Since The Great Mississippi Flood in 1927, a complex ecosystem of resources and helpers evolved to protect and restore the coast of the Mississippi River delta that dominates Louisiana’s coast. The demands of the area’s oil industry and shipping lanes have often overshadowed flooding or environmental concerns.
There is one thing that has remained inflation-free for 15 years. Since July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage has not budged from $7.25. That is the most stagnant federal minimum wage since its inception in 1938.
Discover how the Workforce Promotion and Access Act (WPA Act) aims to tackle high rates of joblessness in specific areas across the US.
Uncover the economic precarity experienced by LGBT workers, including food insecurity, housing hardship, and barriers to healthcare access.
Although Black employment is currently the highest in a generation, things look different at the state level. States with the largest prime-age Black jobs deficits were New York, Illinois, and Michigan.
Many Latin American and Caribbean countries have recently issued strong statements opposing the Biden administration’s ongoing inclusion of Cuba on its State Sponsors of Terrorism list.
As summer turns up the temperature in states below the Mason-Dixon line, low-income residents there brace for extreme heat and weather exacerbated by climate change.
CEPR Co-Director Eileen Appelbaum welcomed the Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Bill introduced to Congress today.
unius Williams, Esq., senior research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), received an honorary degree from Amherst College for his work as “a fearless civil rights advocate” on May 26, 2024.
Asian American renters, like many renters found in all other racial groups, are facing difficulties affording high rents. A new analysis shows that 25.3 percent of Asian American renters are spending more than half of their income on housing.
