Publications

The No-One-in-the-GOP CARES Act Bails Out Airlines, Does Little for Public Health or Workers’ Jobs

Again, the CARES Act demonstrates the Republican party’s complete disdain for the health or economic well-being of American workers.

Dean Baker, Eileen Appelbaum and Mark Weisbrot / March 20, 2020

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Andrew Sorkin Gets the Bailout Basics Right, but Debt Is Not a Problem

Dean Baker / March 19, 2020

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The Great Failure of Donald Trump’s Big Tax Cut

Dean Baker / March 19, 2020

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Inequality

Contagion Nation 2020: United States Still the Only Wealthy Nation without Paid Sick Leave

The current global pandemic highlights the importance of paid leave for workers who are unable to work because of an illness or temporary disability, or because they need to care for a person with an illness or temporary disability.

Hye Jin Rho, Shawn Fremstad and Jared Gaby-Biegel / March 19, 2020

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The Work-Sharing Model for Sustaining the Economy through the Crisis

Dean Baker / March 19, 2020

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Trump Stimulus Plan: Still Getting Everything Wrong

It is encouraging that the Trump administration is now taking steps to respond to the economic damage from the novel coronavirus pandemic, but from what has been disclosed, its plan is poorly designed.

Dean Baker, Eileen Appelbaum and Mark Weisbrot / March 19, 2020

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US Sanctions and COVID-19

US presidents should not have the power to unilaterally wage economic warfare against civilian populations.

Alexander Main / March 19, 2020

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Some Good News in Coronavirus Times: A Rise in the Labor Share of National Income

We now have full year data on profits and income, and it turns out there was an increase in the labor share of roughly 0.7 percentage points in 2019. That took us to 64.2 percent of national income.

Dean Baker / March 18, 2020

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Inoculating the Coronavirus Vaccine Against the Profit Pandemic

Competition among private medical interests is impeding the race for the cure.

Dean Baker / March 18, 2020

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When It Comes to Bailouts, Nancy Pelosi Is in the Drivers Seat

Dean Baker / March 17, 2020

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COVID-19 and the Importance of Minimum-Income Systems

Most wealthy countries have a minimum-income system that provides an income floor to low-income people who aren’t eligible for benefits that are tied directly to past or current employment.

Shawn Fremstad / March 16, 2020

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Concrete Solutions to Mitigate the Health and Economic Impacts of the Pandemic

Does the federal government have meaningful tools available to turn a terrible situation into one that is meaningfully less terrible?

Eileen Appelbaum, Dean Baker and Shawn Fremstad / March 16, 2020

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Quick Thought on the Targeting of a Stimulus

Dean Baker / March 16, 2020

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Inequality