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• The largest retail grocery merger in U.S. history is in regulators’ crosshairs with Washington state lawsuit: ‘Shoppers will have fewer choices and less competition’

  However, an analysis last year from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute concluded that if the merger proceeds, more than 700,000 grocery workers in 50 U.S. cities would see lower pay, with a collective loss totaling over $330 million.

  Fortune January 16, 2024
• What’s Driving Our Epidemic of Distrust?

  CEO compensation levels, the Economic Policy Institute has detailed, have “skyrocketed” some 1,460 percent since 1978.

  Inequality.org January 16, 2024
• Dr. King’s Legacy and How to Challenge Persistent Segregation

  Richard Rothstein, distinguished fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a senior fellow (emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the author of many books including The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Liveright, 2017) and co-author of Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law (Liveright, 2023), and Leah Rothstein, community organizer and co-author of Just Action, talk about their books on segregation, and reflect on Dr. King’s legacy.

  WNYC Brian Lehrer Show January 16, 2024
• Helping Employer Clients Put Health Care Reimbursements to Work

  The situation is even worse for nannies, home health aides and other domestic workers: In 2018, only 19% had employer-provided health insurance benefits, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

  Think Advisor January 16, 2024
• Here’s why Uber Eats delivery fees in Seattle just skyrocketed

  A study from the Economic Policy Institute released in 2022 found that gig workers “often are paid low wages, in some instances less than the minimum wage; they face economic insecurity at high rates; and they routinely report losing earnings because of technical difficulties with digital platforms.”

  GeekWire January 16, 2024
• Ohio foodbanks say Thriving Families Tax Credit could help reduce hunger

  According to data from the Economic Policy Institute, federal child tax credit payments reduced child poverty to the lowest level on record, impacting more than three million kids nationwide.

  Public News Service January 16, 2024
• Higher minimum wages in U.S. and inflation risk

  Minimum wage hikes are common each year, as they are typically implemented to adjust for cost of living increases or to meet certain provisions in existing legislation.

  Nonetheless, nearly 10 million workers will be affected by the pay hike, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

  Financial Mirror January 16, 2024
• Measuring MLK’s peace prophecy, 60 years later

  The gap between the richest and poorest Americans has grown over the last 40 years, according to a February 2014 report by the liberal Economic Policy Institute.

  Philadelphia Tribune January 16, 2024
• Here’s how much you need to retire among the top 10% of Americans — are you on track? Here are 3 ways to boost your retirement savings

  According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the average yearly earnings of those in the top 10% of Americans were roughly $173,000 in 2020, the most recent data available.

  MoneyWise January 16, 2024
• It’s getting harder than ever to become a self-made billionaire. But inheritances are still going strong.

  A paper from Opportunity Insights — citing data from the Economic Policy Institute — found that in 2021 salaries for the top 0.1% of earners grew at the fastest pace of any income group. Meanwhile, the bottom 90% saw their wages decline.

  Business Insider January 16, 2024