Ben Zipperer is an Economist at the Economic Policy Institute. His areas of expertise include the minimum wage, inequality, and low-wage labor markets.
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Poverty Is a Public Policy Choice
Pandemic safety net programs kept millions out of poverty in 2021. Cutting them will lead to more unnecessary misery.
Asha Banerjee and Ben Zipperer
WE NEED TO BE UNITED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM AND REPRESSION
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