CEPR in the News (Archive)

April - June 2007 

Minneapolis Star Tribune: What Vacation?  We've Gotten Away from Getting Away
June 30, 2007

New Jersey Herald News: Some Workers Can't Take Vacations
June 29, 2007

Le Monde (France): Une nation sans vacances (Subscription required)
June 29, 2007

Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan): Goldman-Sachs the Go-to Place for Bush
June 29, 2007 (Dean Baker)

ChannelNews Asia (AFP): IMF Fights for Legitimacy 10 Years after Asian Financial Crisis
June 28, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

La Presse (Canada): Jamais sans mon cellulaire... même en vacances
June 28, 2007

Nuvo (IN): No Vacation Nation
June 27, 2007

Sioux City Journal (IA): Report: Assistance Misses Eligible Iowans
June 27, 2007

National Journal's Technology Daily: Techies Worry About Impact of Extended Trade Power (subscription required)
June 27, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Political Animal (Washington Monthly): Pharma, Part 2
June 27, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Washington Post: Slump in Housing Sales Continued Last Month
June 27, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Wall Street Journal Online: Fewer People Are Starting Their Own Households
June 26, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Radio Iowa: Report Details Gap in Pay and Cost of Basic Needs for Workers
June 26, 2007 (Heather Boushey)

The Politico: Lobbyists Shore Up Final Pitches for Unions
June 25, 2007

NPR Talk of the Nation: Should You Be Buying in a Sliding Real Estate Market?
June 25, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Los Angeles Times: Airfares: Worldview on Vacations
June 24, 2007

Christian Science Monitor: Vacation-challenged America
June 21, 2007  

CNNMoney.com: Out of Touch with Realty Reality
June 21, 2007 (Dean Baker)

NPR Morning Edition: Unpaid Sick Leave Diminishing for Poor
June 20, 2007

Boston Globe (AP): NYC Poor to Get Cash for Good Behavior
June 19, 2007 (Margy Waller)  

TomPaine.com:  Joining a Union, Easy as Organ Donation
June 19, 2007

In These Times: What Vacation Days?
June 18, 2007 (John Schmitt)

San Jose Mercury News (CA): Mexico's Part in the Immigration Puzzle (Subscription required)
June 17, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

The Age (Melbourne): U.S. Food Price Rises 'Hard on Consumers'
June 14, 2007 (Dean Baker)

CNNMoney.com: Who Gets the Most (And Least) Vacation
June 13, 2007 

CNBC Kudlow & Company: America's New "New Deal"
June 12, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Dallas Morning News: Feeling Overworked?
June 10, 2007 (John Schmitt)

Charlotte Observer (NC): An Admirable Breakthrough at Davidson
June 10, 2007 

National Journal: Let More Doctors Immigrate (subscription required)
June 9, 2007 (Dean Baker)

La Prensa (NYT Syndicate, Panama): Farándula: Una herida abierta en la sanidad de Bush
June 8, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Job Data Not Exact Science
June 7, 2007 (Dean Baker)

WBAI (NY): Wakeup Call: G-8
June 7, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot joins at minute 47)

MSNBC.com: Big Business in Seeing the Future of Business
June 6, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Voice of America: Reinventing the World Bank and IMF
June 6, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Minnesota Public Radio: American Dream Deferred?
June 5, 2007 (Heather Boushey joins at minute 31) 

Reuters: US Companies Seen Warming to Idea of Health Reform
June 4, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Kansas City Star: No Move Seems the Best Move
June 4, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Washington Post: Funding Cut for Data on Economic Well-Being
June 4, 2007 (Heather Boushey)

Christian Science Monitor: For US Workers, a Vacation Deprivation
June 4, 2007

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (AK): Unions Vital to Livelihood of the American Worker
June 3, 2007

Wall Street Journal: Economists Debate Signals from Employment Numbers (Subscription required)
June 1, 2007 (Dean Baker)

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Clay Pressures White House for Program
June 1, 2007 (Heather Boushey)

U.S. News & World Report Online: Capital Commerce: China Troubles
June 1, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Terra (AP, Spain):  Evo Morales asegura que no entra en sus planes abandonar el Banco Mundial
May 31, 2007

Terra (EFE, Spain): Bolivia espera que con Zoellick el BM no vincule ayuda al libre comercio
May 31, 2007

Chicago Sun-Times: More Vacation? It Really Works
May 30, 2007 (John Schmitt)

Los Angeles Times: Men's Earnings Shrink
May 26, 2007 (Heather Boushey)

Utne Reader: Kicking Back for a Greener Tomorrow
May 24, 2007

The Big Story with John Gibson (Fox News): Danny Glover and Hugo Chavez Join Forces to Produce Two Movies
May 23, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Dollars & Sense: The Homeownership Myth
May 23, 2007 (Dean Baker)

AlterNet: Why Working Less is Better for the Globe
May 21, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

The Financial Express (Bangladesh): Is Imperial Liquidation Possible for America?
May 21, 2007

San Francisco Chronicle: Mortgages Too Much for Many
May 20, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Minneapolis Star Tribune: By the Numbers
May 20, 2007

South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Trade Future Isn't Rosy in Ecuador
May 20, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Washington Post: Why Some Homes Are Able to Inspire Bidding Wars in a Slow Market
May 19, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Spero News: No Paid Vacation Nation
May 17, 2007 (John Schmitt)

Yes! Magazine: Democracy Rising
May 2007 

CNNMoney.com (Reuters): U.S. Lags in Vacation
May 16, 2007 (John Schmitt)

Marketplace Radio: Should America Work on Having More Vacation?
May 16, 2007 (John Schmitt)

Palm Beach Post (FL): Federal Reinsurance Plan Studied
May 16, 2007 (Dean Baker)

To The Point (PRI): Can Paul Wolfowitz Keep His Job?
May 14, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

The News-Journal (DE): Latin America Won't Abide Treatment U.S. Automakers Accept
May 14, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Hartford Courant (NH): Motherhood Stalls When Women Can't Work
May 13, 2007 (Heather Boushey)

Tahlequah Daily Press: Do Unto Others With Fair Trade
May 9, 2007 (Dean Baker)

In These Times: Making Trade Work for Everyone
May 7, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Christian Science Monitor: Are Iraq War Costs Spinning Out of Control?
May 7, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Radio Primerísima (Nicaragua): ¿Por qué ganó Sarkosy?
May 7, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Is There a Recession Calling?
May 6, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Chicago Tribune: Housing Cheers Turn Gloomy
May 6, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Radio Netherlands: We're Not Getting Any Younger
May 6, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Nashua Telegraph (NH): 'Double Whammy' Could Mean Foreclosure for Those with ARMs
May 4, 2007 (Dean Baker)

The Guardian: Venezuela Seizes Foreign Oil Fields
May 2, 2007 

The Independent: Chavez Pulls Out of IMF and World Bank
May 2, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

San Francisco Chronicle: Battle Over Venezuela's Oil Industry Heats Up
May 2, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Petroleum World (AFP): IMF, World Bank Suffer Crisis of Credibility
May 1, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Washington Post: Commerce Report Raises Eyebrows
April 28, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Voice of America: Ecuador Demands Removal of World Bank Representative
April 28, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

The American Prospect online: Less Money, More Problems
April 24, 2007 (Heather Boushey)

Página 12 (Argentina): Entrevista Exclusiva a Mark Weisbrot
April 22, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

National Journal: Bubble Watch (subscription required)
April 21, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Salt Lake Tribune: Labor Unions Down, Not Out
April 21, 2007 (John Schmitt)

HR News: Workers Seeking Work/Life Balance Often Encounter Bias
April 20, 2007 (Heather Boushey)

Marketplace Radio (PRI): Chavez's Socialism Means More Classes
April 19, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Oil, Gas Prices Send Inflation Meter Soaring
April 18, 2007 (Dean Baker)

Passaic County Herald News (NJ): Senate Urged to Alter Part D
April 18, 2007 (Dean Baker)

CNNMoney.com: The Surprising Profits of Student Loans
April 16, 2007

Guardian (UK): Wolfy and Rizagate Relieve the Tedium
April 16, 2007

KPFA (CA): Argentina's Economy Recovers - IMF's Recommendations Ignored
April 16, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)   

Ecos de la Costa (México): Los organismos internacionales (FMI, BM, BID) una vez definen lo que debe ser para México
April 14, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Forbes.com: IMF Meeting: Policymakers Take Aim at Reform
April 14, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

American Chronicle (CA): Effects of the Housing Market on the Stock Market
April 14, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Marketplace Radio (PRI): Haggling over Drug Prices for Seniors
April 13, 2007

La Voz/Arizona Republic (AP): Miceli: Imagen argentina de contraste financiero en Washington
April 13, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

La Jornada (Mexico): El FMI no se adapta al mundo real, advierte Joseph Stiglitz
April 12, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Valor (Brazil): Estudo questiona projeções da instituição
(Subscription required)
April 12, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot and David Rosnick)

Le Temps (AFP, Switzerland): Le FMI admet des inexactitudes dans ses prévisions
April 11, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot) 

Times of Oman (AFP): Discord Deepens over IMF Reforms
April 11, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Washington Post: A Dream Short-Circuited
April 10, 2007

Abierta TV (Argentina): Miceli viaja a EE.UU. para participar de reuniones del FMI y el Banco Mundial
April 10, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Página 12 (Argentina): El Fondo en su laberinto
April 10, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot, David Rosnick)

On the Money (CNBC): Time to Buy
April 9, 2007 (Dean Baker)

La Gaceta (Tucumán, Argentina): Miceli, ante los líderes del FMI
April 9, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

Boston Globe: Plans, Patience Ease the Return
April 8, 2007 (Heather Boushey)

New York Times: Job Growth Surged and Wages Rose in March Data
April 7, 2007 (Dean Baker)

La Opinión (Argentina):  Miceli con el FMI
April 6, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

El Universal (Venezuela): Report Hints IMF Bias Against Venezuela, Argentina
April 5, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot, David Rosnick)

CRE Satelital (Ecuador): FMI subestima crecimiento económico de Venezuela y Argentina
April 5, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot)

MSN Noticias (AP): Informe sugiere prejuicios de FMI con Argentina y Venezuela
April 4, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot, David Rosnick)

Scientific American (Reuters): Drug Bargaining Could Save Medicare $30bln: Group
April 4, 2007 (Dean Baker)

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