Publications

Workers

Thomas Edsall Talks About the Elites Screwing the Masses, But It’s Much Worse Than He Says

The column gets one important fact badly wrong, and hugely understates the extent to which the screwing of noncollege educated workers was the result of deliberate government policies.

Dean Baker / November 02, 2022

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Preview: Did Wage Growth in October Stay at a Noninflationary Pace?

If wage growth remains moderate in the October data, there is a solid case that the Fed’s work is done.

Dean Baker / November 02, 2022

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Colombia

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

South American Integration

UNASUR

Colombia, Brasil y la resurrección de Unasur

Colombia y Brasil pueden ser aliados estratégicos para un relanzamiento inteligente, eficiente, resiliente y estratégico de la integración suramericana.

Guillaume Long / November 02, 2022

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Haiti

Inequality

US Foreign Policy

More Than 90 Organizations Reject Calls for Military Intervention in Haiti

Jake Johnston / November 01, 2022

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IMF

Lula’s Victory Opens a Window of Opportunity for a New UNASUR

President Lula, designate your ambassador for regional integration and create that channel of communication now. There is no time to lose.

Andrés Arauz / November 01, 2022

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IMF

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

UNASUR

La victoria de Lula abre una ventana de oportunidad única a la UNASUR

Presidente Lula, junte a sus futuros pares, designe a su embajador plenipotenciario para la integración regional y cree ya ese canal de comunicación. No hay tiempo que perder.

Andrés Arauz / October 31, 2022

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Economic Policy

Inflation

Health and Social Programs

Inflation and Recession: Where Are We Now?

A lot of new data on the economy last week … was pretty good from the standpoint of stable growth and slowing inflation, but there is still much ambiguity and serious grounds for concerns about the future.

Dean Baker / October 30, 2022

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Budget

Government

Contrary to What Ezra Klein and Mark Leibovich Tell You, Paul Ryan Was Very Much a Lightweight

Ryan was a lightweight who did not want his proposals to be taken seriously, and thankfully, most people other than centrist pundits did not.

Dean Baker / October 29, 2022

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Honduras

¿Por qué los EE. UU. condenan a Honduras por combatir la corrupción?

Si la administración Biden se tomase en serio el abordaje de las causas que son la raíz de la migración forzada en Centroamérica y realmente quisiera apoyar a la democracia constitucional en la región, entonces debería reconocer el fin de las ZEDE como un

Brett Heinz and Beth Geglia / October 28, 2022

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Government

Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Can We Stop Wasting Time on Campaign Finance Reform?

Do we have a plan to keep a right-wing jerk like Musk from taking over a major social media platform?

Dean Baker / October 28, 2022

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CELAC

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

MERCOSUR

Pink Tide

South American Integration

UNASUR

Vers Une Nouvelle Unasur: Les Voix De La Réactivation De L’Intégration Sud Américaine

Cette étude analyse (1) l'héritage de l'UNASUR, ses succès, ses erreurs et ses vulnérabilités ; (2) la situation juridique actuelle de l'UNASUR et le statut de ses membres fondateurs par rapport à son traité ; et (3) les réformes à mener pour assurer la p

Guillaume Long and Natasha Suñé / October 28, 2022

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GDP Shows Healthy Growth in Third Quarter, Driven by a Shrinking Trade Deficit

In short, this is a very good picture, but one with many clear warning signs.

Dean Baker / October 27, 2022

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Inflation

NPR Tells Listeners Not to Give Biden Credit for Falling Gas Prices, Even When its Story Effectively Does

The gist of this brief exchange is that Biden’s latest announcement that he was releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves was not lowering prices because he had earlier committed himself to this release.

Dean Baker / October 27, 2022

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Economic Growth

PREVIEW: What to Look for In the Third Quarter 2022 GDP Report

The third quarter data is likely to look something like a normal healthy economy. We also should see a modest positive growth rate.

Dean Baker / October 25, 2022

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Economic Growth

NYT Calls the Obama Stimulus, Which Most Economists Think Was Too Small, “Huge”

The NYT doesn’t like the Democrats’ economic policies. They make this very clear in their news section.

Dean Baker / October 25, 2022

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California Can Work with Fire Survivors to Rebuild Resilient

The cycle doesn’t have to be “Rebuild, Reburn.” California can also “Rebuild Resilient.” Otherwise, the state faces a future in which more and more residents become climate refugees.

Matt Sedlar / October 25, 2022

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Washington Post Preemptively Trashes Third Quarter GDP Numbers

We should never make too much of one quarter’s productivity data. …this quarter will be good news and a huge turnaround from the productivity numbers we saw in the first half of 2022.

Dean Baker / October 23, 2022

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Debt

Education

Corrected: What Difference Does It Make If Spending Is Over One Year or Forty? None to the New York Times

We have a right to expect more serious budget reporting from the country’s leading newspaper.

Dean Baker / October 21, 2022

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Inflation Is Not the Main Issue in the Election

No one likes to see rising prices, but it would be unfortunate if people overlooked so much that is good in the economy to focus on a problem that was largely outside the control of our elected leaders.

Dean Baker / October 21, 2022

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