October 25, 2022

25 05:39:00 Octubre 2022

The NYT doesn’t like the Democrats’ economic policies. They make this very clear in their news section.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Washington Post Preemptively Trashes Third Quarter GDP Numbers

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 23, 2022

23 19:34:00 Octubre 2022

We should never make too much of one quarter’s productivity data. …this quarter will be good news and a huge turnaround from the productivity numbers we saw in the first half of 2022.

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Corrected: What Difference Does It Make If Spending Is Over One Year or Forty? None to the New York Times

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 21, 2022

21 12:16:00 Octubre 2022

We have a right to expect more serious budget reporting from the country’s leading newspaper.

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Is Inflation Forcing People to Live Paycheck to Paycheck?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 20, 2022

20 15:21:00 Octubre 2022

While many people undoubtedly are being squeezed by inflation, it is not clear why there would be more people living paycheck to paycheck today than before the pandemic, when most news outlets were touting the strong economy.

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Retailers Slashing Prices, More Bad News for Biden! (New York Times Edition)

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 18, 2022

18 17:22:00 Octubre 2022

Like the Washington Post article, the piece pretty much ignored the fact that large markdowns will be good news for people troubled by inflation. But, the New York Times one-upped the Post on this one.

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Inflation, Inflation, Inflation and Social Security

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 16, 2022

16 13:38:00 Octubre 2022

“… Social Security was in a crisis because ... If that is all you ever hear about Social Security, then you might come to believe the program is in a crisis.”

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Inflation: There’s Good News Today!

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 15, 2022

15 16:43:00 Octubre 2022

I know that my prognostications on inflation have to be viewed with some serious skepticism at this point, but I would urge people to just look at the data.

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When Inflation Looks Bad, It’s Time to Talk About the Health Care Dividend

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 14, 2022

14 10:31:00 Octubre 2022

The reduction in the share of GDP going to health care spending since the start of the pandemic is a big deal. It deserves more attention than it has received.

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Macron Is Loath to Tax Windfall Oil Profits Out of Fears of Offending Rich Friends

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 14, 2022

14 07:34:00 Octubre 2022

The paper should not attribute Macron's alleged concerns about hurting France's investment climate as an objective fact. It can simply report his or others' statements to this effect.

What the Cluck Are You Doing on October 25th?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 13, 2022

13 11:59:00 Octubre 2022

Dear Beat the Press Readers,

This is Dawn, Dean’s colleague at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, hijacking Dean’s blog to invite you to a special event on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 7 PM ET that we’re calling “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.”

Dean and the Institute for New Economic Thinking partnered to produce a video series outlining how we can “Uncluck” America. Well, except they didn’t use the term “Uncluck” – we’re sure you can use your imagination to figure out what flagged them as NSFW and prevented us from sharing these videos widely. Yep, they were that smoking hot. And finger-lickin good.

Dean is hosting a live virtual screening of Episode 1: “How to Unf★ck Intellectual Property.” Afterward, he will answer your questions and explain further how, if everyone listened to Dean, there would be a chicken in every pot.

This event is a fundraiser to support Dean’s great work. You can sponsor this event at whatever level you choose (dinner provided by you):

The Inflation Special: Can of Chicken Noodle Soup – $10
The Happy Hour Deal: Basket of Hot Wings – $25
The Family Meal: Large Fried Chicken Bucket- $50
The Chicken Dinner: Chicken Cordon Bleu – $100
The Fat Cat: Champagne, Caviar, and Duck Confit – $1000

And the good news? All are vegan-friendly!

Click HERE to register

Thanks for your support of Dean’s work over the years. We all know that America has been “clucked” for a long time. It’s time we unrig the economy so that people, and chickens, get a fair deal.

Now, back to your regularly scheduled program…

Dear Beat the Press Readers,

This is Dawn, Dean’s colleague at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, hijacking Dean’s blog to invite you to a special event on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 7 PM ET that we’re calling “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.”

Dean and the Institute for New Economic Thinking partnered to produce a video series outlining how we can “Uncluck” America. Well, except they didn’t use the term “Uncluck” – we’re sure you can use your imagination to figure out what flagged them as NSFW and prevented us from sharing these videos widely. Yep, they were that smoking hot. And finger-lickin good.

Dean is hosting a live virtual screening of Episode 1: “How to Unf★ck Intellectual Property.” Afterward, he will answer your questions and explain further how, if everyone listened to Dean, there would be a chicken in every pot.

This event is a fundraiser to support Dean’s great work. You can sponsor this event at whatever level you choose (dinner provided by you):

The Inflation Special: Can of Chicken Noodle Soup – $10
The Happy Hour Deal: Basket of Hot Wings – $25
The Family Meal: Large Fried Chicken Bucket- $50
The Chicken Dinner: Chicken Cordon Bleu – $100
The Fat Cat: Champagne, Caviar, and Duck Confit – $1000

And the good news? All are vegan-friendly!

Click HERE to register

Thanks for your support of Dean’s work over the years. We all know that America has been “clucked” for a long time. It’s time we unrig the economy so that people, and chickens, get a fair deal.

Now, back to your regularly scheduled program…