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The State of Working America Podcast Economic Policy Institute
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Raising workers' voices to make sure they are heard in the economic policy debate.
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Ask An Expert: What is the state of racial equity 60 years after the March on Washington?
Sixty years later, policymakers have failed to meet the economic demands of the March on Washington. Policy analyst Adewale A. Maye discusses new Economic Policy Institute research finding that post-civil rights era legislation has largely failed to address disparities in wages, wealth, and homeownership for Black Americans.
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Ask An Expert: Why have the lowest-paid workers seen historic wage growth?
Economist Elise Gould discusses surprising new Economic Policy Institute research showing that the lowest-paid U.S. workers saw historic wage growth between 2019 and 2022, even after accounting for high inflation.
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The State of Working America Podcast is part of the Economic Policy Institute’s effort to raise workers’ voices to ensure they are heard in the economic policy debate.
Core topics include workers' rights, inequality, race, gender, labor markets, education, and immigration, but we're interested in all things related to social justice. -
The Black Agenda
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman discusses her new book, The Black Agenda.
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Democracy, Race, and Justice: The Speeches and Writings of Sadie T. M. Alexander
Nina Banks discusses her new book "Democracy, Race, and Justice: The Speeches and Writings of Sadie T. M. Alexander." Banks, an economist, talks about her journey to unearth the economic insights of the first Black economist, Alexander, who was unable to find work in her field when she graduated in 1921 but went on to influence economics and press for equity for black workers and their families.
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The State of Working America Podcast is part of EPI’s effort to raise workers’ voices to ensure they are heard in the economic policy debate.
Core topics include workers' rights, inequality, race, gender, labor markets, education and immigration, but we're interested in all things related to social justice.__
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The Whiteness of Wealth
Dorothy A. Brown discusses her new book, The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans—and How We Can Fix It. Brown, a law professor and expert in tax policy, provides a cross-disciplinary analysis exposing the racism of the American tax system.
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Fact-checking the labor shortage hype
Heidi Shierholz and Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute fact-check current hype around the idea that a labor shortage is holding back U.S. businesses.
Customer Reviews
A really informative and interesting podcast!
It’s a pleasure to listen to and I learn something new each episode. It’s also great to hear some perspectives that you don’t get to hear often. Highly recommend.