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• 7 Experts Rebuke EEOC For Unlawful Anti-DEI Targeting Of Employers

  …been called illegal by multiple organizations, including the Economic Policy Institute, the Human Rights Campaign, and the Legal Defense…[paywall].

  Forbes | April 3, 2025
• Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported cars take effect

  “Ideally, you want these tariffs to be a strategic. That means doing the homework to know where we have capacity to expand production in the U.S.,” Senior Economist Adam Hersh of the Economic Policy Institute said. “Production may slow down. We just may not have the ability to make cars at those prices and so there could be layoffs and furloughs or even factory closures in the short term.”

  Hearst TV | April 3, 2025
• Trump announces tariffs at ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event

  The announcement cites several recent studies, including those by the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Economic Policy Institute, that show tariffs imposed during Trump’s first term in office “strengthened the U.S. economy” and “led to significant re-shoring” in manufacturing, steel production and other industries, according to the White House.

  UPI | April 3, 2025
• Working later in life a ‘lifesaver’ for some, a drag for others

  Working later in life is a privilege belonging largely to white-collar professionals. The well-educated, affluent and already healthy are far and away more likely to keep going past 65. Yet people in physically taxing jobs often leave the workforce before they’re financially ready to retire, according to an Economic Policy Institute report.

  Oakland Press | April 3, 2025
• Metals Avoid Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs, White House Expects Domestic Industry Tailwinds

  The Economic Policy Institute noted that Section 232 tariffs led to $15.7 billion in steel industry investments and 3,200 new jobs before the 2020 downturn.

  “Following implementation of Sec. 232 in 2018, U.S. steel output, employment, capital investment, and financial performance all improved,” they stated.

  Benzinga (via Yahoo! Finance) | April 3, 2025
• Then They Came for People With Disabilities

  The Medicaid cuts as proposed may fund tax breaks for corporations and wealthy households, which the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute recently described as “the clearest legislative priority of the Trump administration and the Republican congressional majority.” 

  New York Magazine | April 3, 2025
• Trump and DOGE want to shrink the IRS. That may cost billions of tax dollars.

  “Attacks on IRS funding are basically a very reliable way to reduce the taxes of the richest households without actually passing a law that cuts tax rates,” said Josh Bivens, chief economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.  

  USA Today | April 3, 2025

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