Podcast
Mostly Economics – Episode 42
Dean Baker sits down with CEPR climate analyst Matt Sedlar to unpack how Trump’s cuts to FEMA and NOAA are leaving states, especially poorer Republican ones in Appalachia, dangerously exposed.
Jul 9, 2026
Climate Change and Environment
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
The Deadly Cost of Misguided Federal Wildfire Policy
Jul 7, 2026
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Trump Dismisses Key Housing, Disaster Recovery Reform as ‘Unimportant’
Jun 30, 2026
Article • Data Bytes
Clean Energy Investments Can Lead to Good Union Jobs
Jun 24, 2026
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
The Troubling Precedent of Federal Immunity for Corporate Pollution
Jun 23, 2026
Podcast
Mostly Economics – Episode 42
Dean Baker sits down with CEPR climate analyst Matt Sedlar to unpack how Trump’s cuts to FEMA and NOAA are leaving states, especially poorer Republican ones in Appalachia, dangerously exposed.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
The Deadly Cost of Misguided Federal Wildfire Policy
The Trump administration has reinstated a full suppression strategy to wildfires — a move that defies explanation and puts firefighters at risk.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Trump Dismisses Key Housing, Disaster Recovery Reform as ‘Unimportant’
Congress passed a housing bill by wide margins that includes key disaster relief provisions. For some reason, Trump is stalling and calling the bill a ‘big yawn.’
Article • Data Bytes
Clean Energy Investments Can Lead to Good Union Jobs
During the Biden years, infrastructure investments helped create clean energy jobs, some of which were union jobs. The Trump administration is working to reverse those gains.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
The Troubling Precedent of Federal Immunity for Corporate Pollution
The Trump administration is seeking to dismiss a pollution case brought against an Elon Musk-owned company, arguing that its AI chatbot does vital national security work.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Another Federal Court Rebukes Trump Administration Over Illegally Withheld Funds
The Trump administration faced another setback in court — this time over ending environmental justice grant programs.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Privatization and Climate Risk Will Expand the US Flood Insurance Gap
A new paper on flood risks highlights the dangers of privatization.
Article • Data Bytes
Protect the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System
A vague recommendation in the new FEMA Review Council report could threaten a key flood insurance program.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
FEMA Review Council Recommends Reducing Federal Disaster Declarations, Supports NFIP Privatization
The FEMA Review Council released its long-awaited report, which makes several very troubling policy recommendations.
Press Release
CEPR Applauds Colombia for Advancing Investor-State Dispute Settlement Talks but Flags Concerns Over Diluted Conference Outcomes at Santa Marta
CEPR commends Colombia for its leadership in advancing discussions over investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in recent weeks.
