William E. Spriggs
@WSpriggs
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Chief Economist, @AFLCIO and Professor, Dept. of Economics, @HowardU
Washington, DC
Joined May 2013
#RaiseTheWage will affect real people, let's end debating theory and listen to them: http://t.co/ixluI2qFKt.
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RT @V_Kortekaas: @WSpriggs Thank you professor. Your contributions, especially on the roots of inequality in the banking system and in prop….
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RT @RonFilipkowski: I have been waiting for this for years. Ladies, when the line is too long so you decide to grab that vacant, solo mens….
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RT @equitablegrowth: 🚨 Today, more than 200 top economists wrote to Congress urging them to raise the #DebtCeiling promptly and without lim….
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RT @emv52: .@SenStabenow draws red line on #SNAPmatters time limits #DebtCeiling via @leahjdouglas🍴#FarmBill🍴🚜 @DrPhil14 @WSpriggs @TheBowT….
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Congrats on your award.
Thank you @SABEW for recognising our piece that illustrates the links between bank branch closures, inequality and the racial wealth gap in the US. @TaylorNRogers @benmarinojourno . 🎥
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RT @V_Kortekaas: Thank you also to our incredible contributors, including: @MehrsaBaradaran @jessevantol @dogambrell @prosperitynow @wsprig….
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RT @PRBA_ISR: New study by former @prba student Thomas LaViest @tlaveist @plouie01 @tysonbrown @SandyDarity @DarrickHamilton @ifatunji @Bet….
nih.gov
Ground-breaking study provides national and state-level estimates of the economic burden of health disparities by race and ethnicity and educational levels.
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Congrats to @aaronsojourner for this attention to his labor leverage ratio.
npr.org
It's one thing to quit your job and a completely other thing to get laid off or fired. A new indicator compares quits with firings and layoffs to measure who has more power in today's labor market,...
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Vice President Harris convenes young men of color for small business roundtable
thegrio.com
The vice president gathered dozens of entrepreneurs of color to discuss how the Biden-Harris administration could support them.
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RT @fdeale: The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History Is Here, With Familiar (Rich) Winners
nytimes.com
In an era of surging home and stock values, U.S. family wealth has soared. The trillions of dollars going to heirs will largely reinforce inequality.
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Congrats, the first full commencement exercise for the @howardu Chadwick Boseman College of Fine Arts receive their BFA BM MFA and MM with Dean @PhyliciaRashad
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RT @cheyne_andrew: .@RepBarbaraLee @RepJudyChu @RepBarragan @RepSaraJacobs lead #TriCaucus letter urging a clean #DebtCeiling bill and #NoC….
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RT @TrevonDLogan: This is tough. Rodney Andrews was a beacon of economics. His sage advice, humor, and intellect left him without a peer.….
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