Topic: Economic Policy Institute

After 70 years, right-to-work impact still unclear

Indiana is expected to pass a right-to-work law soon but experts are still arguing over what the measure means for a state's economy. Since the ...
CBS treated claims from Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney that the tax cuts they have proposed would increase federal tax revenue as an open question...

Economic Recovery Stronger Than People Think

Heidi Shierholz is an economist at the Economic Policy Institute and a regular contributor to its blog, Working Economics.. . It's been two and a...
Indicators via representation at the Allied Social Sciences Association meetings.. . In the past few years, I have read more policy analyses from...

Gov. Deal’s plan stirs revenue questions

With a series of initiatives during the past week, Gov. Nathan Deal has shifted the state government's economic engine into forward.. . The...

Frick being normal.

Girl Ninja and I heard a great message at church yesterday; it was titled "Weird: Because normal isn't working". It was an awesome message about...
While members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hit a rough patch on Wednesday -- Republicans say Democrats on the panel "walked...

Who Are America's Wealthy?

It's usually considered impolite to ask how much money someone makes, but that question is at the forefront of the Occupy Wall Street movement.....
Posted on 10/15/11 at 5:08pm by Webmaster . Addressing the long-term budget deficit requires balancing spending cuts with additional revenue...
If you're a single mother, you should really be worried! The poverty data released this week from the U.S. Census is a harsh reminder of what the...