Publications

Inflation

Energy Prices Push Overall CPI Up 0.4 Percent in February

There is still little basis for concern about inflation in February’s data.

Dean Baker / March 10, 2021

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The New York Times Thinks It’s Reasonable that We Have to Beg Billionaires Not to Corrupt Our Elections

That is the takeaway readers of this piece on efforts to reform Section 230 would likely get.

Dean Baker / March 09, 2021

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An Interview for Those Who Want More of My Wisdom

What should progressives prioritize under Biden?

Dean Baker / March 09, 2021

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Inflation

PREVIEW: What to Look for in the February Consumer Price Index

There is widespread concern that President Biden’s rescue package, along with the containment of the pandemic, could lead to inflationary pressures.

Dean Baker / March 08, 2021

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Affordable Care Act

Are Shareholders Allies in the Fight Against Inequality?

The basic point is one that I, and others, have been making for a long time. CEOs and other top executives rip off the companies they work for.

Dean Baker / March 08, 2021

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Environment Versus How Many Jobs?

Environment

It is important to place the potential size of the job loss in some context.

Dean Baker / March 07, 2021

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Jobs

Economy Adds 379,000 Jobs in February; Unemployment Edges Down to 6.2 Percent

Workers

A drop in aggregate hours in February could be an indication that productivity growth is accelerating.

Dean Baker / March 05, 2021

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COVID-19

The New York Times Has not Heard of China’s (or Russia’s) Vaccines

Intellectual Property

Are New York Times reporters prohibited from talking about the Chinese and Russian vaccines?

Dean Baker / March 04, 2021

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Government

Missing Voters and Missing Unemployed Black Workers

Just as many people decline to respond to political pollsters, people are increasingly refusing to respond to the various surveys the government’s statistical agencies field to gather data about people’s work, income, and spending patterns.

Dean Baker and Julie Yixia Cai / March 03, 2021

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Private Equity

Workers

Workers Should be Wary Now that Private Equity Is Going Retail

Private equity made no secret in 2014 that it was coming after people’s nest eggs.

Eileen Appelbaum / March 03, 2021

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Steven Pearlstein’s Parting Shot at Progressives

I wish Pearlstein a long and productive retirement.

Dean Baker / March 03, 2021

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Health and Social Programs

Most Children Live in Households that Experience One or More Substantial Declines in Earnings During the Year: The Child Tax Credit Should Be Restructured to Help Them

Nearly half of all children live in households that experience at least one negative earnings shock during a typical year. Such shocks are particularly common among lower-income household and households headed by adults without a bachelor’s degree.

Julie Yixia Cai and Shawn Fremstad / March 02, 2021

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Jobs

PREVIEW: What to Look for in the February Jobs Report

Workers

It is likely that job growth picked up some from its weak January pace.

Dean Baker / March 02, 2021

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COVID-19

To Prevent the Resurgence of the Pandemic, Can We Talk About Open-Source Research?

Intellectual Property

The point is that we would want evidence on new strains to be shared as quickly as possible.

Dean Baker / February 26, 2021

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Bolivia

Ecuador

Latin America and the Caribbean

World

Ecuador: La democracia no debe ser descarrilada por falsas denuncias de fraude

Cuando "detener el robo" se convierte en el grito de guerra de los perdedores electorales en otros países

Mark Weisbrot / February 26, 2021

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Public Sector Unions Mean Middle-Class Jobs for Black Workers

As Black History Month draws to a close in 2021, it is worth reflecting on the critical role public sector union jobs have played in creating a pathway to the middle class for Black workers and their families.

Hayley Brown and Dean Baker / February 25, 2021

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Wall Street

Bartenders and Pension Fund Investment Advisers

Investment advisers are in the same relationship to the pension fund as the bartender is to the person worried about their drinking problem. The advisers are making money off the fund.

Dean Baker / February 25, 2021

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Bolivia

Democracy

Ecuador

Latin America and the Caribbean

Organization of American States

World

Ecuador: Democracy Should Not Be Derailed by False Claims of Fraud

When “stop the steal” becomes the rallying cry of election losers in other countries

Mark Weisbrot / February 24, 2021

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Health and Social Programs

Wage Cap Allows Millionaires to Stop Contributing to Social Security on February 23, 2021

Today is the first day of 2021 that millionaires make no contribution to Social Security.

Sarah Rawlins / February 23, 2021

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