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Dean Baker
Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC.
Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and the OECD's Trade Union Advisory Council.
Alan Greenspan now says that we are seeing a housing bubble. He expects a large single-digit price decline “as a minimum” and…
For the last quarter century, corporate America has been at war against the labor movement. After a long period in which unions…
The mortgage-market meltdown has gotten big enough that even Congress is taking notice. Members of Congress, especially those running for president, are…
CNN took another shot at establishing its credibility in its battle with Michael Moore with a set of detailed responses to issues…
The pundits are working overtime trying to defuse the message from “SiCKO,” Michael Moore’s new film. They are trying to convince the…
The latest data on housing sales showed that the inventory of unsold homes climbed to 4.4 million in May, yet another record.…
Editor’s note: this is adapted from Dean Baker’s new book, The United States since 1980 (The World Since 1980). U.S. politics took…
Is there anything as beautiful as the sound of surprised economists in the springtime? I haven’t had this much fun since the…
For the people who will vote in the Democratic primaries next year, the Iraq War will rightly be the central issue. On…