Publications

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

Article Artículo

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Inequality

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

Article Artículo

Bolivia

Latin America and the Caribbean

Organization of American States

US Foreign Policy

World

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

Article Artículo

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Inequality

Intellectual Property

The U.S., China, and the New Cold Warriors

The idea that the United States is involved in an intense global rivalry with China has gained serious credence among elite types. This is both wrong and dangerous.

Dean Baker / September 07, 2020

Article Artículo

Economic Crisis and Recovery

It Was Not “Flaws in the U.S. Financial System” that Caused the Great Recession, It Was the Collapse of the Housing Bubble

There is a great interest in pretending the story is complicated to excuse such an enormous policy failure.

Dean Baker / September 07, 2020

Article Artículo

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Do Most Economists Think Government Deficits Should Have Been Lower Before the Pandemic Hit?

Most of the discussion is quite good, but one item that raised my eyebrow was in the section on deficits.

Dean Baker / September 06, 2020

Article Artículo

Brazil

Latin America and the Caribbean

US Foreign Policy

World

Interview with Mark Weisbrot on the US Election, the Brazilian Economy, and US-Brazil Relations

Mark Weisbrot / September 06, 2020

Article Artículo

Coronavirus

Intellectual Property

New York Times Again Forgets to Mention the Foolproof Way to Prevent Foreign Governments from Stealing Vaccine Research

Of course that would be having open research that was freely shared.

Dean Baker / September 05, 2020

Jobs Byte Artículo

Coronavirus

Workers

Economy Adds 1.4 Million Jobs in August, Unemployment Falls to 8.4 Percent

Even with strong job growth the last four months, we have recovered less than half the jobs lost due to the pandemic.

Dean Baker / September 04, 2020

Article Artículo

Coronavirus

Workers

Labor Day under Coronavirus and Depression: What is Our Government Doing to Labor?

Who would want to be forcing layoffs—potentially totaling millions at the state and local level—during a depression and pandemic?

Mark Weisbrot / September 04, 2020

Article Artículo

Coronavirus

Government

Intellectual Property

Trump’s ‘America First’ Vaccine Agenda May Leave Us Last

By using the usual patent monopoly framework rather than international open-source collaboration, the coronavirus vaccine may prove both elusive and more costly for Americans.

Dean Baker / September 04, 2020