-a-360-degree-look-at-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters/?mc_cid=89332b05ca&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

White House issues call to action on non-compete clauses

http://www.epi.org/blog/white-house-issues-call-to-action-on-non-compete-clauses/?mc_cid=11e67b3cc4&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

Financing recovery and fairness by going where the money is: Progressive revenue increases are key to meeting nation’s fiscal challenges

http://www.epi.org/publication/financing-recovery-and-fairness-by-going-where-the-money-is-progressive-revenue-increases-are-key-to-meeting-nations-fiscal-challenges/?mc_cid=719f15e013&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

The new overtime rule will benefit millions of workers across the country

http://www.epi.org/publication/the-new-overtime-rule-will-benefit-millions-of-workers-across-the-country/?mc_cid=719f15e013&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

Repealing the overtime rule will lower salaries of working class Americans and increase inequality

http://www.epi.org/press/repealing-the-overtime-rule-will-lower-salaries-of-working-class-americans-and-increase-inequality/?mc_cid=719f15e013&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

Who Benefits from Donald Trump’s Tax Plan?

http://www.npr.org/2016/11/13/501739277/who-benefits-from-donald-trumps-tax-plan?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20161120&utm_campaign=bestofnpr&utm_term=nprnews

 

How John Oliver Became Our Money Champion of the Year

http://time.com/money/4572208/john-oliver-money-champion-2016/

 

Overtime injunction is an extreme and unsupportable decision

http://www.epi.org/press/overtime-injunction-is-an-extreme-and-unsupportable-decision/?mc_cid=1940336c42&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

The New Workplace Is Agile, and Nonstop. Can You Keep Up? 

http://wonkwire.com/2016/11/29/the-new-workplace-is-agile-and-nonstop-can-you-keep-up/?utm_content=buffer6efeb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 

FDA Depends on Industry Funding; Money Comes with “Strings Attached”

http://www.pogo.org/our-work/reports/2016/fda-depends-on-industry-funding-money-comes-with-strings-attached.html

 

In FDA Meetings, "Voice" of the Patient Often Funded by Drug Companies

http://www.pogo.org/our-work/reports/2016/in-fda-meetings-voice-of-the-patient-often-funded-by-drug-companies.html

 

Donald Trump Just Contradicted Everything Republicans Have Said About The Economy For 8 Years

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-economy-spending_us_58481fc4e4b0b9feb0da5e7b?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Politics%2012716&utm_content=Politics%2012716+Version+A+CID_a8b4dc8142887f74269c5684c0adf460&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Read%20More&

 

How Donald Trump is changing the rules for American business

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21711314-president-elect-has-new-approach-dealing-corporate-america-it-not-all-good?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2016128n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/NA/8318375/n

 

It’s the Globalization, Stupid

https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/12/06/its-the-globalization-stupid/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Ed%20pix%20dec%207&utm_term=%2AEditors%20Picks

 

A real agenda for working people

http://www.epi.org/workers-agenda/?mc_cid=f4c971ef22&mc_eid=55c14bf053

 

Trump Advisers Seek Oil Grab from Native American Reservations
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/05/1607435/-Trump-Advisors-Seek-Oil-Grab-from-Native-American-Reservations?detail=emailLL&link_id=1&can_id=fa16958ebc30cb08f91467ae5a70bede&source=email-trump-advisers-seek-oil-grab-from-native-american-reservations&email_referrer=trump-advisers-seek-oil-grab-from-native-american-reservations&email_subject=trump-advisers-seek-oil-grab-from-native-american-reservations