In a recent article, EPI’s Josh Bivens writes that in his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump channels anger toward foreigners and politicians and away from the real root of America’s economic woes—the astronomical income growth of the top 1 percent, whose gains have crowded out potential growth for the vast majority of American households.
A new Economic Snapshot shows that nearly 7.5 million women between the ages of 19 and 64 have gained health care coverage because of the Affordable Care Act, along with 8.9 million men and 2.8 million children—for a total coverage of 19.2 million people.
