The working people's think tank for 40 years. Nonprofit + nonpartisan, we use the tools of economics to defend & promote workers' interests in economic policy discussions. epi.org Newsletter: epi.org/signup/ Federal Policy Watch: epi.org/policywatchhttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mlwaqmuxhc2tFamilies face an affordability crunch not because prices have grown exceptionally fast, but because incomes have grown too slowly. Why? Intentional policy choices redistributed income to the very top. 👉 Raising wages and reducing inequality are the key to improving affordability. 👈 https://www.epi.org/blog/taking-affordability-seriously-even-with-recent-oil-shocks-affordability-remains-mostly-an-issue-of-incomes-not-prices/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social15 May 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwaqmuxhc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mlvihfw2cs2tHow we tax matters for building trust in the public sector. With so much wealth and income concentrated at the top, shifting more of the tax burden toward extremely high earners is a necessary step to generate more revenue to improve public services and infrastructure, while reducing inequality. https://www.epi.org/blog/raising-revenues-the-right-way-how-we-tax-matters-for-building-trust-in-the-public-sector/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social15 May 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvihfw2cs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mlraejcbkk2tColorado + Virginia state legislators passed landmark legislation to remove barriers to unionization this year... ...but they are in limbo, awaiting governors’ signatures. Gov Polis + Gov Spanberger should seize these historic opportunities to rebalance unequal power in their states’ economies. https://www.epi.org/blog/colorado-and-virginia-laws-have-suppressed-unions-for-decades-now-its-up-to-governors-polis-and-spanberger-to-change-course/13 May 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlraejcbkk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mlqk6j63ik2tHow high could policymakers set the minimum wage? Join @benzipperer.org, @rooseveltinstitute.org's Patrick Oakford + @okpolicy.bsky.social's @cputnam.bsky.social share a new, evidence-backed framework for the federal minimum wage, and OK efforts to raise it. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5017781634817/WN_Dq-o9buMSAqG4a6mEAMbJA13 May 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqk6j63ik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mlqhqlkqd22tLook at this jam-packed, can't-miss conference—including EPI's own @kdoc-writes.bsky.social 😍 Register now for #JSE2026, folks! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqhqlkqd22thttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mlby7upegs2nYoung college graduates are entering a weaker labor market, but outcomes are more mixed than the headlines suggest. Unemployment is on the rise for young college graduates, though it's mostly because of higher labor force participation. @elisegould.bsky.social + @joe-fast.bsky.social latest 1/3 https://www.epi.org/blog/class-of-2026-young-college-graduates-face-a-weaker-labor-market-but-a-more-mixed-picture-than-the-headlines-suggest/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social07 May 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlby7upegs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mlbkb4krhk2nIt's not to late to join @benzipperer.org, @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social and Samantha Sanders as they cut through the AI hype to discuss it's impact and dive into policies to protect workers. Register now—we go at 1p! https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7217769686073/WN_kpbjZnIaS2uqkAl4RD8KHA07 May 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbkb4krhk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3ml4lgr25y22nBlack unemployment is rising and employment is falling. In the first quarter of 2026, the Black unemployment rate (7.6%) was 1.2 percentage points higher than in the first three months of the second Trump administration. Black men are experiencing lower employment compared with a year ago. https://www.epi.org/blog/black-women-suffered-large-employment-losses-in-2025-particularly-among-college-graduates-and-public-sector-workers/?utm_campaign=bsky&utm_medium=social05 May 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4lgr25y22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3ml2e4rnosk2nDC + DC-adjacent folks! @groundwork.bsky.social + EPI invite you meet @arindube.bsky.social at @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social Tue May 21 as he discusses his latest book—The Wage Standard: What's Wrong in the Labor Market and How to Fix It. Space is limited!! Register today 👇 1/204 May 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2e4rnosk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mkzzgsgrc22nEPI Senior State Policy Strategist, resident labor historian, + cat-loving Funcle @dskamper.bsky.social comes to you live through your computer screen w Penn State's School of Labor & Employment Relations Labor School Author Showcase tomorrow! Register now https://events.la.psu.edu/event/author-showcase-dave-kamper/04 May 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzzgsgrc22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mksg4xybjc2tThis May Day, workers and their unions across the country are holding thousands of events to demand a nation that puts workers over billionaires. ✊ Our new piece shares a brief history of May Day and the ongoing fight for workers' rights. https://www.epi.org/blog/may-day-then-and-now-the-ongoing-fight-for-workers-rights/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social01 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksg4xybjc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mksetb35bk2vICYMI - it's not too late to register for next week's discussion of the labor market impacts from AI (hint: everything old is new again!) with @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social + @benzipperer.org. 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