December 18, 2020

18 Diciembre 2020

Repealing Section 230 means treating social media in the same way as print and broadcast media.

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

China, Christmas, and the Coronavirus

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 17, 2020

17 Diciembre 2020

We lost an opportunity to have worldwide cooperation in the development of vaccines, bringing in not only Europe, but China.

And Now, for Something Somewhat Different

By Dawn NiederhauserDawn Niederhauser

December 14, 2020

14 Diciembre 2020

It’s that time of year again, when I hijack Dean’s blog to ask you to consider making a year-end donation to the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

• InequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Important Addition to Edsall Column on the Politics of Resentment: Downward Mobility Was by Design

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 13, 2020

13 Diciembre 2020

The key point is that this level of hypercompetition, which is driving down the living standards of large segments of the population, is by design.

• Health and Social ProgramsLos Programas Sociales y de SaludHealthcare

Choice in Health Care Plans and Medicare: It’s More Complicated

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 11, 2020

11 Diciembre 2020

The key point for the choice issue is that even those opting for the traditional Medicare plan still have to deal with many choices in arranging their coverage.

• Intellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Big Pharma Strikes Back

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 10, 2020

10 Diciembre 2020

Not surprisingly, the pharmaceutical industry is not letting the resolution put forward before the WTO go unchallenged in public debate.

• InequalityLa Desigualdad

Beating Up on Finance

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 07, 2020

07 Diciembre 2020

It is true that I haven’t beaten up on the financial sector for a while, and with Biden now putting together his administration, this would be a great time to take a few shots.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Journalism Lesson for Ron Elving at NPR’s Weekend Edition: You Don’t Know What Republican Members of Congress “Think” About Aid to State and Local Governments

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 05, 2020

05 Diciembre 2020

I'm not sure why it is so hard for reporters to just tell us what politicians say and do, instead of telling us what they think and believe.

• Globalization and TradeGlobalización y comercioInequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Lessons for Steve Rattner from Folks Who Actually Remember the 1990s

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 02, 2020

02 Diciembre 2020

Many progressives have better memories than Rattner, which is why they are determined to not have the Biden presidency be a repeat of the Clinton presidency.

• InequalityLa Desigualdad