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• Here’s how much school closures will cost parents in lost wages, reduce GDP — and negatively impact the nation’s education system

  Pandemic-related job losses in the U.S. through May haven’t disproportionately affected women with young children. That’s in part because these women already have the lowest labor force participation rates of any group and so it would take a major event to move the needle, said Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a labor-focused think tank.

  MarketWatch July 24, 2020
• Kanye West is reportedly building a 10-bedroom mansion and 2 underground garages on his $14 million Wyoming ranch. Take a look at the sprawling property he bought last year.

  The average income of the richest 1% in the Jackson metropolitan area is more than $16.1 million, while the average income of the remaining 99% is $122,447, according to a 2018 report published by the Economic Policy Institute.

  Business Insider July 24, 2020
• Please Stop Telling People Who Are at High Risk For COVID-19 to “Just Stay Home”

  Nearly five million workers aged 65 and older are not able to telecommute, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Many jobs, especially those in the service sector, can’t be done remotely. In fact, only one in three workers have the flexibility to work from home. Those who are at greatest risk don’t always have the option to stay home and would be better protected if we all did our part by taking the precautions recommended by experts. This includes the simple act of wearing a face covering.

  Popsugar July 24, 2020
• “Mitch better have my money”: Protesters march to McConnell’s home as he weighs 80% unemployment cut

  “Cutting off the $600 cannot incentivize people to get jobs that aren’t there,” Heidi Shierholz, the former chief economist at the Labor Department who now heads the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, told CNBC.

  Salon July 24, 2020
• Vice President Brown Testifies on Behalf of USW Members on Lessons from COVID-19 on Trade, Manufacturing and Critical Supply Chains

  The Economic Policy Institute has highlighted that unions increase productivity through a variety of channels. They reduce turnover and, hence, firm-specific skills are retained. Moreover, the lower turnover makes it economically rational for employers to provide more training to union-represented employees, increasing employee skills and productivity further.[15]

  United Steelworkers July 24, 2020
• CEO at San Antonio’s largest public companies taking home much heftier pay packages than their average employee

  Executive pay was controversial before the pandemic. The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute said in a report last year that CEOs’ incomes had grown 940 percent since 1978, while workers’ median wages rose just 12 percent.

  San Antonio Express-News July 24, 2020
• Here’s how much school closures will cost parents in lost wages, reduce GDP — and negatively impact the nation’s education system

  Pandemic-related job losses in the U.S. through May haven’t disproportionately affected women with young children. That’s in part because these women already have the lowest labor force participation rates of any group and so it would take a major event to move the needle, said Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a labor-focused think tank.

  MarketWatch July 24, 2020
• Kanye West is reportedly building a 10-bedroom mansion and 2 underground garages on his $14 million Wyoming ranch. Take a look at the sprawling property he bought last year.

  The average income of the richest 1% in the Jackson metropolitan area is more than $16.1 million, while the average income of the remaining 99% is $122,447, according to a 2018 report published by the Economic Policy Institute.

  Business Insider July 24, 2020
• Please Stop Telling People Who Are at High Risk For COVID-19 to “Just Stay Home”

  Nearly five million workers aged 65 and older are not able to telecommute, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Many jobs, especially those in the service sector, can’t be done remotely. In fact, only one in three workers have the flexibility to work from home. Those who are at greatest risk don’t always have the option to stay home and would be better protected if we all did our part by taking the precautions recommended by experts. This includes the simple act of wearing a face covering.

  Popsugar July 24, 2020
• “Mitch better have my money”: Protesters march to McConnell’s home as he weighs 80% unemployment cut

  “Cutting off the $600 cannot incentivize people to get jobs that aren’t there,” Heidi Shierholz, the former chief economist at the Labor Department who now heads the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, told CNBC.

  Salon July 24, 2020