Right-Sizing the Financial Sector in Post-Brexit Europe
Dean Baker
Truthout, July 11, 2016
(The Hill) This is a Test: What Kind of Democracy Do We Have in the United States?
The Hill: The insurgent candidacies of Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and real estate mogul Donald Trump in the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively — one uplifting and the other disturbing — together with the Brexit vote, have brought forth an unusual outpouring of discussion on the weaknesses of democratic governance in the high-income countries.
Bill Gates to Fund Huge XPrize to End Austerity in Europe
Dean Baker
Truthout, July 4, 2016
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
In the Wake of Brexit, Will the EU Finally Turn Away from Austerity?
Dean Baker
PBS Newshour, June 24, 2016
(The Hill) Should I Stay or Should I Go? Brexit, Extortion, and the Path to Reform
The Hill: There is a Mafia-like quality to the threats emanating from EU officials, who are acknowledged to be contemplating how much punishment they can mete out to the U.K. if the people should dare to vote the wrong way.