Economic Policy Institute Names Economist Heidi Shierholz Its Next President
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The former Labor Department chief economist says the think tank isn’t done burying the idea that "people are paid what they're quote-unquote worth."
With Joe Biden in the White House and Democrats holding the slimmest of majorities in Congress, progressives have managed to put their economic agenda at the center of the nation’s political debate. And whether it’s a $15 per hour minimum wage, expanded unemployment insurance, or continued deficit spending to bolster the economy, there’s probably a pile of research from the Economic Policy Institute making the case for it. The left-leaning think tank is more relevant than ever. The center of the Democratic Party has shifted on policy over the last decade, and some of the institute’s long-shot objectives, like a massive overhaul of U.S. labor law, are close to reality. The prospect of a GOP takeover of the House or Senate next year has made the debate all the more urgent. Heidi Shierholz, EPI’s new leader, called it a “remarkable time.”More Related News