“Americans deserve both meaningful federal protections and the ability of their states to lead in advancing safety, fairness, and accountability when AI systems cause harm,” concluded the coalition, which includes 350.org, the American Federation of Teachers, Center for Democracy & Technology, Economic Policy Institute, Free Press Action, Friends of the Earth U.S., Greenpeace USA, Groundwork Collaborative, National Nurses United, Public Citizen, Service Employees International Union, and more.
Common Dreams
May 19, 2025
The 141 signatories on the letter include academic institutions such as Cornell University and Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy and Technology, and advocacy groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Economic Policy Institute.
CNN
May 19, 2025
As data from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) show, White people are the largest racial demographic of Medicaid users in raw numbers, but Black and Latine people are proportionally more likely to rely on it for healthcare coverage.
Nonprofit Quarterly
May 19, 2025
The difficulty unions have in clearing that second bar—a hurdle unique to Colorado—explains in large part why the percentage of unionized Colorado workers is so low. Data from the Economic Policy Institute indicates that Colorado’s union density (7.7 percent in 2024) much more closely resembles that of right-to-work states (with an average of 6.2 percent in 2024) than non-right-to-work states (15.8 percent in 2024). Colorado is the only state with Democratic trifecta control of government to have such a law.
American Prospect
May 19, 2025
Mishel was the long-serving president of the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank that has been an invaluable source of data and analysis about …[paywall].
Paul Krugman Substack
May 19, 2025
However, the wage advantage of a manufacturing career has fallen since the 1980s — but it still constitutes a substantial manufacturing wage premium. A recent study by the Economic Policy Institute shows that workers’ net productivity grew 59.7% from 1979 to 2019, while compensation grew 15.8%.
Ventura County Star
May 19, 2025
Meanwhile, separate research from the Economic Policy Institute has shown that the U.S. lost more than 5 million manufacturing jobs from 1998 to 2021 as the trade deficit in manufactured goods with China, Japan, Mexico, the European Union, and other countries grew deeper.
Fortune
May 19, 2025
Nurses at University Medical Center are running up against a systemic flaw facing most newly organized workers — made worse by the current presidential administration, said Margaret Poydock, senior policy analyst at the Economic Policy Institute.
Capital & Main
May 19, 2025
Monique Morrissey, an economist at Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, says that the people most impacted by DOGE are those disabilities and low-income seniors. These groups rely more heavily on in-person support, which is harder to come by with fewer staff and closed offices.
“People trying to access retirement benefits will also face delays,” she said. “Some people eligible for disability income and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will lose out permanently from service delays and disruptions in accessing these benefits.”
Investopedia
May 19, 2025