Dean Baker
Regulation is Not a Mantra
March 22, 2023The NYT’s Irresponsible Reporting on Bank Crises
March 21, 2023SVB Was Donald Trump’s Bailout
March 14, 2023In Defense of Taxing Stock Buybacks
March 13, 2023NPR and the Bad Economy
March 10, 2023Savings, Taxes and Share Buybacks
March 2, 2023Is Inflation Out of Control Again?
March 1, 2023An Aging Population Poses Issues, Just Like the Baby Boom Did
February 23, 2023The Future of Vehicle Prices
February 21, 2023Moderna’s $130 Vaccine and the Path to Cheap Drugs
February 17, 2023Aging Populations and Great Power Politics: the Problem is for the Elites, Not the Masses
February 16, 2023Ending the Cesspool in Pharmaceuticals by Taking Away Patent Monopolies
February 10, 2023The Fed’s 2.0 Percent Inflation Target
February 9, 2023Vaccine Nationalism: China’s and Ours
February 8, 2023Job Growth: Is the Household or Establishment Survey Right?
February 7, 2023What to Expect in the January Jobs Report
February 2, 2023What to Look for in the Fourth Quarter 2022 GDP Report
January 25, 2023A Fun Way to Deal With the Debt Ceiling
January 18, 2023Whipped Inflation, Now
January 13, 2023The Good and Better News About the Economy
January 12, 2023NYT: When the Data Doesn’t Fit the Narrative, Ignore it
January 2, 2023Big Victory on Retirement Income in Omnibus Spending Bill
December 28, 2022A Note on Minimum Age for Mandatory Retirement Fund Distributions
December 27, 2022Industrial Policy is Not a Remedy for Income Inequality
December 23, 2022A Quick Note on That Record Low Savings Rate
December 13, 2022The November Jobs Report Wasn’t as Strong as Advertised
December 8, 2022OMG, a Right-Wing Jerk Can Buy Twitter! Media Concentration Matters
December 1, 2022Sam Bankman-Fried’s Truly Effective Philanthropy: Teaching
November 28, 2022The Pandemic Treaty, Crypto and the Press
November 22, 2022Dodging the Health Care Cost Horror Story of the Austerity Gang
November 16, 2022The Case for the Trumpers’ Angst
November 11, 2022How the Inflation Reduction Act May Transform the Corporate Income Tax
November 10, 2022What’s the Problem with 3.9 Percent Annual Wage Growth?
November 9, 2022