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Being Thankful This Thanksgiving

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 25, 2021

25 Noviembre 2021

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• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónEconomic PolicyInflation

The Media’s War Against Biden Over Inflation

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 24, 2021

24 Noviembre 2021

The nonstop hype of “inflation, inflation, inflation” unsurprisingly leads many people to believe inflation is a really big problem, even if their own finances are pretty good.
The nonstop hype of “inflation, inflation, inflation” unsurprisingly leads many people to believe inflation is a really big problem, even if their own finances are pretty good.

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• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

“Skimpflation,” the Latest Effort to Hype Inflation Fears

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 20, 2021

20 Noviembre 2021

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Did the Pharmaceutical Industry Buy Senator Sinema a Fluff Piece in the Washington Post?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 19, 2021

19 Noviembre 2021

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NYT Gives Steven Rattner a Victory Lap on Inflation Prediction

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 17, 2021

17 Noviembre 2021

In spite of the victory lap from the deficit hawks, there is good reason to believe that they are not correct and that Congress and the Biden administration should proceed as planned with the BBB.  
In spite of the victory lap from the deficit hawks, there is good reason to believe that they are not correct and that Congress and the Biden administration should proceed as planned with the BBB.  

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Imagine if Stopping Climate Change Was More Important than Making Climate Change Billionaires

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 14, 2021

14 Noviembre 2021

We face a situation with global warming where we should want any new technology to be distributed as widely as possible as quickly as possible. Intellectual property claims are obstacles to this goal.
We face a situation with global warming where we should want any new technology to be distributed as widely as possible as quickly as possible. Intellectual property claims are obstacles to this goal.

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• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

The Trucker Shortage: Why Don’t We Let the Market Work?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 11, 2021

11 Noviembre 2021

In short, trucking doesn’t look like a very lucrative occupation these days. It’s not surprising that workers are not lining up for the job.
In short, trucking doesn’t look like a very lucrative occupation these days. It’s not surprising that workers are not lining up for the job.

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The Media Discover Real Wages

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 11, 2021

11 Noviembre 2021

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Getting High on Inflation

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 10, 2021

10 Noviembre 2021

There is no argument about what the numbers show, but the key questions are what caused this rise in inflation and what can be done to bring it down. There are four important points to recognize
There is no argument about what the numbers show, but the key questions are what caused this rise in inflation and what can be done to bring it down. There are four important points to recognize

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Hot Tip for NYT: Real Average Hourly Wages for Truckers are Down Five Percent Since 1990, Might Affect Driver Shortage

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 09, 2021

09 Noviembre 2021

it is possible that the reason we don't have enough truckers is that the industry is not willing to pay high enough wages
it is possible that the reason we don't have enough truckers is that the industry is not willing to pay high enough wages

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