Indeed, a 2019 report from the Economic Policy Institute suggests that the retirement system “is broken,” and that the shift from traditional pensions to 401(k)-style DC plans “was an experiment that failed, widening the gap between retirement haves and have-nots.“
MoneyWise
August 3, 2026
Some 50 million Americans said they would join a union if they could, according to a new report, but face significant barriers under current U.S. labor laws.
Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute and the report’s co-author, said tripling the number of union members would bring widespread benefits, including boosting public schools, expanding access to healthcare and increasing wages to help families pay for the rising cost of just about everything.
“Almost every conversation about affordability focuses entirely on prices, as if the only way to make life more affordable is to make things cheaper. But affordability depends on both prices and pay,” Shierholz pointed out.
Public News Service
August 3, 2026
Some 63% of women said they would feel pressure to accept a lower-paying job after a layoff, compared to 52% of men, according to a recent Glassdoor survey seen by Bloomberg. That could exacerbate the pay gap that’s been widening since 2024, the Economic Policy Institute reported.
HR Brew
August 3, 2026
“The economic struggles of typical U.S. families deserve serious solutions, not political buzzwords. Unfortunately, the policies the Trump administration has undertaken are making Americans’ economic struggles harder, not easier.” — Josh Bivens, chief economist, Economic Policy Institute
The Washington Informer
August 3, 2026
Using data from sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Economic Policy Institute, the site selected cities with reasonable living costs, easy healthcare access, and engaging community activities.
MoneyDigest
August 3, 2026
According to data from the Economic Policy Institute, the annual cost for infant care in Indiana is $14,471, more than $4,000 more than Michigan and more than $5,000 more than Kentucky. In the same index, Michigan ranks 24th and Kentucky 14th, indicating substantially less restrictive regulatory environments.
The Journal Gazette
August 3, 2026
A December 2024 study conducted by the American Institutes for Research identified a $4,600 per student gap between existing funding in Colorado and the funding “needed to provide students with an adequate education.” Additionally, a 2022 report from the Economic Policy Institute ranked Colorado 50th in teacher wage competitiveness.
Pueblo Chieftain
August 3, 2026
The average family in Lexington spends 20% of their annual income on transportation, typically costing the household over $1,000 a month, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Lexington Herald-Leader
August 3, 2026
Companies. American Association for Justice; American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations; Economic Policy Institute.
Law360
August 3, 2026
The policy shift favors wealthy Americans and corporations, according to the report from ITEP, a left-leaning think tank. And it tends to hurt lower-income Americans.
“People should be concerned about this,” said David Cooper, director of state policy and research at the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank. “It has certainly contributed to the skyrocketing inequality in our country.”
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Cooper, of EPI, traces the anti-tax movement to the 2010 elections, which saw 20 state legislative chambers flip from Democratic to Republican control in a backlash against then-President Barack Obama.
Since then, in those states, “a centerpiece of Republican policy priorities has been cutting taxes, or shifting taxes to be more regressive,” Cooper said.
USA Today
August 3, 2026