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Op-eds & Columns
The Real College Admissions Scandal Is Structural Inequality
Dean Baker
Truthout, March 18, 2019
Boeing Debacle Shows Need to Investigate Trump-era Corruption
Jeff Hauser and Eleanor Eagan
The Hill, March 18, 2019
The Reality Behind Trump’s Coalition for Regime Change in Venezuela
Mark Weisbrot
The New Republic, March 13, 2019
Trump’s Other "National Emergency": Sanctions That Kill Venezuelans
Mark Weisbrot
The Nation, February 28, 2019
Publications
Our Boss Will Call Your Boss: An Investigation into the Events in Haiti on February 17th
March 2019, Jake Johnston
The Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry: Beyond Government-Granted Monopolies
March 2019, Dean Baker
Nonstandard Work Arrangements and Older Americans, 2005–2017
February 2019, Eileen Appelbaum, Arne Kalleberg, and Hye Jin Rho
Health Care Costs and the Budget
February 27, 2019, Dean Baker
CEPR in the News
US Military Vet Recounts Arrests in Haiti to AP
Associated Press, March 21, 2019
Trump Embraces Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Another Brash President Enmeshed in Scandal
Los Angeles Times, March 19, 2019
Working Full-Time for Health Coverage? Many Who Want Part-Time Jobs are Stymied by Costs
USA Today, March 18, 2019
Regime Change Via Sanctions? US Uses International Finance System to Strangle Venezuelan Economy
Democracy Now!, March 14, 2019
Congressional Democrats Target Private Equity Tax Break
Bloomberg, March 13, 2019
Blogs
CEPR Blog
Blog postings by CEPR staff and updates on the latest briefings and activities at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Beat the Press
Beat the Press is Dean Baker's commentary on economic reporting. Dean Baker is senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
The Americas Blog
Social, political and economic analysis of the Western Hemisphere.
Blue Collar Jobs Tracker
CEPR’s Blue Collar Jobs Tracker lets you take a closer look at the path of job growth in four major blue-collar industries: manufacturing, mining, construction, and logging.
Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch
Relief and Reconstruction Watch is a blog that tracks multinational aid efforts in Haiti with an eye towards ensuring they are oriented towards the needs of the Haitian people.
The World in Transition: Economics & Politics
Mark Weisbrot’s blog on economic and political trends in a multi-polar world.
Research Tools
Online Calculators
Compare home ownership vs. rental costs and convert federal budget numbers into per capita or percentage totals.
