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Starting with the one I find most troubling, their source on job posting shows a huge falloff in August. Nationally, we are almost back to the lows reached in May.
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.
he idea that we would not address pressing needs, like climate change, child care, and health care because we are concerned about the debt burden is close to crazy. As long as the economy is not near its capacity, there is zero reason not to spend to address these priorities
If we want to have serious policy discussions, and not just protect existing patterns of inequality, government-granted patent and copyright monopolies have to be on the table
There is no evidence that generous unemployment benefits are making it difficult to find workers
This is really a question of life and death. Tens of millions of workers have serious health conditions that mean they would be at considerable danger if they became infected
Source: Center for Economic and Policy Research Moderna, a relatively new biotech company, has generally been seen as the leading U.S. contender…
Taxpayer-Funded Drug Research Should Require Open-Source Sharing by BigPharma, Not Profiteering Patents. Let’s Start With the Coronavirus Vaccine
If the minimum wage had kept pace with productivity growth it would be over $24 an hour today
NYT Warns of “Skills Gap”
It would be a great thing for humanity if a low-priced coronavirus vaccine became the first example of a new prescription drug policy in America.