Publications

What the OAS Did to Bolivia

Bolivia has descended into a nightmare of political repression and racist state violence since the democratically elected government of Evo Morales was overthrown by the military on November 10.

Mark Weisbrot / September 18, 2020

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Ecuador

Political Trials and Electoral Bans: the Battle for Democracy in Ecuador

Amidst political trials and electoral bans, Moreno's assault on democracy is past the point of no return

Guillaume Long / September 18, 2020

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Globalization and Trade

Trade Wars Are Class Wars: Even More than Klein and Pettis Say

Intellectual Property

The focus should be on reducing the protectionist barriers ... and on limiting the protections for intellectual property that raise the prices we pay for a wide range of items, and hand the money to a relatively small elite in a position to benefit.

Dean Baker / September 18, 2020

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Ecuador

Juicios políticos y vetos electorales en la batalla por la democracia en Ecuador

La persecución política y la manipulación de las elecciones por parte del gobierno de Moreno ya han convencido a un gran segmento de la población ecuatoriana, que las elecciones no son libres y justas. Este es un territorio inexplorado.

Guillaume Long / September 18, 2020

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Bolivia

Lo que la OEA le hizo a Bolivia

Bolivia ha caído en una pesadilla de represión política y violencia estatal racista desde que el gobierno de Evo Morales, elegido democráticamente, fue derrocado por los militares el 10 de noviembre.

Mark Weisbrot / September 18, 2020

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Government

Revolving Door Project

Biden’s Big Test: Selecting a White House Chief of Staff

Progressives may be able to persuade a President Biden on many issues if they can just sit down to talk with him, but they’ll need to get through the door first.

Max Moran / September 17, 2020

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Robert Samuelson Hangs It Up

Robert Samuelson, the Washington Post columnist who has provided so much material for this blog over the years, announced his retirement today.

Dean Baker / September 14, 2020

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Growth

Overall and Core CPI Both Rise 0.4 Percent in August Driven by Reversals from Earlier Price Declines

Rental inflation continues to slow in high-priced areas.

Dean Baker / September 11, 2020

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Haiti

Depatman Leta Ameriken Fè Yon Gwo Kontra ak Yon Konpayi Sekirite ki Gen Koneksyon Politik

Jake Johnston / September 09, 2020

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Is Repealing Section 230 the Way to Fix Facebook? Exchange with Siva Vaidhyanathan

We should never be in the position of having to rely on the good will of a billionaire to allow democracy to work. Repealing Section 230 will put an end to this problem.

Dean Baker / September 09, 2020

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Blue States are Not Wrong to Want to Restore the Deduction for State and Local Taxes

It seems very plausible to me that the higher effective tax rate without the federal deduction will cause more rich people to move out of state, meaning they will have less money to pay for education, infrastructure, and social services.

Dean Baker / September 08, 2020

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Bolivia

Organization of American States

The OAS Misused Its Own Data to Help Fabricate Its Accusation of Fraud Against Evo Morales

This was not an objective, scientific investigation into the election, but a way of defending an indefensible analysis cooked up in advance

David Rosnick / September 08, 2020

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