Economic Policy Institute 38d ago

In partnership with the Roosevelt Institute and Oklahoma Policy Institute, Economic Policy Institute hosted a webinar on a new, evidence-backed framework for raising the federal minimum wage. Roosevelt Institute Director of Worker Power and Economic Security Patrick Oakford, Economic Policy Institute Senior Economist Ben Zipperer and Oklahoma Policy Institute’s Carly Putnam in conversation with Economic Policy Institute Executive Vice President Naomi Walker explored the economic and human costs of a frozen wage floor, the original intent of the federal minimum wage, and efforts to raise minimum wages across the country—including in Oklahoma. Originally broadcast Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern.