The State of Working America Podcast

Nov 04 2024 22 ep. 26 mins 56
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Raising workers’ voices to make sure they are heard in the economic policy debate.

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Rooted In Racism

Nov 04 2024 15 mins  
Season six of the podcast presents a series of discussions about economic issues related to the election. In this episode, EPI's Executive Vice President Naomi Walker is joined by Chandra Childers, senior policy and economic analyst with the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN), to discuss this history and impact of the Southern economic development model. Southern politic

The Democratic Advantage

Jun 13 2024 16 mins  
Season six of the podcast presents a series of discussions about economic issues related to the election. In this episode, EPI's Executive Vice President Naomi Walker is joined by EPI Chief Economist Josh Bivens to discuss the historical economic performance of different administrations as detailed in his report, Economic performance is stronger when Democrats hold the White House.

Ask An Expert: What does the surge in workers going on strike mean for racial and economic justice?

Jan 17 2024 18 mins  
In 2023, workers across the country—from Hollywood writers to autoworkers, nurses, and Starbucks baristas—went on strike to improve their working conditions. Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute and former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor, discusses what this surge in labor actions means for workers and the fight for racial and economic jus

Ask An Expert: What is the state of racial equity 60 years after the March on Washington?

Aug 25 2023 13 mins  
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. __ The State of Working America Podcast is part of EPI’

Ask An Expert: Why have the lowest-paid workers seen historic wage growth?

Jul 11 2023 6 mins  
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. __ 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. Hosted by Nick Kauzla

The Black Agenda

Mar 16 2022 38 mins  
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman discusses her new book, The Black Agenda.

Democracy, Race, and Justice: The Speeches and Writings of Sadie T. M. Alexander

Aug 03 2021 47 mins  
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 t

The Whiteness of Wealth

Jun 08 2021 32 mins  
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.

Fact-checking the labor shortage hype

Jun 03 2021 25 mins  
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.

Millennials Energize the U.S. Labor Movement

Jan 14 2020 39 mins  
Hosts Pedro da Costa and Rami Jackson talk to Kayla Blado, President of the Nonprofit Employee and Media Relations Director at EPI, and bargaining chair at The Democracy Collaborative union, Katie Parker, about millennial activism, new sources of inspiration and recent victories for nonprofit union workers. __ The State of Working America Podcast is part of EPI’s effort to raise