Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the median annual wage for K-12 teachers was significantly lower than that of other individuals in professions with a bachelor’s degree. According to the Economic Policy Institute, in 2024, a teacher’s total compensation gap was -17.1%.
Upworthy
November 24, 2025
Starbucks has earned the distinction as a model for unlawful corporate union busting, the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, wrote in a … [paywall].
Denver Post
November 24, 2025
These 2,000 families are part of a much larger story. South Carolina is still grappling with deep economic challenges. According to the Economic Policy Institute, as of 2023, 13.9% of South Carolinians live below the poverty line, and the state’s child poverty rate is even higher, at 19.1%.
Rural counties are especially hard hit. While statewide poverty hovers near 14%, some rural areas face poverty rates above 24%. The systemic barriers — lack of access to transportation, broadband, child care, and good-paying jobs — continue to trap too many families in generational cycles of economic insecurity.
We also see from the State of Working South Carolina report that nearly one in five workers earn less than $15/hour, and many of the jobs projected to grow in the coming decade don’t pay more than $20/hour. The MIT Living Wage Calculator estimates that a single adult in South Carolina needs approximately $22.15 per hour to cover basic needs. These are not just statistics — they are real people in real need.
Brandon Brown Substack
November 24, 2025
Data makes this pattern difficult to overlook. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Hispanic workers were laid off or furloughed at a significantly higher rate than white workers, even in the same industries, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
The Badger Herald
November 24, 2025
Even in his final note, Buffett couldn’t resist a lesson in corporate ethics. He warned boards to stay vigilant against CEO complacency and “the ratcheting effect” of compensation envy. “What often bothers very wealthy CEOs — they are human, after all — is that other CEOs are getting even richer. Envy and greed walk hand in hand,” he wrote.
The comment arrives as CEO-to-worker pay ratios hit record highs — 344-to-1 in 2023, according to the Economic Policy Institute (10). Buffett’s critique of executive excess reinforces his image as capitalism’s conscience — a billionaire who never lost sight of proportion.
Money Canada
November 24, 2025
Modern manufacturing jobs do require higher education, not just a high school degree. People who leave the workforce have skills that fade; sometimes, they might be dealing with substance abuse issues or other problems that might not make them a good candidate to work with high-powered machinery.
“It’s totally unrealistic,” economist Adam Hersh with the Economic Policy Institute told The Post.
Raw Story
November 24, 2025
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the median annual wage for K-12 teachers was significantly lower than that of other individuals in professions with a bachelor’s degree. According to the Economic Policy Institute, in 2024, a teacher’s total compensation gap was -17.1%.
Upworthy
November 24, 2025
Starbucks has earned the distinction as a model for unlawful corporate union busting, the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, wrote in a … [paywall].
Denver Post
November 24, 2025
These 2,000 families are part of a much larger story. South Carolina is still grappling with deep economic challenges. According to the Economic Policy Institute, as of 2023, 13.9% of South Carolinians live below the poverty line, and the state’s child poverty rate is even higher, at 19.1%.
Rural counties are especially hard hit. While statewide poverty hovers near 14%, some rural areas face poverty rates above 24%. The systemic barriers — lack of access to transportation, broadband, child care, and good-paying jobs — continue to trap too many families in generational cycles of economic insecurity.
We also see from the State of Working South Carolina report that nearly one in five workers earn less than $15/hour, and many of the jobs projected to grow in the coming decade don’t pay more than $20/hour. The MIT Living Wage Calculator estimates that a single adult in South Carolina needs approximately $22.15 per hour to cover basic needs. These are not just statistics — they are real people in real need.
Brandon Brown Substack
November 24, 2025
Data makes this pattern difficult to overlook. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Hispanic workers were laid off or furloughed at a significantly higher rate than white workers, even in the same industries, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
The Badger Herald
November 24, 2025