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• United StatesEE. UU.

The Failure of the Media in Responding to the Lying Right

By Dean BakerDean Baker

February 17, 2021

17 Febrero 2021

The media have agency, but have thus far largely sought to pretend to just be observers.
The media have agency, but have thus far largely sought to pretend to just be observers.

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• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónInequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

How Will Our Children Know They Face a Crushing Debt Burden?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

February 15, 2021

15 Febrero 2021

Let’s imagine a world where our children weren’t constantly being told that they face a crushing debt burden, how would they know?
Let’s imagine a world where our children weren’t constantly being told that they face a crushing debt burden, how would they know?

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• Globalization and TradeGlobalización y comercioInequalityLa Desigualdad

Being Wrong in Elite Jobs Doesn’t Have Any Consequences

By Dean BakerDean Baker

February 14, 2021

14 Febrero 2021

The highly paid workers at the top of their profession face no career risk from making huge mistakes with massive consequences for society.
The highly paid workers at the top of their profession face no career risk from making huge mistakes with massive consequences for society.

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• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónGlobalization and TradeGlobalización y comercio

More on the Summers v. Biden Spending Debate

By Dean BakerDean Baker

February 09, 2021

09 Febrero 2021

If the economy is really seeing excess demand that it can't meet, an increased deficit is preferable to an inflationary spiral.
If the economy is really seeing excess demand that it can't meet, an increased deficit is preferable to an inflationary spiral.

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• Intellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Intellectual Property, Inequality, and the New Cold War with China

By Dean BakerDean Baker

February 08, 2021

08 Febrero 2021

The risk of a new Cold War gives us yet another good reason not to be fans of intellectual property.
The risk of a new Cold War gives us yet another good reason not to be fans of intellectual property.

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• Affordable Care ActInequalityLa Desigualdad

Wealth Inequality: Should We Care?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

February 08, 2021

08 Febrero 2021

I have never considered wealth a very good measure of inequality for several reasons.
I have never considered wealth a very good measure of inequality for several reasons.

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• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Excessive Stimulus and Other Things Larry Summers Worries About

By Dean BakerDean Baker

February 05, 2021

05 Febrero 2021

Summer's does raise a very reasonable concern, but there is so much upside to this package, with a comparatively small downside risk, that it definitely seems worth the gamble.
Summer's does raise a very reasonable concern, but there is so much upside to this package, with a comparatively small downside risk, that it definitely seems worth the gamble.

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• Economic GrowthEl DesarolloWall StreetEl Mundo Financiero

Getting Lazy in Discussing Winning in the Stock Market

By Dean BakerDean Baker

February 04, 2021

04 Febrero 2021

It is not necessarily bad to invest in a stock index, but the returns may not be quite what some people would expect.
It is not necessarily bad to invest in a stock index, but the returns may not be quite what some people would expect.

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• COVID-19CoronavirusEconomic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Should People Who Want to Save the World from the Pandemic Be Demanding We Pay China to Produce Billions of Vaccine Doses?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

February 04, 2021

04 Febrero 2021

The bottom line is that we need to get people throughout the world vaccinated as quickly as possible.
The bottom line is that we need to get people throughout the world vaccinated as quickly as possible.

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• Economic PolicyInequalityLa Desigualdad

The Price of Wheat Doesn’t Tell Us About the Strength of the Economy and Neither Does the Stock Market: Why Is This so Hard for Intellectual Types to Understand?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

February 03, 2021

03 Febrero 2021

The stock market is not designed to tell us about the economy. It tells us about after-tax corporate profits: Full Stop.
The stock market is not designed to tell us about the economy. It tells us about after-tax corporate profits: Full Stop.

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