CEPR in the Blogs (Archive)

July - September 2010

• Deficit Pipe Dreams: Social Security Cuts Would Increase Inequity and Keep Deficits, Er, High
  The Huffington Post, September 30, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Possible Attempted Coup in Ecuador
  Daily Kos, September 30, 2010 (Mark Weisbrot)


• Sharing The Pain Of Layoffs Means Losing Fewer Jobs
  The Huffington Post, September 29, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The European Dream VS the American Dream Part 3, Why 60 Million Americans Have No Paid Sick Leave
  Daily Kos, September 29, 2010 (CEPR)


• Don’t Bet On Social Security Benefits Being Cut
  Silver Tsunami (Bank Investment Consultant), September 29, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• WaPo Wants Your Social Security to Pay for the War
  Daily Kos, September 29, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Social Security: A Look at Three Options
  AARP Bulletin, September 28, 2010 (David Rosnick)


• County Jail at Critical Mass
  Chicagoist, September 25, 2010 (CEPR)


• Argentina Is the Real 'Latin American Tiger,' Not Brazil
  Surge Desk (AOL News), September 23, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Should We Worry About Structural Unemployment?
  Seeking Alpha, September 23, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• About The Yen
  The Conscience of a Liberal (The New York Times), September 22, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• How to Start a Bubble
  Seeking Alpha, September 21, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Is Linking GOP to Tea Party Savvy or Desperate?
  Arena Digest (POLITICO), September 21, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Big Question: How Will the Recession's End Impact Politics?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), September 21, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Tax Cuts for the Middle-Class Are Also Tax Cuts for the Rich
  Ezra Klein (The Washington Post), September 20, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Chorus of Progressive Economists: Govt. Must Spur Demand to End Recession
  Working (In These Times), September 17, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Is It Smart for Dems to Push Immigration Reform Before the Midterm Elections?
  Arena Digest (POLITICO), September 17, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• New Studies Expose GOP Lies about Public Employees
  Crooks and Liars, September 17, 2010 (CEPR)


• Austerity Chic: It's This Year's "Weapons of Mass Destruction"
  The Huffington Post, September 16, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Democrats Waffle Over Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Wealthy
  Black Voices, September 16, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Right Wing Myth on Public Employee Pay
  The Huffington Post, September 16, 2010 (CEPR)


• As the Aging Stoop to Their Labors, Prosperous Pundits Lecture Them About Sacrifice
  The Huffington Post, September 15, 2010 (CEPR)


• The Realities of a Higher Retirement Age
  Daily Kos, September 14, 2010 (CEPR)


• The Seemingly Unanswerable Small-Business Question
  Michael Tomasky's Blog (The Guardian), September 14, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Secondary Sources: Mortgage Deduction, Unemployment, Lost Generation
  Real Time Economics (The Wall Street Journal), September 14, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Social Security Proposal: Make Them Work -- Longer
  Seeing the Forest, September 14, 2010 (CEPR)


• Raising Retirement Age Is Deal Breaker and Back Breaker
  AFL-CIO Now Blog, September 14, 2010 (CEPR)


• All Tax Cuts Are Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
  TAPPED (The American Prospect), September 13, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Raising the Retirement Age
  Arkansas Blog (The Arkansas Times), September 13, 2010 (CEPR)


• Work until we're 70? You cannot be serious.
  More Money (CNN), September 13, 2010 (CEPR)


• Golden Opportunity for Social Security
  The Huffington Post, September 13, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Working for the Government
  Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, September 13, 2010 (CEPR)


• Gingrich Endorses Social Security Privatization Part of Ryan’s Roadmap
  Think Progress, September 11, 2010 (CEPR)


• Chinese Bond Purchases
  Conscience of a Liberal (The New York Times), September 10, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Big Question: Would Tax Breaks for the Rich Hurt the U.S.?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), September 09, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Are We Out of the Housing Bubble or Not?
  Surge Desk (AOL News), September 08, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Money Is Power
  Feministe, September 08, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Taking the ‘Un’ Out of Unemployment
  Economix (The New York Times), September 06, 2010 (John Schmitt)


• Will Government Spending Lead to Inflation?
  The Business Desk (PBS Newshour), September 06, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• U.S. Must Manufacture Jobs to Revive the Economy
  Morning Call, September 05, 2010 (CEPR)


• The Mortgage Mess: Are Solutions Out There?
  Firedoglake, September 04, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• This Labor Day, Workers Face Weak Economy on All Fronts
  Working (In These Times), September 04, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Jobless Rate Worsens to 9.6% in August, Congress Needs to Act
  AFL-CIO Now Blog, September 03, 2010 (Mark Weisbrot)


• Economists React: Jobs Report ‘Stronger-Than-Expected, Yes, Strong, No’
  Real Time Economics (The Wall Street Journal), September 03, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Stimulus Counterfactuals
  Ezra Klein (The Washington Post), September 03, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• A New Labor Standard for Labor Day: Paid Sick Leave
  The Huffington Post, September 03, 2010 (CEPR)


• Obama's Double-Dip Disappointment Is Bad for Business
  The Huffington Post, September 03, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Vacation Cont'd
  Ezra Klein (The Washington Post), September 02, 2010 (CEPR)


• Venezuela’s Economy: Not so Bad?
  Beyond Brics (The Financial Times), September 02, 2010 (Mark Weisbrot)


• On That Terrible, Nebulous Economic Environment That's Forestalling Hiring
  OMB Watch, September 02, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Swing and a Miss: Bolling Claims that Millions of Jobs are "Nothing"
  Media Matters for America, September 01, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Alan Simpson Says Veterans Who Are Agent Orange Victims Are ‘Not Helping Us Save The Country’
  Think Progress, September 01, 2010 (CEPR)


• Contra Washington Post, Americans Likely to Save More, Not Less
  Surge Desk (AOL News), August 31, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Timesmen Type Up Intel CEO’s Excuses on Jobs
  Columbia Journalism Review, August 31, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Examining the Fannie and Freddie Debate
  Seeking Alpha, August 30, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Raise Social Security to 70? What about Workers with Physical Jobs?
  AllGov, August 30, 2010 (Hye Jin Rho)


• Target Wall Street Greed, Not Public Employees
  AFL-CIO Now Blog, August 30, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• 11M Homes in Negative Equity as Market Struggles to Rebound
  On the Money (The Hill), August 29, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Angela And The Fifty Hoovers
  The Conscience of a Liberal (The New York Times), August 28, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Celebrate Your Freedoms…From Those Silly Ol’ Jobs
  Firedoglake, August 28, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• An Autopsy of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
  Seeking Alpha, August 27, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Earl Blumenauer: Leading the Way for “Progressive” Democrats to Cut Social Security
  Firedoglake, August 27, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• How Exactly Did Inequality Fuel the Crisis?
  Democracy in America (The Economist), August 27, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• It's Time to Bolster Social Security, Not Slash It
  The Huffington Post, August 27, 2010 (CEPR)


• Fewer Economists See Home Prices Gaining in 2010
  Developments (Wall Street Journal), August 26, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• NYT and Matt Bai Falsely Call Social Security Trust Fund a “Lottery”
  Firedoglake, August 26, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Does the Recovery Depend on Housing?
  Seeking Alpha, August 26, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Alan Simpson's 'Foot in Mouth' Disease Roils Obama Deficit Reduction Effort
  Tech Ticker (Yahoo! Finance), August 26, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• No One Should Have Been Surprised by the Plunge in Home Sales
  Surge Desk (AOL News), August 25, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Simpson Ducks Comment as More Letters Emerge
  Firedoglake, August 25, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Secondary Sources: Mortgage Funding, Japanese Deflation, Celebrity Forecasting
  Real-Time Economics (Wall Street Journal), August 24, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Should the Feds Exit the Housing Market?
  Kevin Drum (Mother Jones), August 24, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• What We’re Reading: Ramadan Is Good for Stocks
  Economix (The New York Times), August 23, 2010 (CEPR)


• Looks Like Obama Is Considering Cuts in Social Security Benefits
  The Huffington Post, August 21, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Girl Power: Amplifying the Role of Women in Unions
  Blog at Work (American Rights at Work), August 18, 2010 (CEPR)


• Yes, There Was a Housing Bubble Identifiable at the Time
  Grasping Reality with Both Hands, August 18, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Labor's Popularity Struggles Amid Criticism of Public-Sector Unions
  Working (In These Times), August 18, 2010 (CEPR)


• Relitigating the Housing Bubble
  Seeking Alpha, August 17, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Nobody Knows Anything, Part 2: Avoiding The Next Housing Bubble
  The Macro View (CBS MoneyWatch), August 17, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• #15: Nationalize Drug Development
  Big Think, August 16, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Banks to Benefit from Programs to Help Unemployed Homeowners?
  The Washington Independent, August 16, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Top Five Questions Treasury Officials Need to Ask About the Housing Market
  The Gaggle (Newsweek), August 16, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• ‘Can You Imagine Working Until 70?’ Congressional Republicans Think That’s OK
  AFL-CIO Now Blog, August 16, 2010 (CEPR)


• Banks to Benefit Most from White House Program to Help Fight Foreclosures
  On the Money (The Hill), August 15, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Paul Ryan Is A Very Serious Person
  Eschaton, August 13, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Strategic Defaults: Why Older Americans Walk Away from Mortgages
  Deep Pocket (Reuters), August 13, 2010 (CEPR)


• Glass Half Empty
  Economix (The New York Times), August 12, 2010 (David Rosnick)


• Paychecks Higher for Asian Pacific Women in Unions
  AFL-CIO Now Blog, August 12, 2010 (CEPR)


• Republicans and the "Left" Agree: Defending Social Security Is a Political Winner
  The Huffington Post, August 12, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• What Silver Lining to the Great Recession?
  Surge Desk (AOL News), August 12, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• What the Fed Actually Did Yesterday
  Citizen Cohn (The New Republic), August 11, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Social Security Madness
  The Conscience of a Liberal (The New York Times), August 11, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• How Work-Sharing Can Help Businesses, Boost the U.S. Economy, and Save Jobs
  BNET, August 11, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Social Security: Closing the Gap
  AARP Bulletin, August 11, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Are There No Simulation Models Out There?
  Firedoglake, August 10, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Glenn Beck's "Pension Pyramid" Relies on "Contrived" and "Nutty" Math to "Distort the Issue"
  Media Matters for America, August 10, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Back at You, Robert Gibbs!
  The Progressive, August 10, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Schoolteachers Driving Cadillacs
  The Conscience of a Liberal (The New York Times), August 09, 2010 (John Schmitt)


• Fed Watch: Waiting for Nothing?
  Seeking Alpha, August 09, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Why a Declining US Population Would Be a Good Thing
  Surge Desk (AOL News), August 09, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Should Government Help Support Homeownership With Subsidies?
  Marketplace, August 06, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• FHA Loans Are About One-third of U.S. Mortgages
  Marketplace, August 06, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Big Question: Will Breaking Off Recess Help Dems this Fall?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), August 05, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Converting Unemployment Benefits to Employment Benefits
  The Huffington Post, August 03, 2010 (CEPR)


• Recent Colombian Mass Grave Discovery May Be "False-Positives"
  Foreign Policy in Focus, August 01, 2010 (Alex Main)


• Eat Your Chicken ... or Else
  Ezra Klein (The Washington Post), July 30, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Consumer Sentiment: Policy Stuck in the Doldrums
  Seeking Alpha, July 29, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• What You Didn't Know About Social Security but Were Afraid to Ask
  The Huffington Post, July 28, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• ‘Small Government’ Facade Falls in Milwaukee, Revealing Split-Level Reality
  Working (In These Times), July 24, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Economists Take Gloomier Views of Housing Market
  Developments (Wall Street Journal), July 22, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Beyond the Spin: The People Left Behind By the Unemployment Benefits Extension
  The Huffington Post, July 22, 2010 (CEPR)


• Surprise! The People Speak
  Jim Hightower, July 19, 2010 (CEPR)


• Remember the War On Poverty?
  The Huffington Post, July 18, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Social Security Cuts Eyed by Deficit Commission ‘Especially Painful,’ Report Finds
  AFL-CIO Now Blog, July 15, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Big Question: How can Obama, Dems mend relationship?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), July 15, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Top of the Morning
  The Progressive Pulse, July 14, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Crazy Prison Industrial Complex Fact of the Day
  Prison Culture, July 14, 2010 (CEPR)


• Mass Incarceration: Breaking Down the Data by State
  Prison Law Blog, July 13, 2010 (CEPR)


• Fiscal Commission Suffering from a Raging Case of the Stupid
  The Fine Print, July 13, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Unemployed Thrown Under the Bus
  The Huffington Post, July 12, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Great Recession's Stranglehold
  Robert J. Samuelson (The Washington Post), July 12, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Why the Idiocy about Unemployment?
  The Huffington Post, July 09, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Why Obama’s Export Plan Is Doomed
  Working (In These Times), July 09, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Dean Baker on David Brooks
  Dollars and Sense, July 07, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• CEPR Offers Do-It-Yourself Deficit Reduction
  New Deal 2.0, July 06, 2010 (CEPR)


• It's The Worst Period of Unemployment Since The Great Depression
  Crooks and Liars, July 04, 2010 (David Rosnick)


• A Dangerous Combo: Weak Job Markets and Republican Stupidity
  Working (In These Times), July 03, 2010 (David Rosnick)


• Worse Than 1982?
  Economix (The New York Times), July 02, 2010 (CEPR)