Data on annual budgets for Plumas County households from the Economic Policy Institute suggest that a 1% sales tax on applicable purchases could increase monthly expenses by about $4.00 for a single adult to $7.60 for a family of four.
The Mountain Messenger (California)
May 7, 2026
In 2025, Black women’s employment rate fell to 55.7%, one of the highest one-year declines in the past 25 years, according to an Economic Policy Institute article.
Essence
May 7, 2026
Two other superb Substacks on political economy topics are by Jared Bernstein and Adam Tooze. Bernstein, long at the Economic Policy Institute and then a senior economic adviser to Joe Biden, does a terrific job at unpacking the meaning of newly released statistics on inflation and unemployment, and reading the tea leaves of what’s occurring at the Fed. I write similar kinds of pieces, and I always learn from Jared.
American Prospect
May 7, 2026
Bouncing around from daycare to summer camps to relatives’ houses can easily add up. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average annual cost of full-time child care in Florida ranges from $9,548 to $13,021, depending on the children’s ages.
Palm Beach Post
May 7, 2026
Data on annual budgets for Plumas County households from the Economic Policy Institute suggest that a 1% sales tax on applicable purchases could increase monthly expenses by about $4.00 for a single adult to $7.60 for a family of four.
The Mountain Messenger (California)
May 7, 2026
In 2025, Black women’s employment rate fell to 55.7%, one of the highest one-year declines in the past 25 years, according to an Economic Policy Institute article.
Essence
May 7, 2026
Two other superb Substacks on political economy topics are by Jared Bernstein and Adam Tooze. Bernstein, long at the Economic Policy Institute and then a senior economic adviser to Joe Biden, does a terrific job at unpacking the meaning of newly released statistics on inflation and unemployment, and reading the tea leaves of what’s occurring at the Fed. I write similar kinds of pieces, and I always learn from Jared.
American Prospect
May 7, 2026
According to the Economic Policy Institute, before the coronavirus pandemic, the average income of a Dallas County one-percenter was $1,722,622, and the average income of everyone else in the county was $45,970, ranking us 44th least equal out of America’s 3,064 counties. (Last place: Teton County, Wyoming, home of Jackson Hole.) Those numbers have probably gotten even more extreme since the pandemic.
D Magazine
May 4, 2026
The data speaks for itself. The average CEO pay has risen 1,094% from 1978 to 2024. It has risen only 26% for the average worker over the same period. Source: Economic Policy Institute (1)
MoneyWise
May 4, 2026