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Our blog is the place where our staff and guest bloggers present clear, fact-based posts that make the connections between economic inequality and growth for the broad policy community and journalists based on the latest academic research.

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Emergency paid leave during the COVID-19 pandemic offered essential protections for U.S. workers

Labor
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Paid Leave
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Equitable Growth announces funding for research on the impact of AI on U.S. workers and competition

LaborInequality & Mobility
The Rise of Populism

Populist voters feel a sense of loss that is reshaping democracies around the world

Inequality & Mobility
The Rise of Populism

Threats to social status and support for far-right political parties

Inequality & Mobility
The Rise of Populism

A place-based economic development strategy to foster rural U.S. prosperity

Inequality & Mobility
The Rise of Populism

How U.S. tax policies have fueled right-wing populism

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
The Rise of Populism

To restore democracy, end shareholder primacy at U.S. corporations and on Wall Street

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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Even health care, the strongest sector of the U.S. jobs market, cannot deliver the wages its workers deserve without unionization

LaborFamilies
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The Federal Reserve must maintain its independence for the U.S. economy to thrive

Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: Monetary Policy