Investopedia
July 14, 2025
The critiques echo a June 2025 open letter from Nobel Prize-winning economists Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz, and Simon Johnson. Published by the Economic Policy Institute, the letter argued that the bill’s priorities are misaligned with the country’s actual economic challenges.
“The United States faces significant economic headwinds—challenges that demand increased state capacity, not reduced resources through tax cuts,” the economists wrote. “This legislation fails to meaningfully address any of the nation’s core economic issues and, in fact, makes several of them worse.”
Business Insider
July 14, 2025
“Black unemployment is a notably volatile series given smaller sample sizes so it’s important to watch trends over several months,” Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, said in a note. “That said, the increase in Black unemployment to 6.8% is hard to ignore.”
Bloomberg
July 14, 2025
Features interview with Daniel Costa.
BBC NewsHour
July 14, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average cost for center-based infant care in the U.S. reached $12,350 annually in 2024, making these budget-friendly strategies essential.
GO Banking Rates
July 14, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank, there were 12.2% fewer K-12 school bus drivers across the nation in 2024 than in 2019.
In addition, weekly pay for bus drivers since 2019 have decreased 2.8% nationally after you adjust for inflation, according to the same study.
The Frederick News-Post
July 14, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may conduct audits of employees’ I-9 forms – the federal employment authorization documents every U.S. worker must fill out. Employers are given time to make corrections if errors are found. But if problems persist, or investigators find a pattern of violations, fines from ICE can range from $288 to $28,619 per worker, depending on the type and severity of the violation, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
“When employers are punished, the punishment and fines levied on employers are so minimal that they are unlikely to be effective at deterring illegal conduct, and the harshest penalties are rare because the legal standard for them is difficult to prove and they are reserved for repeat violators,” a report from the Economic Policy Institute said.
Argus Leader
July 14, 2025
The DOE, now apparently a federal agency in name only, said it was pausing the disbursements for further review even though Congress passed and the president signed the bill in March. Funds were to be allocated on July 1.
According to the Economic Policy Institute, money in “targeted districts” would be used to support “before and after school programs ($1.4 billion), English language learning ($890 million), migrant education ($375 million), academic enrichment ($1.3 billion) and professional development of staff and teachers ($2.2 billion).”
Nebraska Examiner
July 14, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the COVID-19 pandemic made this disparity worse because Black women experienced the highest rates of job loss …[Paywall].
Forbes
July 14, 2025