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A new CEPR analysis of union workforce demographics finds more diversity than just 25 years ago. The study shows that women now make up 45 percent of union workers, while Latinos and Asians are two of the fastest-growing groups in the labor movement. These and other shifts in the composition of the unionized workforce are explored in the full report.

President Obama’s Credibility on the Line in Honduras

As the agreement to resolve the crisis in Honduras breaks down, and Latin America insists on President Zelaya's restitution in order for the planned elections to be considered legitimate, CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot writes in his most recent column that Obama's credibility is on the line as the U.S. decides as to whether it will recognize the elections.

Report Card on TARP

Earlier today, Dean Baker testified before the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (COP). The webcast of the hearing, also featuring testimony from Charles Calomiris, Simon Johnson, Alex Pollock, and Mark Zandi, can be seen on the COP website. A transcript of Baker's testimony can be found here.

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Op-Eds & Columns

The Budget Crisis: The Blame is Bipartisan
Dean Baker
Truthout, November 23, 2009
Honduran Dictatorship Is A Threat to Democracy In the Hemisphere
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee, November 19, 2009
An Unemployment Solution: Pay People to Work Shorter Hours
Dean Baker
The Nation, November 17, 2009
U.S. Must Solve Its Own Economic Problems
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, November 12, 2009

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Publications

The Failures of TARP
November 19, 2009, Testimony of Dean Baker Before the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
Unions and Upward Mobility for Asian Pacific American Workers
November 2009, John Schmitt, Hye Jin Rho, and Nicole Woo
The Changing Face of Labor, 1983-2008
November 2009, John Schmitt and Kris Warner
Honduras: Recent Economic Performance
November 2009, Jose Antonio Cordero
CEPR Responds to the IMF’s Reply and Defense of Its Policies During the World Recession
October 2009, Mark Weisbrot
Inequality as Policy: The United States Since 1979
October 2009, John Schmitt
Job Sharing: Tax Credits to Prevent Layoffs and Stimulate Employment
October 2009, Dean Baker

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CEPR in the News

Renting From Fannie Mae
Forbes: November 18, 2009

Free to Lose
New York Times: November 12, 2009

Survey Finds Deeps Shifts in the Makeup of Unions
New York Times: November 10, 2009

Women on Pace to be Majority of Union Workers
Associated Press: November 10, 2009

Trader Tax Sound Off
CNBC: November 9, 2009

Jobless Rate in Double Digits for the First Time Since '83
Atlanta Journal Constitution: November 7, 2009

Honduras Pact Crumbles Over Unity Government
Reuters: November 6, 2009

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