Publications

NPR Does Another Economy Bad Under Biden Story

March 08, 2023

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Employment

Poverty

Subsidized Employment Can Help Fight Poverty in Good Times & Bad

Nearly 15 million people in the U.S. who would like to work are unable to find a job right now—despite a historically low national unemployment rate.

Algernon Austin, Natalia Cooper and Kali Grant / March 03, 2023

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Climate Change

Environment

Environmental Justice

Housing

California Coastal Commission Public Comment on March 2023 Agenda Item Wednesday 6e – Draft Sustainability Principles

In the Future Actions section of the California Coastal Commission’s Draft Sustainability Principles, the commission needs to consider the housing crisis contained within its purview and beyond the coastal regions.

Matt Sedlar / March 01, 2023

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Social Security

Unfair Cap Means Millionaires Stop Contributing to Social Security on February 28, 2023

Most of us pay income and payroll taxes on all of our earnings, all year round. But only two months into 2023, millionaires have stopped paying Social Security taxes for the year.

Sarah Rawlins / February 28, 2023

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Intellectual Property

Latin America and the Caribbean

The Best Industrial Policy Deal: Shorter Patent Monopolies, not Longer Contracts

Dean Baker / February 28, 2023

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CEPR Sanctions Watch February 2023

February 2023: a Federal Judge rules that 9/11 victims are not entitled to Afghanistan’s frozen assets; calls grow to remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terror list; sanctions fuel record depreciation and food price

Michael Galant / February 28, 2023

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Savings, Taxes, Share Buybacks: Fun with National Income Accounts

Dean Baker / February 26, 2023

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Inflation

Is Inflation Out of Control, Again?

Dean Baker / February 25, 2023

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Cuba

US Foreign Policy

World

Biden Should Reverse Trump’s Designation of Cuba as a “State Sponsor of Terrorism”

That’s the first step of many he can take toward normalizing US/Cuban relations.

Guillaume Long / February 24, 2023

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Biden Wants to Outlaw “Junk” Fees for Americans, But His Administration Can Also Stop Hidden Charges that Hurt Poor Countries

While Biden is going after exploitative, hidden fees at home, there are other exploitative, hidden fees impacting the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world.

Michael Galant / February 22, 2023

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Workers

Black Women’s Views on Black Men’s High Rate of Joblessness

Black men are integral to Black families, neighborhoods, and communities. But they suffer from joblessness at rates higher than other men.

Algernon Austin / February 22, 2023

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Affordable Care Act

Health and Social Programs

Healthcare

Social Security

Does Being Balanced at the New York Times Mean Giving the Right Space to Lie?

Dean Baker / February 21, 2023

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An Aging Population Poses Issues, Just Like the Baby Boom Did

February 20, 2023

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Health and Social Programs

The $119 Billion Spent on Food Stamps Last Year Was 1.9 Percent of Federal Spending, but You All Knew That, Right?

Dean Baker / February 17, 2023

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Prices

The Future of Vehicle Prices

Dean Baker / February 17, 2023

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Climate Change

Inflation Reduction Act

Health and Social Programs

Workers

Statement on Importance of Federal Oversight of Inflation Reduction Act’s Labor, Equity, and Environmental Goals

When major public investments like these are not properly supervised, inequity, waste and corruption is an inevitable result, and the diverse working class loses out. Rigorous oversight of the IRA's implementation needs to be a top priority for Biden.

February 16, 2023

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Affordable Care Act

Social Security