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I echo calls from National Nurses United, the People’s CDC, and other concerned stakeholders to urge the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) to strengthen, not weaken, airborne infection controls in healthcare settings.

Hayley Brown / September 07, 2023

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Bret Stephens Inventive Anti-Biden Case in the NYT

Dean Baker / September 07, 2023

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Federal Reserve

United States

Workers

Work-Hour Volatility by the Numbers: How Do Workers Fare in the Wake of the Pandemic

Economic lives have become fluid in the United States during recent decades, with individual or family incomes often varying from month to month, from quarter to quarter, or across years.

Julie Yixia Cai / September 06, 2023

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Crypto and Finance Are Waste and a Drag on the Economy

Dean Baker / September 06, 2023

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COVID-19

Economic Growth

Intellectual Property

United States

Should People Be Happy About the Biden Economy?

Dean Baker / September 04, 2023

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Contrary to What You Read in the NYT, the Typical Worker is Not $2,000 Behind Their Pre-Pandemic Pay

Wages did fall behind inflation in 2021 and the first half of 2022, but since then they have regained lost ground and are now slightly higher than they were before the pandemic, after adjusting for inflation.

Dean Baker / September 02, 2023

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Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8 Percent in August Due to Big Rise in Labor Force Participation

This report should be good news in that it is showing slightly slower wage growth and also a pace of hours growth suggesting another quarter of good productivity growth.

Dean Baker / September 01, 2023

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Pro-Labor Actions Give Workers More Reason to Celebrate This Labor Day

Workers will have much to celebrate this Labor Day weekend following several recent pro-labor victories led by the Biden administration and Democratic appointees across the federal government. Coming on the heels of what many have deemed a “hot labor summer” with high union favorability ratings and high-profile union activism, these developments are promising steps toward a more level playing field where workers can freely organize.

Hayley Brown and Brandon Novick / September 01, 2023

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Mixed Jobs Report in August: Where Does the Economy Stand Now?

Dean Baker / September 01, 2023

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August Jobs Preview: What to Expect in the August Jobs Report

The labor market has continued to remain surprisingly strong, with the economy averaging 218,000 new jobs a month over the last three months.

Dean Baker / August 31, 2023

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CEPR Sanctions Watch August 2023

In the August 2023 edition of Sanctions Watch, aid shortfalls, drought, and sanctions take their toll on Afghanistan. And the peso hits an all-time low amid a deepening economic crisis in Cuba, plus other updates.

Michael Galant / August 31, 2023

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COVID-19

Elections

GDP

Inflation Reduction Act

Minimum Wage

United States

Workers

Labor Faces a Partisan Divide on Most Important Issues Going Forward

The 2024 election could determine how much we can fix problems, or whether we move backward toward increasing inequality of income, wealth, and access to education.

Mark Weisbrot / August 31, 2023

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Elections

United States

In the Next Trump Administration, Donald Trump Will Be Forecasting the Weather

If the media have any commitment to reporting on politics, they would be reporting on Trump and the Republican Party’s plans and what they mean for the country every day of the week.

Dean Baker / August 30, 2023

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Your Periodic Reminder: Government-Granted Patent Monopolies Make Drugs Expensive

Dean Baker / August 29, 2023

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Are People in China now Substantially Richer Than People in Mexico?

Dean Baker / August 28, 2023

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