At President Trump’s direction, Congress is considering proposals to exempt tips from taxable income. After Trump floated this gimmick on the campaign trail, Republican and Democratic elected officials alike have embraced the idea. The House Republican budget bill (H.R. 1) includes a “no tax on tips” provision that gives the illusion of helping lower-income workers—while…

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24.06.2025

Public colleges are more diverse than ever—but anti-DEI policies threaten that progress | Economic Policy Institute

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision striking down the use of race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions—undermining universities’ efforts to maintain diverse and racially inclusive campuses. Since then, the classroom has remained a battleground for equity, with a Department of Education hijacked by Trump’s agenda to end “wokeness” and…

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25.06.2025

A personal reflection on the political violence in Minnesota | Economic Policy Institute

Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and State Senator John Hoffman are my legislators. On the morning of June 14, a right-wing extremist assassinated Melissa Hortman and her husband. John Hoffman and his wife were shot multiple times in an attempt on their lives; their prognosis is guardedly positive. I’ve spoken and worked with Melissa…

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26.06.2025

This July, 15 states and localities increase their minimum wage while others claw back gains for workers | Economic Policy Institute

On July 1, the minimum wage will increase in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, D.C.—lifting wages for more than 880,000 workers and collectively raising their earnings by more than $397 million (see Figure A). In addition to these two states and D.C., 12 cities and counties are also increasing their minimum wage this summer, including Chicago,…

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Forget ‘no tax on tips’—increasing the minimum wage would deliver dramatically larger raises for millions more workers without letting employers off the hook | Economic Policy Institute

Public colleges are more diverse than ever—but anti-DEI policies threaten that progress | Economic Policy Institute

A personal reflection on the political violence in Minnesota | Economic Policy Institute

This July, 15 states and localities increase their minimum wage while others claw back gains for workers | Economic Policy Institute

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