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Stories by Dean Baker
Why the Country's Top Economists Keep Making Wildly Stupid Claims
Posted on: Nov 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet
Underwater homeowners can't explain the weak recovery. It's reduced demand and wiped out housing wealth.
The Washington Post Backs the GOP's Economic Voodoo
Posted on: Feb 3, 2012, Source: Center for Economic and Policy Research
Time Magazine Ignores Reality to Promote Paul Ryan's "Right-Wing Social Engineering" Plan to End Medicare
Posted on: Dec 16, 2011, Source: Beat the Press
Declining Labor Force Participation Leads to Sharp Drop in Unemployment
Posted on: Dec 2, 2011, Source: CEPR
Economy Generated Just 80,000 Jobs in October, Don't Expect Big Drop in Unemployment Soon
Posted on: Nov 4, 2011, Source: CEPR
Washington Post Discards All Journalistic Standards In Attack on Social Security
Posted on: Oct 30, 2011, Source: Center for Economic and Policy Research
Jobs Report: Growth, While Weak, Mostly Came from Health Care Employment
Posted on: Oct 7, 2011, Source: Center for Economic and Policy Research
Bleak Jobs Report: Zero Job Growth in August, as Unemployment Rate Remains Stable
Posted on: Sep 2, 2011, Source: CEPR
Employment Rate Hits New Low as Economy Creates 117,000 Jobs in July
Posted on: Aug 5, 2011, Source: CEPR
On Ron Paul's 'Screw the Fed' Plan for Dealing with Debt Ceiling Showdown
Posted on: Jul 8, 2011, Source: The New Republic
David Brooks Gets It Wrong Again; Blames Fannie Mae for Big Banks' Mortgage Crisis
Posted on: Jun 17, 2011, Source: Beat the Press
Jobs Report: Unemployment Edges Up to 9 Percent Despite Strong Job Growth
Posted on: May 6, 2011, Source: Center for Economic and Policy Research
Obama's Outrageous Christmas Gift to Fannie and Freddie
Posted on: Dec 28, 2009, Source: Comment Is Free
After throwing the economy into the worst downturn since the Great Depression, the financial industry has used its political power to become stronger than ever.
Good News on Jobs Front but Still no Signs of a "Robust" Recovery
Posted on: Dec 4, 2009, Source: Center for Economic and Policy Research
Employers are cutting jobs at a much slower rate.
Not One More Tax Dollar For the Banks
Posted on: Nov 30, 2009, Source: Comment Is Free
The millions of American families struggling to keep up with their bubble-era mortgages are the ones who deserve help.
Unemployment Hits 10.2 Percent, Economy Sheds 190,000 Jobs
Posted on: Nov 6, 2009, Source: Center for Economic and Policy Research
A run-down of the employment picture.
Do Critics on the Right Even Know Why They're Supposed to Attack Obama's Healthcare Plan?
Posted on: Aug 4, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
The Right knows that they are supposed to hate Obamacare, the only problem is that they keep forgetting why.
How a Shorter Workweek Could Save Our Economy
Posted on: Jan 28, 2009, Source: The Guardian
Shortening the workweek would create jobs and stimulate the US economy -- and give workers the benefits other countries provide.
Bush's Cronies Spread the Wealth Around ... to Corporations
Posted on: Dec 3, 2008, Source: Firedoglake
It is remarkable how little attention is being given to Paulson and Bernanke's ambitious effort to spread the wealth.
The Washington Post Only Supports Bailouts for Millionaires, Not Autoworkers
Posted on: Oct 28, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
After all, the average autoworker only makes $56,650 a year, who do they think they are?
Are You Better Off?
Posted on: Oct 15, 2008, Source: Brave New Films
Reagan vs. Carter, and Obama vs. McCain
