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Après la tournée de Guaido à Washington, l’administration Trump alloue plus d’argent au « changement de régime » au Venezuela

Le voyage de haut niveau de Juan Guaidó à Washington au début du mois semble porter ses fruits.

Cavan Kharrazian / February 25, 2020

Article Artículo

NYT Does Public Relations Work for Emmanuel Macron

Dean Baker / February 25, 2020

Article Artículo

The NYT’s Analysis of Democratic Tax Plans — A Really Big Number Orgy

Dean Baker / February 24, 2020

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Health and Social Programs

United States

The United States is a Laggard on Family Benefits

If the United States increased its spending on family benefits to the 2015 Canadian level, it would mean roughly $225 billion more for families in this year alone.

Shawn Fremstad / February 24, 2020

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Latin America and the Caribbean

Venezuela

World

After Guaidó’s DC Circuit, Trump Admin Earmarks More Money for Regime Change in Venezuela

Juan Guaidó’s high-profile trip to Washington earlier this month seems to be paying off.

Cavan Kharrazian / February 24, 2020

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Economic Growth

Government

United States

Bloomberg’s 2008 Story About the Great Recession Is Still Racist and Untrue

The fact is the bubble, and the enormous risks it implied, were easy to see for those paying attention.

Dean Baker / February 24, 2020

Article Artículo

Washington Post and Fareed Zakaria’s Trumpism on Trade

Dean Baker / February 21, 2020

Article Artículo

Government

United States

Wall Street

Biden Corporate Loyalists Unite Around Super PAC

While Biden is not beholden to his donors, their specific interests in reducing federal oversight of private equity, real estate, and the tech sector might still be an indication of what to expect from a Biden administration.

February 21, 2020

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Globalization and Trade

Intellectual Property

United States

American Consumers Are Paying for Trump’s Tariffs

Given his confusion on trade issues, and the likelihood that any further Trump offensives in the trade war will backfire, we would be best off if Trump just followed the advice of Sen. Aiken: declare victory and leave the trade war behind.

Dean Baker / February 20, 2020

Article Artículo

Climate Change

What if Buttigieg Said That he Doesn’t Accept the “Fashionable” View that Climate Change is a Problem?

Dean Baker / February 19, 2020

report informe

Why It’s So Hard to End Surprise Medical Bills

In an otherwise insightful article on how the medical system profits from surprise medical bills, medical doctor and journalist Elisabeth Rosenthal fails to mention the detrimental role played by private equity firms.

Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt / February 19, 2020

Article Artículo

Health and Social Programs

United States

Wage Cap Allows Millionaires to Stop Contributing to Social Security on February 19, 2020

Social Security gives retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to almost 20 percent of the US population, including at least six million children. But it could do better.

Sarah Rawlins / February 18, 2020

Article Artículo

New York Times Flunks Putting Numbers in Context in Chicago

Dean Baker / February 17, 2020

Article Artículo

Government

United States

US Foreign Policy

Joe Biden Championed the Iraq War. Will That Come Back to Haunt Him Now?

Mark Weisbrot for The Guardian: Joe Biden has an issue that hasn’t played out yet in this election: his role in the launch of the Iraq War.

Mark Weisbrot / February 17, 2020

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Health and Social Programs

United States

Trump Wants to Inflict Severe Pain on Disabled Community Just Because He Can

Trump’s plan is not about saving taxpayers large sums by cracking down on cheats. It is about enlarging the bureaucracy to deny disabled workers the benefits they paid for.

Dean Baker / February 17, 2020

Article Artículo

We Shouldn’t Have to Beg Mark Zuckerberg to Respect Democracy

Dean Baker / February 14, 2020

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COVID-19

Economic Growth

United States

Overall CPI Rises 0.1 Percent in January, While Core Index Rises 0.2 Percent

The health care insurance index has risen 20.7 percent over the last year.

Dean Baker / February 13, 2020

Article Artículo

Bolivia

Latin America and the Caribbean

World

El Gobierno “provisional” de Bolivia realiza cambios radicales en política exterior, y gana poderosos aliados

Jeanine Áñez ha pasado de ser una improbable presidenta provisional que emergió de la oscuridad, a una candidata presidencial con un conjunto creciente de aliados internacionales; haciendo de su política exterior radical una herramienta esencial...

Guillaume Long / February 13, 2020

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Government

Honduras

Latin America and the Caribbean

Mexico

US Foreign Policy

World

Trump’s Export Reform Will Shower Gun Industry in Central American and Mexican Blood Money

The Trump administration's new rules on arms exports are aimed at enriching the firearms industry at the expense of human lives around the world, especially in Mexico and Central America, where the likely absence of enforcement will put more weapons into

Brett Heinz / February 12, 2020

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Economic Growth

Globalization and Trade

United States

Remember the Trade Deficit? Washington Post Forgets It in Drawing Up Trump’s Report Card

Dean Baker / February 12, 2020