Former president, Economic Policy Institute. Dad (4), husband, grandpa (7), Bella & Amos (pure mutts). Economist. Progressive. Eagles/Phillies fan. Passionate and happy. Not with EPI now.
Larry Mishel
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oldie but goodie. Thanks @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social and @nickhanauer.bsky.social cc: @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social
The Pentagon cut 180 faiths from its recognized list. Including Atheists, humanists, pagans, Unitarian Universalists. Gone.
Brava @joanwalsh.bsky.social for this masterful and brilliantly stated column:
Graham Platner and the Rise of White-Male Identity Politics share.google/4mSCU64AU1No...
I was a Republican with strong union support — and I'm proud of it. The working class built this country. They deserve a fair share of it.
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I've been saying this since the 2016 campaign. Trump's three top psychological motivations are...revenge, revenge, and revenge. Money and self-glorification may tie for fourth place.
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What happened regarding the Slush fund in the Senate? There was no amendment passed that prohibits it? But all Senators had to go on the record about it.
The unions played an important role in our economy. We need them back.
I support @epi.org & @benzipperer.org minimum wage proposal. Fifteen years ago I would only support raising the minimum wage to 50% of median wage. But bold policies and research on them now indicate we can go much higher, to two-thirds of the median wage.
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This week, we’re revisiting a conversation from our archive that feels newly relevant: wage stagnation was not an accident, and it is not irreversible.
@larrymishel.bsky.social and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social of @epi.org explain how policy choices have weakened worker power.
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David Corn
Trump has “defeated” 38 Americans including talk show hosts and members of his own party and 0 Iranians.
Key takeaways: The federal minimum wage is at its lowest real value in 77 years. Frozen at $7.25 since 2009, the federal minimum wage has lost 30% of its purchasing power during this 17-year freeze. S...
The "capture" the Beaufort is not a success. It the the demonstration of decades of Netanyahu led failure.
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Lindsay Beyerstein
Susie has been a blog-friend for many years. I first met her in 2008 at Eschacon in Philadelphia. I'm so sorry to learn of the challenges she's facing. Please help her if you can, as you can.
PM vows 'dramatic shift' in policy against Hezbollah as barrages Sunday trigger sirens in Acre, Haifa area, injure 4 soldiers near Beit Hillel; France seeks emergency UNSC session over Israel's advanc...
