Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Some pundits are saying that economists were wrong about the effects of Trump’s tariffs. But they’re missing the point and minimizing the damage.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Despite alarmist headlines, China’s aging population won’t doom its economy—rising productivity and shifting labor trends can more than offset demographic changes.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Trump’s threatened tariffs were rarely implemented as promised, but his erratic, corrupt tariff policy still amounts to a massive tax hurting growth and trust.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
The TrumpRX plan ignores the true reason drugs cost so much: government-granted patent monopolies that let drug companies charge inflated prices.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Trump bashes Obamacare yet still has no health care plan after years of empty promises.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Reforming Section 230 to hold platforms liable for defamatory content could protect individuals, curb abuse, and reduce the unchecked power of social media giants.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
CEOs aren’t driven by shareholder value but by self-interest, with weak labor power and media checks allowing Trump’s authoritarianism to go unchallenged.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Patent monopolies create massive financial incentives that corrupt biomedical research, yet media discussions of “broken science” often ignore this key issue.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Trump’s crackdown on late-night comedians highlights the urgent need to democratize media ownership through public funding and tax credits.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Canada cut US import tariffs to offset its slowing economy, signaling a shift away from Trump’s trade war and toward new global trade partners.
