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Thirteen Years After Passage of ACA: Real Progress Has Been Made, But US Needs Medicare for All

Signed by President Obama 13 years ago, the Affordable Care Act was an essential step toward ensuring that health care is a right, not a privilege, in the United States.

Shawn Fremstad and Hayley Brown / March 23, 2023

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Intellectual Property

Craziness on Copyright at the Washington Post

March 21, 2023

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Fed Interest Rate Decision Could Hurt Housing

New data from the Census and Department of Housing and Urban Development on housing permits and starts show an uptick in activity.

Matt Sedlar / March 20, 2023

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

“Regulation” Is Not a Mantra

March 19, 2023

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New York Times Tries for Pulitzer Prize in Irresponsible Reporting on Bank Crises

March 18, 2023

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Intellectual Property

NYT Can Trash Trumpers for Leaving Us Less Prepared for Next Pandemic, but Not Drug Companies

March 17, 2023

Article Artículo

Economic Crisis and Recovery

The Question Millions Are Asking: How Can Inflation Be Out of Control with 3.6 Percent Wage Growth?

We can use wage data to get another vantage point on inflation.

Dean Baker / March 16, 2023

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Intellectual Property

The Cult of Intellectual Property Has Taken Over Our Leading News Outlets

March 16, 2023

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Inequality

United States

On the Interrelationship of Race and Class

In a new article published in the journal Health Equity, Algernon Austin discusses the interrelationship of race and class.

Algernon Austin / March 14, 2023

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

SVB Was Donald Trump’s Bailout

Dean Baker / March 13, 2023

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Consumer Price Index

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Inflation

What to Look for in the February CPI

The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, March 14th at 8:30 AM Eastern Time.

Dean Baker / March 13, 2023

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Inequality

The Answer to the Silicon Valley Bank Bailout: Federal Reserve Banking

March 12, 2023

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Waiving Intellectual Property Rules in a Pandemic is Just Inconceivable at the New York Times

March 12, 2023

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Economic Growth

The Really Great February Jobs Report

March 11, 2023

Article Artículo

Budget and National Debt

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Paid Leave

Statement on President Biden’s Paid Leave Proposal in His 2024 Budget

In the strongest commitment to paid family and medical in history, President Biden’s budget calls for $325 billion to fund a permanent paid family and medical leave program.

Eileen Appelbaum / March 10, 2023

Jobs Byte Artículo

Jobs

United States

Workers

Strong Job Growth in February, but Hours Drop, and Wage Growth Slows

The annual rate of wage growth over the last three months was just 3.6 percent, a pace often seen prior to the pandemic when inflation was below the Fed’s target.

Dean Baker / March 10, 2023

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Beyond the Headline Numbers in the Jobs Report: Disability and Employment

Just over 10 million working-age disabled people were out of the labor force in the last quarter of 2022 — roughly the same as the number who were out of the labor force in 2018 and 2019.

Hayley Brown and Shawn Fremstad / March 10, 2023

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Housing

Inequality

Poverty

Housing Assistance, Poverty, and Material Hardship

This article documents the antipoverty effects of housing assistance programs and their relationships with other life circumstances.

Julie Yixia Cai / March 09, 2023

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Massive Public Investment Made COVID-19 Vaccines Possible

The US public provided the financing and took on the risks needed to produce the COVID-19 vaccines. The public should also decide how to use the value its investments created.

Shawn Fremstad and Tori Coan / March 09, 2023

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Putting Numbers in a Wrong Context to Lie to Readers

Dean Baker / March 09, 2023

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