RT @1stRoundFinish: Small scuffle. SPD claims the person they arrested crossed the line. From my perspective he was even with it. #seattleprotest #seattleprotests #seattleprotestscomms #seattlechop https://t.co/uXAGVH36su
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Progressive Tax Reform
June 23, 2020
Washington Can’t Afford Austerity
We need funds invested in our communities, not in the pockets of the wealthy
RT @Omarisal: Citing order of @MayorJenny SPD is now giving @WWConverge a final warning to stop broadcasting or face arrest. Our offices are right next door to the East Precinct. This is where we broadcast from daily. @komonews @KING5Seattle @KIRO7Seattle @Q13FOX @seattletimes @KUOW @KIRORadio
"Cutting important services now will cause immediate suffering, prolong the recession, and deepen racial and economic inequity." -Marilyn Watkins, EOI Policy Director https://t.co/aS9XgfXwAf
COVID-19
June 26, 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic Means Unprecedented Job Losses, but Impact Isn’t Uniform
Smaller, high-wage sectors and people with college degrees face better odds
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Progressive Tax Reform
June 23, 2020
Washington Can’t Afford Austerity
We need funds invested in our communities, not in the pockets of the wealthy
Healthy Communities
June 22, 2020
As Feds Fail to Act on HEROES, Washington’s Budget Crisis Deepens
Congress refuses to use a tool that could prevent national economic devastation
Progressive Tax Reform
June 17, 2020
All-Cuts Budget Will Deepen and Lengthen the COVID-19 Recession
Washington's tax code guarantees more hardship – unless lawmakers enact reforms
EOI
June 3, 2020
EOI Statement of Solidarity with Black Americans and Communities of Color
Police brutality is a mechanism of a white supremacist system
EOI
May 27, 2020
EOI’s 2019 Annual Report
We are proud to announce the release of EOI's 2019 Annual Report!
COVID-19
April 28, 2020
Structural Racism Helps Explain COVID-19 Disparities
The COVID-19 crisis gives us an opportunity to make structural changes for a better society
Research Feed
State of Working Washington
COVID-19 Pandemic Means Unprecedented Job Losses, but Impact Isn’t Uniform
Smaller, high-wage sectors and people with college degrees face better odds
Funding Public Services
Taxing Employers for Windfall Compensation in the Pandemic
Models already exist to tax obscenely generous compensation
An Inclusive Economy
Progressive Revenues to Rebuild Washington’s Economy
Policymakers must not repeat the mistakes of the Great Recession
State of Working Washington
No shelter in a storm: Why most workers couldn’t prepare for the economic fallout from COVID-19
Most of the gains from a decade of economic growth went to the top