CEPR in the News: Jan - March 2013

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January - March 2013


Businesses Say Minimum Wage Hike Would Boost Prices, Cut Jobs
Cedar Rapids Gazette, March 31, 2013


Rewarding Failure: Corporate Welfare Queens Take All
All Voices, March 31, 2013


Chavez: Tyrant or Anti-imperialist Hero?
The Brandon Sun (Canada), March 30, 2013


Economy Expands in Q4
MoneyWatch (CBS), March 28, 2013


Conference: Recession Has Taken 'Enormous Toll' on RI
Providence Journal, March 28, 2013


Consumer Confidence Drops Sharply as Sequester Takes Hold
Fleet Owner, March 28, 2013


GOP's Secret Obamacare Plan?
Kudlow Report (CNBC), March 28, 2013


GOP's Pro-Growth Governors
Kudlow Report (CNBC), March 28, 2013


Food Stamp Usage Up
Kudlow Report (CNBC), March 28, 2013


Economy Expands in Q4
Money Watch (CBS News), March 28, 2013


Are the U.S. and European Economies Decoupling?
MoneyWatch (CBS), March 27, 2013


Work Sharing Program Called SharedWork Ohio Advances
Huffington Post, March 27, 2013


Is a New Bubble Forming in Housing?
MoneyWatch (CBS), March 27, 2013


An Honor for Alice Rivlin Roils Social Security Faithful
Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2013


Garcetti, Greuel Step Gingerly Around City Labor Issues
Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2013


Interview with Alex Main on Police Death Squads in Honduras
Sojourner Truth Radio (KPFK Radio), March 26, 2013


Let Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices
Bangor Daily News, March 26, 2013


Deficit Reduction: GOP and Democrats Agree, But Economists Do Not
Nonprofit Quarterly, March 26, 2013


Home Prices Post Sharp Increases in January
Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2013


Am I Poor?
Huffington Post Live, March 25, 2013


Venezuela Launches First Auction of New Forex System
Reuters, March 25, 2013


Health Care Market Is in Need of Oversight
Hattiesburg American, March 24, 2013


Economists See No Crisis With U.S. Debt as Economy Gains
Bloomberg, March 22, 2013


This American Life Features Error-Riddled Story On Disability And Children
Media Matters, March 22, 2013


The Truth About the 'Chained CPI' and Social Security
Los Angeles Times, March 22, 2013


Wage Increase Could Raise Statuses
The Collegian, March 22, 2013


Chavez: One of History’s Great Revolutionaries
Daily Sparks Tribune, March 21, 2013


Could Tiny Cyprus Trigger Collapse of the Eurozone?
Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2013


The Stimulus Stays In Place
CNBC, March 20, 2013


Timing the Real Estate Market in St. Louis
St. Charles Patch, March 20, 2013


Senator: Why Does The Minimum Wage Rise So Slowly?
Yahoo Finance, March 20, 2013


Don’t Let Rising Health Care Costs Hurt Poor
Ottowa Herald, March 20, 2013


Don't Fret Yet About Young 'Living Well'
The Herald Business Journal, March 19, 2013


US Minimum Wage Should Be $22 An Hour, Says Elizabeth Warren
International Business Times, March 19, 2013


The Case for $22-an-Hour Minimum Wage
The Week, March 19, 2013


Senator: US Would Have $22 Minimum Eage if Pay Matched Productivity
Fox 31 News, March 19, 2013


Elizabeth Warren: $22 Minimum Wage Would Reflect Productivity
United Press International, March 19, 2013


The Facts About Senator Elizabeth Warren and the $22 an Hour Minimum Wage
Examiner, March 19, 2013


$22 Minimum Wage: How Was It Calculated?
The Inquisitr, March 19, 2013


On the News With Thom Hartmann: Judge Rules Against Attempt to Strike Down Health Care Law on Religious Grounds
Truth-Out, March 19, 2013


Is It Time For A $33 Minimum Wage?
Talk Radio News Service, March 19, 2013


It's Time to Reform USAID
Bloomberg Businessweek, March 18, 2013


Forty Years Behind on Sick-Leave Policy, But Catching Up
The American Prospect, March 18, 2013


Elizabeth Warren: Hey, Why Isn’t the Minimum Wage $22/Hour?
Free Republic, March 18, 2013


Senator: Should Hourly Minimum Wage Be $22?
MSN Money, March 18, 2013


$9 Minimum Wage Would Fall Far Short Of Living Wage In New York: Analysis
Huffington Post, March 18, 2013


Paul Ryan, Sarah Palin and . . . Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher?
Wonkblog (Washington Post), March 18, 2013


Police Death Squads Contribute to Honduras’ High Homicide Rate
World Politics Review, March 18, 2013


Elizabeth Warren: Minimum Wage Would Be $22 An Hour If It Had Kept Up With Productivity
Huffington Post, March 18, 2013


Interview with Alex Main on Venezuela (Alex joins at 20:30)
Strategy Session (KPFK 90.7 FM, Los Angeles, CA), March 18, 2013


The Issue: 'Chained CPI'
Bloomberg Businessweek, March 17, 2013


An Open Letter to Sarah Palin
Veterans Today, March 17, 2013


Social Security Needs Protection
Weirton Daily Times, March 16, 2013


Silly Panic over a Dwindling Supply of Workers to Fund Entitlements
The Seattle Times, March 16, 2013


Birth Rate Won’t Wreck U.S.
The Spokesman-Review, March 16, 2013


Why Conservatives Want to Break Up the Banks, Too
The New Republic, March 16, 2013


The Silliness of Demographic Panic
Daily Herald, March 15, 2013


Why Health Industry Empires Are Killing Us
Philly Burbs, March 15, 2013


Secondary Sources: Wealth-Building, Dollar, Gold
Real Time Economics (Wall Street Journal), March 15, 2013


The Minimum Wage, Part 2: Casey Mulligan Fail Edition; Or, the $100 Minimum Wage Gambit
Political Animal (Washington Monthly), March 15, 2013


Minimum Wage Hike Debated Among Economists, Businesses
The Dallas Morning News, March 15, 2013


Japan Aims to Join the Trans-Pacific Partnership
New Europe, March 15, 2013


Tribute to Hugo Chavez
Nigerian Tribune, March 15, 2013


After Chavez's Death, Media Vilification Alive and Kicking
Green Left, March 14, 2013


The Soaring Costs of Health Care
Salisbury Post, March 14, 2013


The Silliness of Demographic Panic
Real Clear Politics, March 14, 2013


Reflections on a Nonprofit Approach to Comprehensive Tax Reform
Nonprofit Quarterly, March 14, 2013


Chávez’s Real Venezuela
The Michigan Daily, March 14, 2013


Bubbles: Greenspan, Bernanke Could Have Learned Something in San Diego
San Diego Reader, March 13, 2013


The Legacy of President Hugo Chavez
Rabble, March 13, 2013


We're No. 1 in the Wrong Categories
Bluffton Today, March 13, 2013


Corporate Media's Chavez Coverage Shows Contempt for Poor and Democracy
Green Left, March 12, 2013


Chained CPI Would Unfairly Cut Social Security Benefits, Speakers Say
Bloomberg BNA, March 12, 2013


Has Government Regulation Slowed the Recovery?
PolitiFact, March 12, 2013


Federal Budget Battle: Dean Baker Vs. Steve Forbes
Bloomberg TV, March 12, 2013


Austerity and the Death of Logic
Real News Network, March 12, 2013


Ryan Budget Plan Is Kind of a Joke: Baker
Bloomberg TV, March 12, 2013


Don't Believe the Austerity Myth
Democrat and Chronicle, March 11, 2013


Cost-of-Living Adjustments and Federal Benefits
C-SPAN, March 11, 2013


Chávez’s Legacy
IPS, March 11, 2013


Chronicle of a Death Foretold: The Post-Chávez Venezuelan Conjuncture
Upside Down World, March 11, 2013


Life Expectancy Up... For the Rich
Common Dreams, March 11, 2013


Does Climate Change Skew Jobs Data?
New Republic, March 11, 2013


Opinion: Raise the Minimum Wage
NBC Latino, March 11, 2013


The Truth About Hugo Chávez
Neon Tommy, March 11, 2013


Fox Revives Health Care Myths To Promote Ryan Budget
Media Matters , March 11, 2013


Interview with Dan Beeton on Chavez and Venezuela
Keep Hope Alive Radio Show, March 10, 2013


Minimum Wage and Employment
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 10, 2013


To Break Pattern of Wrongdoing, UN Must Be Held Accountable
Boston Globe, March 10, 2013


Brutal Austerity Measures Paint Disturbing Picture of US Economy
Press TV, March 10, 2013


Death of a Revolutionary
The Nation (Sri Lanka), March 10, 2013


President Obama's Increasingly Late Budget Gives GOP Ammunition
Washington Examiner, March 09, 2013


Jobs Report Produces More Relief Than Celebration
Weekend Edition (NPR), March 09, 2013


Interview with Dan Beeton on Venezuela and Chávez (Dan joins the program at 18:20)
Saturday Morning Talkies (KPFA 94.1, Berkeley, CA), March 09, 2013


Passions and Provocations of Hugo Chavez
Boston Globe, March 08, 2013


Mark Weisbrot on Hugo Chavez
Counterspin (FAIR), March 08, 2013


Death of a 'Dictator': Chavez and the Media
Inside Story (Al Jazeera), March 08, 2013


From Baseball Dreams to Bloody Coups: The Dramatic Life of Hugo Chavez
Shenzhen Daily, March 08, 2013


There Are Revolutionaries, Pretenders and False Prophets
The Namibian, March 08, 2013


Unemployment Rate Down As Americans Give Up On Work
Forbes, March 08, 2013


The Five Biggest Lies About Entitlement Programs
Los Angeles Times, March 08, 2013


Remembrances of Hugo Chavez Overlook Role Overseas
Salon, March 08, 2013


Venezuela After Chávez
Jacobin, March 08, 2013


Chavez Was a Maker of Dreams
UK Zambians, March 07, 2013


Minimum Wage Hikes: Benefits Offset the Costs
The Globe and Mail, March 07, 2013


Harper's Response to the Death of Hugo Chavez Was Both Arrogant and Baseless
Rabble, March 07, 2013


Hugo Chavez's Economic Legacy
Inside Story Americas (Al Jazeera), March 07, 2013


Interview with Dean Baker on Sequestration
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick, March 07, 2013


Sanders, Reid, DeFazio Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Social Security
VT Digger, March 07, 2013


Chavez's Successes Misrepresented and Ignored by American Media
Daily Cardinal, March 07, 2013


Hugo Chavez Dies: Saviour or Tyrant?
France 24, March 07, 2013


In the Shadow of El Comandante
Global Post, March 07, 2013


USW Announces Support of 'Keep Social Security Promises Act'
PR Newswire, March 07, 2013


Chavez!
CrossTalk (RT), March 07, 2013


Solidarity With Our Sisters
New York Amsterdam News, March 07, 2013


S. California Residents Oppose Benefit Cuts
Xinhua, March 07, 2013


Interview with Dan Beeton on Hugo Chávez's Legacy (Dan joins the program at 15:00)
Latino Media Collective (WPFW 89.3FM, DC), March 07, 2013


Hugo Chavez’s Economic Miracle
Salon, March 06, 2013


'More Alive Than Ever': World Reacts to Loss of Venezuela's Hugo Chávez
Common Dreams, March 06, 2013


Grayson: Obama Must Not Give in to GOP’s ‘Unquenchable Thirst to Hurt the Needy’
The Raw Story, March 06, 2013


Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Fix the Debt
PR Watch (Center for Media and Democracy), March 06, 2013


GOP Hypocrisy Led to Standoff
The Cap Times, March 06, 2013


Wealth Inequality Will Keep Growing Unless Workers Demand Better
The Guardian, March 06, 2013


Hugo Chávez: Death of a Socialist
The Hindu, March 06, 2013


Radio Interview with Mark Weisbrot on Hugo Chavez
Newshour (BBC Radio), March 06, 2013


Radio Interview with Mark Weisbrot and Alex Main on Hugo Chavez
Sojourner Truth Radio (KPFK Radio), March 06, 2013


Interview with Alex Main on Venezuela After Chávez (Alex joins the program at 51:30)
The Richard Kaffenberger Show (KTOX 1340 AM), March 06, 2013


State Bills Would Raise Minimum Wage Above Obama's Proposal
Metrowest Daily News, March 05, 2013


Why Can’t College Graduates Find College-Graduate Work?
Campus Progress, March 05, 2013


Venezuela's Real Division Over Who Benefits from Oil Wealth
Real News Network, March 05, 2013


The End of an Icon
Foreign Policy, March 05, 2013


Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Dies Following Battle With Cancer
Indian Country Today, March 05, 2013


Controversial Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dies
NBC News, March 05, 2013


'The Nation' on Hugo Chavez
The Nation, March 05, 2013


Expand Social Security
USA Today, March 05, 2013


With Chavez Gone, Will Venezuela's Economy Open Up?
International Business Times, March 05, 2013


Press Club Rewind (Dean appears at 2:20)
National Press Club, March 05, 2013


Economic Optimism Realistic?
The Kudlow Report (CNBC), March 04, 2013


Minimum Wage
Mountain Democrat, March 04, 2013


"Golden Age for Corporate Profits" As Workers Get Whacked
Common Dreams, March 04, 2013


Ending "Too Big to Fail"
Federal Reserve , March 04, 2013


Today's Debate: Should Lawmakers Raise the Federal Minimum Wage?
Wausau Daily Herald, March 04, 2013


Sylvia Mathews Burwell: Back at the White House After Walmart Detour
The Guardian, March 04, 2013


Bill Keller Doesn’t Understand Junior High School Civics
NY Times eXaminer, March 04, 2013


Mexican Government Sends a Message, Jails Union Boss
Weekly News Update, March 04, 2013


How the Media Sanitize Honduras’s Brutal Regime
Truth-Out, March 03, 2013


Nebraskans Weigh Potential Minimum Wage Increase
The Omaha World-Herald, March 03, 2013


Some Simple Answers Are Too Simple
The Bismarck Tribune, March 03, 2013


Billionaires for Austerity: With Cuts Looming, Wall Street Roots of “Fix the Debt” Campaign Exposed
Nation of Change, March 03, 2013


The Business of the Minimum Wage
New York Times, March 03, 2013


Current Wage is Not Enough to Make Ends Meet
Lansing State Journal, March 02, 2013


Gotta Sequester? Or Was Cheney Right That 'Deficits Don't Matter'?
The Nation, March 01, 2013

The Jobs Picture Is Far Worse Than It Looks
U.S. News & World Report, February 28, 2013

Will the Sequester Start Another Recession?
New Republic, February 28, 2013

If Government 'Acted Like a Business,' It Would Reject Today's Deficit Madness
Campaign for America's Future, February 28, 2013

'Not Enough': Critics say Obama's $9 Minimum Wage Too Small
Common Dreams, February 28, 2013

Minimum Wage Raise a Logical Step Toward Easing Financial Burdens
Lamron, February 28, 2013

Republicans Can't Pretend Not To See The Austerity Disaster In Europe
Business Insider, February 27, 2013

State Republicans Propose Bill that Would Abolish Minimum Wage
Examiner.com, February 27, 2013

After the Sequester: Can We Create Better Jobs for Military Employees?
Yes! Magazine, February 27, 2013

What the Hell Is a Sequester? (Nicole joins the program at 13:15)
Let's Talk About It, February 27, 2013

Economists Present Minimum Wage Impacts
Hutchinson Leader, February 26, 2013

Billionaires for Austerity: With Cuts Looming, Wall Street Roots of "Fix the Debt" Campaign Exposed
Democracy Now!, February 26, 2013

The Sequestering of Barack Obama
The American Prospect, February 26, 2013

House Republicans Are At War With Economists And Their Own Researchers
Business Insider, February 26, 2013

'Collusion With Austerity' Will Sink Obama, say Progressives
Common Dreams, February 26, 2013

Deficit Hawks' 'Generational Theft' Argument Is a Sham
Los Angeles Times, February 26, 2013

Cut, Tax, and Pray
National Review Online, February 25, 2013

Lawmakers Weigh Economic Impact of Minimum Wage Hike
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul (NBC), February 25, 2013

Pete Peterson's Long Campaign Against the National Debt
Marketplace, February 25, 2013

Minimum Wage Meta-Analysis: Evidence Over Theory
MSNBC, February 25, 2013

Minnesota House Begins Minimum-Wage Debate
Pioneer Press, February 25, 2013

Selling a Minimum Wage Hike for Minnesota
Finance & Commerce, February 25, 2013

Lawmakers Weigh Economic Impact of Minimum Wage Hike
KARE 11 (NBC News Affiliate), February 25, 2013

Europeans Urge U.S. Action on Financial Transaction Tax
Inter Press Service, February 25, 2013

A Complex Role for Medicare in the Standoff in Washington
The New York Times, February 24, 2013

Lawmakers Debate Social Security Benefit Modification
Charleston Gazette, February 23, 2013

Real World Economics: Some Simple Answers Are Too Simple
Pioneer Press, February 23, 2013

Cholera Immunity: UN Denies Compensation to Haiti Disease Victims
RT, February 23, 2013

Dan Beeton on Ecuador Election, Christine Hong on North Korea
Counterspin (FAIR), February 22, 2013

Jamaica Aims to Restore Market Confidence
Financial Times, February 22, 2013

Santelli's 'Wacky' Shouting Match on Debt
CNBC, February 22, 2013

How American Support for Minimum Wage Hike Can Overcome GOP Obstruction
The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC), February 22, 2013

U.N. Lambasted for Denying Compensation to Haiti’s Cholera Victims
Inter Press Service, February 22, 2013

The Four-Day Week: Less is More
The Guardian, February 22, 2013

Richard Wolff on Fighting for Economic Justice and Fair Wages
Moyers & Company, February 22, 2013

Correa's Win in Ecuador Due to Financial Reform Policies
Indian Country Today, February 21, 2013

The Minimum Wage Should Be a Living Wage
American Reporter, February 21, 2013

Boost the Minimum Wage if Only to Help Working Women
Crain's Chicago Business, February 21, 2013

Pete Peterson’s “Fix the Debt” Astroturf Supergroup Detailed in New Online Resource from the Publishers of Alecexposed.org
PR Watch (Center for Media and Democracy), February 21, 2013

Our Chameleon President Continues to Dazzle and Infuriate -- Who Is This Guy, Anyway?
Huffington Post, February 21, 2013

Progressive Evangelical Attacks AARP, Social Security
Religion Dispatches, February 21, 2013

The Consequences of the Sequester
Background Briefing with Ian Masters, February 21, 2013

UN: No Compensation for Cholera UN Caused in Haiti
Common Dreams, February 21, 2013

Raising Minimum Wage Only Helps the Right People
The Daily Reveille, February 21, 2013

Investigation Finds High-Class, Crisis-Peddling 'Astroturf Supergroup' Behind 'Fix the Debt' Campaign
Common Dreams, February 21, 2013

Minimum Wage, a Necessary Evil for Most
Daily Toreador, February 21, 2013

The Leeches are Back and are Urging the Wrong Prescription: The Grand Bargain Returns
Nation of Change, February 21, 2013

Minimum Wage Hike Impacts Minimally
Battle Creek Enquirer, February 21, 2013

More and More People Getting More and More Money From the Government
WHPTV News (CBS Affiliate), February 21, 2013

Editorial: Raise Minimum Wage for Workers and the Economy
Battle Creek Enquirer, February 20, 2013

Want to Stall Climate Change and be Happier? Work Less
Earth Island Journal, February 20, 2013

The Secret Rise of 21st Century Democracy
Truth-Out, February 20, 2013

Sojourner Truth Interview with Mark Weisbrot on Venezuela and Ecuador
Sojourner Truth Radio (KPFK Radio), February 20, 2013

Obama's Proposal to Raise the Minimum Wage: A Guide to the Debate
The Plain Dealer, February 20, 2013

40 Percent of Americans Now Make Less Than 1968 Minimum Wage
Nation of Change, February 20, 2013

All Eyes on Haitian Court Thursday Where Duvalier is Ordered to Appear
Rabble, February 20, 2013

Pete Peterson's Long History of Deficit Scaremongering
The Nation, February 20, 2013

Pete Peterson's Puppet Populists
The Nation, February 20, 2013

An Honest Pay
Minnesota Daily, February 19, 2013

Ecuador's Correa Eyes Broader Change After Re-Election
AFP, February 19, 2013

Biopharma Advised to Beat the Clock on Patent Reform
Pharmacy Choice, February 19, 2013

The Wrecking Crew Is Winning
Truth-Out, February 19, 2013

Morning Examiner: Dems Already Going Back on Budget Promise
Washington Examiner, February 19, 2013

Minimum Wage Should Be Raised to $10 an Hour
Yahoo Finance, February 19, 2013

'Some Cuts Don't Heal!' Simpson-Bowles Face Protest for Attack on Medicare, Social Security
Common Dreams, February 19, 2013

Raising the Minimum Wage and the Floor for All
Huffington Post, February 19, 2013

What’s So Scary About Raising Minimum Wage?
Phildaelphia Post, February 19, 2013

A Better Deal Than Minimum Wage
Washington Post, February 18, 2013

Correa Wins Re-Election and Says Banks and Mass Media Don't Rule Anymore
Real News Network, February 18, 2013

Study Says Minimum Wage Should Really be $21.72
Onyx Book, February 18, 2013

Report: Modest Increases in Minimum Wage Have Little Impact on Employment
Nooga, February 18, 2013

Victory of Ecuadorian President Correa Hailed as 'Clear Mandate' to Continue Progressive Push
Common Dreams, February 18, 2013

Ecuador’s Election A “Referendum On Economic Policies”
Eurasia Review, February 18, 2013

Finding a Method to Minimum-wage Madness
Technician Online, February 18, 2013

Ecuadorian President Correa’s Financial Reforms Successful
Bank Credit News, February 18, 2013

Strategy Sessions Interview with Deborah James on Ecuador
Strategy Sessions (KPFK Radio), February 18, 2013

Raise That Wage
The New York Times, February 17, 2013

Paul Krugman: Raising The Minimum Wage Is 'Good Policy'
Huffington Post, February 17, 2013

Now This Is ‘Change’ We Can All Understand
The Morning News , February 17, 2013

'Ecuador’s Chavez' Headed for Re-election Landslide
France 24, February 17, 2013

Deficit Hawks Reboot
NY Times eXaminer, February 17, 2013

A New Trade Framework for Global Healthcare R&D
PLOS Biology, February 17, 2013

Panera Bakers Battle For A Union In A Union-Free World
Huffington Post, February 16, 2013

New Voices: Give Struggling Workers a Leg Up — Raise Their Minimum Wage
Orlando Sentinel , February 16, 2013

(Not) Working for a Better Future
Vancouver Sun, February 16, 2013

Interview with John Schmitt on the Impact Minimum Wage Hikes Have on Employment
This is Hell (WNUR Radio), February 16, 2013

Economist: T&T $$ in No Danger of Devaluation
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, February 15, 2013

Cost of Prescription Drugs Must be Slashed
The Gazette, February 15, 2013

Interview with Deborah James on Ecuador's Elections (Deborah joins the program at 16:06)
Inside Story Americas (Al Jazeera), February 15, 2013

Does Raising the Minimum Wage Really Help Workers?
CBS News, February 15, 2013

Should The U.S. Import More Doctors?
All Things Considered (National Public Radio), February 15, 2013

Climate Change Brings New Meaning to Work Ethic
Vancouver Sun, February 15, 2013

Phew! U.S. Can't Join the Euro
Marketplace, February 15, 2013

If Minimum Wage Kept Pace with Productivity, It Would be $16.54
Kansas City Infozine, February 15, 2013

Is Mexico's War on Drugs Close to a Real End?
Al Jazeera, February 15, 2013

A Higher Minimum Wage Will Not Hurt U.S. Businesses
Center for American Progress, February 15, 2013

Does Raising the Minimum Wage Really Help Workers?
Money Watch (CBS News), February 15, 2013

Cost of Prescription Drugs Must Be Slashed
Gazette, February 15, 2013

If Economists Controlled The Borders
Planet Money (NPR), February 15, 2013

Zuma’s Big Speech to... Moody’s
Daily Maverick, February 14, 2013

Economists: A $9 Minimum Wage Won’t Hurt Jobs
Salon, February 14, 2013

$9 Wage Alone Doesn't Get Workers Out of Poverty
CNN Money, February 14, 2013

Is the Minimum Wage a Job Crusher or a Job Creator?
National Journal, February 14, 2013

Advocates Push Medicare Drug Negotiations
Politico, February 14, 2013

As Obama Calls for $9 Minimum Wage, Some Democrats Push for a Bigger Increase
Free Speech Radio, February 14, 2013

Guest Post: The Deflationary Spiral Bogey
Zero Hedge, February 14, 2013

Will Minimum Wage Boost Kill Stocks?
Bank Rate, February 14, 2013

State Leaders React to Obama's Minimum Wage Proposal
Charleston Daily Mail, February 13, 2013

Obama's Latest Stimulus Plan: Raise the Minimum Wage
NBC News, February 13, 2013

Gauging South America's Biggest Economies
Inside Story Americas (Al Jazeera), February 13, 2013

Job Proposals Don't Go Far Enough, Economists Say
Huffington Post, February 13, 2013

Obama's Middle Class Priorities Complicated By Looming Fights Over Deficit
Huffington Post, February 13, 2013

Minimum Wage Would Be $21.72 If It Kept Pace With Increases In Productivity: Study
Huffington Post, February 13, 2013

Minimum Wage a Bad Idea? Ask Execs Who Pay Even More
MoneyWatch (CBS), February 13, 2013

Republicans Oppose a Minimum Wage Increase. Do Economists Agree?
Minyanville, February 13, 2013

Post State of the Union Analysis
CNBC, February 12, 2013

Parsing Rubio's Performance
CNBC, February 12, 2013

State of The Union: Job Market Will Be Major Focus Of Speech
Huffington Post, February 12, 2013

Will Obama Use International Economic Appointments to Push Stimulus?
Real News Network, February 12, 2013

Want to Save the Planet? Just Slack Off at Work, Study Says
Forbes, February 12, 2013

Why Social Security Recipients Shouldn't Be Shackled With The Chained CPI
Campaign for America's Future, February 12, 2013

Republicans Seek Volcker Rule Repeal In Exchange For New Wall Street Reforms
Huffington Post, February 12, 2013

Can President Obama Claim Economic Victory?
PolitiFact, February 12, 2013

A Labor of Love, or Love Via Labor?
Pacific Standard, February 12, 2013

Government Won't Probe of DEA Raid in Honduras
Washington Times, February 12, 2013

How Patient Investors Can Profit from U.S. Immigration Reform
Dow Jones, February 11, 2013

How to Trade Immigration Reform
MarketWatch, February 11, 2013

The True Costs of Tax Breaks and Social Security
Truthout, February 10, 2013

The Sequester: The Next, Big, Self-Imposed Crisis (Part 1 of 4)
Up with Chris Hayes (MSNBC), February 10, 2013

The Sequester: The Next, Big, Self-Imposed Crisis (Part 2 of 4)
Up with Chris Hayes (MSNBC), February 10, 2013

The Sequester: The Next, Big, Self-Imposed Crisis (Part 3 of 4)
Up with Chris Hayes (MSNBC), February 10, 2013

The Sequester: The Next, Big, Self-Imposed Crisis (Part 4 of 4)
Up with Chris Hayes (MSNBC), February 10, 2013

Reduce Working Hours--To Help Slow Climate Change
Business Mirror, February 09, 2013

Tell Your Boss Your Job Is Causing Global Warming
Take Part, February 09, 2013

More Michigan Money Spent on Inmates than Students, Study Says
Central Michigan Life, February 08, 2013

Working Less Would Slow Climate Change, Group Argues
CBC, February 08, 2013

Working Less Could Save the Planet (Mark Weisbrot joins the program at 12:50)
The Lang & O'Leary Exchange (CBC), February 08, 2013

Greece and the Troika, Dancing in the Dark
Ekathimerini, February 08, 2013

Work Less, Save the Planet?
MoneyWatch (CBS News), February 07, 2013

Does An Aging Population Hurt The Economy?
Forbes, February 07, 2013

Work Less, Save The Planet: CEPR Report
International Business Times, February 07, 2013

Save the World by Working Less
Central Valley Business Times, February 07, 2013

Vacation More and Work Less to End Global Warming
Toronto Standard, February 07, 2013

Interview with David Rosnick on Working Less to Save the Planet (David joins the program at 30:30)
KGO Newstalk AM 810 (San Francisco, CA), February 07, 2013

Can Working Less Save the Planet?
Mother Nature Network, February 06, 2013

Economist Suggests Working Less 'To Save Planet'
French Tribune, February 06, 2013

How Grueling is Your Work Week? If You Have a Flexible Schedule, Share Your Secret
ABA Journal, February 06, 2013

How to Prevent Climate Change: Work ‘European’ Hours
Global Post, February 06, 2013

Want to Slow Climate Change? Reduce Working Hours, Says Think Tank
InterAksyon, February 06, 2013

Working Less, Vacationing More: The Key to Slowing Global Warming?
The Week, February 06, 2013

Stop Global Warming by Working Less: New Study
Science World Report, February 06, 2013

Want to Slow Climate Change? Reduce Working Hours, Says Think Tank
Interaksyon (Philippines), February 06, 2013

How to Stop Global Warming - Work Less: Think Tank Claims American Workers Should Be More European
The Daily Mail (U.K.), February 05, 2013

Study: Work Less, Save the Planet
Fox News, February 05, 2013

Save the Economy By Working Less?
Fox Business, February 05, 2013

Study: Americans Should Work Less, Pay More to Help the Environment
The Cleveland Leader, February 05, 2013

Mass Incarceration: The Great American Folly
Bangor Daily News, February 05, 2013

Liberal Think Tank’s Solution for Global Warming: Work Less
Washington Times, February 05, 2013

How Shorter Work Hours and More Vacation Time Can Slow Global Warming
Alternet, February 05, 2013

Study: Global Warming Can Be Slowed By Working Less
U.S. News & World Report, February 04, 2013

Cuba Not Isolated in Latin America
The Real News, February 04, 2013

Minimum-wage Veto Reignites Debate on Issue
Philly Burbs, February 04, 2013

Work Less, Save the Environment
Talk Radio News Service, February 04, 2013

Economist Advocates Working Less to Alleviate Global Warming, US Should Adopt European Approach to Productivity
The Daily Caller, February 04, 2013

Why Unemployment Stretches Are Getting Shorter
CNN Money, February 04, 2013

Who Would Take Hugo Chávez's Place at ALBA?
Latin America Advisor, February 04, 2013

Leon Burzynski: Cut Medication Costs, Not Medicaid
The Cap Times, February 03, 2013

Timothy Geithner's Legacy: Containing the Global Crisis
The Economic Times, February 03, 2013

Weak Economy, Wrong Debate
Huffington Post, February 03, 2013

US: Fears of Deep Economic Recession as Fiscal Austerity Looms
Digital Journal, February 02, 2013

Radio Interview with Mark Weisbrot
This Is Hell (WNUR Radio), February 02, 2013

Banks, at Least, Had a Friend in Geithner
New York Times, February 02, 2013

The Irregular Ratio Spooking Property
Business Spectator, February 01, 2013

House Democrats Seek Probe of DEA Role in Lethal Honduras Raid
Washington Times, February 01, 2013

Mort Zuckerman: How We Can End Our Modern-Day Depression
U.S News, February 01, 2013

Markets Rally on Hope Fed Will Keep Pumping
Closing Bell (CNBC), February 01, 2013

10 Surprises About Tomorrow's Job Market
The Christian Science Monitor, February 01, 2013

Interview with Mark Weisbrot on the IMF and Europe
The Burt Cohen Show, January 31, 2013

The GDP Drop Is a Warning to Washington
Bloomberg, January 31, 2013

Debt Ceiling Deal Could Be Disastrous For Social Security
Ring of Fire Radio, January 31, 2013

Yes, Inflation Is Low. So Is Workers' Pay
Bloomberg Businessweek, January 31, 2013

Obama's Jobs Council Fail
Mother Jones, January 30, 2013

Economy Hits Pothole, but Likely to Avoid Ditch
CBS News, January 30, 2013

Jobs Deficit: Austerity Politics Threaten Obama's Economy
Huffington Post, January 30, 2013

Today The Confidence Fairy Died
Business Insider, January 30, 2013

AFGE Statement On GDP Decline
PR Newswire, January 30, 2013

Biotech Giants Battle to Stop Generic Competition
Common Dreams, January 29, 2013

Deficit Talk Drowns Out Obama’s Ideals
The Journal Gazette, January 28, 2013

Fannie to Allow Walkaways by On-Time Borrowers: Mortgages
Bloomberg, January 28, 2013

Deeds Over Words: Why Obama's Inaugural Fell Short
Al Jazeera, January 28, 2013

Bring on the Budget Cuts?
The Kudlow Report (CNBC), January 28, 2013

Interview with Mark Weisbrot on the IMF's Role in the Eurozone Crisis (Mark joins the program at 30:21)
Evening News (KBOO 90.7FM, Portland, OR), January 28, 2013

Interview with Dean Baker on Social Security
Ring of Fire, January 26, 2013

3 Things Washington Could Do to Create More Jobs
Yahoo! Finance, January 25, 2013

Geithner Exits Treasury as Lew Prepares for Senate Vote
Bloomberg, January 25, 2013

Lloyd Doggett Says Republicans Cost Country More Than $1 Billion and Slowed Economy in Delaying 2011 Debt-Ceiling Hike
PolitiFact, January 25, 2013

Union Membership at All-Time Low
American City and County, January 25, 2013

Top CEOs Plan to Loot US Social Programmes
Al Jazeera, January 24, 2013

Organized Labor Loses Members
Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2013

Union Membership Rate For U.S. Workers Tumbles To New Low
The Huffington Post, January 23, 2013

Radio Interview with John Schmitt
Background Briefing (KPFK Radio), January 23, 2013

Chipping Away at Poverty — an Exchange
On the Ground (New York Times), January 23, 2013

Learn the Facts About Social Security by Attending this Event in Tacoma Featuring Economist Dean Baker
Social Security Works, January 23, 2013

Government Persecution, From Aaron Swartz to Bradley Manning
The Nation, January 23, 2013

The Power to Create Money Out of Thin Air
The Guatemala Times, January 21, 2013

Centre for Economic & Policy Research On US GDP
Jeff Randall Live (Sky News), January 21, 2013

Interview with Dean Baker
This Is Hell (WNUR Radio), January 19, 2013

What Major Challenges Still Face the US?
Investment Week, January 18, 2013

Cutting Social Security is a Red Herring
Colorado Daily, January 17, 2013

Cheap Money: Why the Debt-Limit Fight Matters
Indian Country Today, January 17, 2013

Growth Ahead? Jobs, Policy & More
The Kudlow Report (CNBC), January 17, 2013

Interview with Mark Weisbrot on Chavez and Venezuela
A Public Affair (WORT 89.9FM, Madison, WI), January 16, 2013

Obama's Job One: Middle-Class Employment Problems Loom Over Second Term
Huffington Post, January 14, 2013

Haiti Three Years Later: Reversing the Arrow of Corruption
Stabroek News, January 14, 2013

Standing Up To The Liberal Media
The Sean Hannity Show, January 14, 2013

Interview with Mark Weisbrot on Venezuela
Bringing Light into Darkness (KOOP 91.7FM, Austin, TX), January 14, 2013

Venezuela: Defying Predictions – Again
The Guardian, January 13, 2013

GOP Governors Seek to Reshape Taxes
USA Today, January 13, 2013

Somber, Subdued Ceremonies Mark Haitian Quake Anniversary
Los Angeles Times, January 12, 2013

Canada Suspends Aid to Haiti, UN, US, Canada Spend Money on "Security" as Cholera Persists
The Real News, January 12, 2013

Where Does Haiti Stand Three Years After its 7.0 Earthquake?
Christian Science Monitor, January 12, 2013

Lesson from a Lackluster Holiday Shopping Season -- Raise the Minimum Wage
Santa Cruz Sentinel, January 12, 2013

After Three Years, Haiti Earthquake's Lingering Victim: 'Justice'
Common Dreams, January 12, 2013

Uncertainty Looms Over Venezuela
Inside Story Americas (Al Jazeera), January 11, 2013

Chavez Misses Inauguration, Will Be Sworn in by Supreme Court if he Recovers
The Real News, January 11, 2013

3 Years After the Earthquake, Haiti is Still in Shambles
Mother Jones, January 11, 2013

New Rules Limit Risky Mortgages
MSN Money, January 11, 2013

Three Years Later, Haiti Still Struggling
Eurasia Review, January 11, 2013

What’s Ahead for Social Security in 2013
Market Watch, January 10, 2013

Lew Gets Nod to Head US Treasury
Australian Financial Review, January 10, 2013

Haiti by the Numbers, Three Years Later
Common Dreams, January 10, 2013

Back to Basics with Krugman
Columbia Journalism Review, January 09, 2013

Obama's Treasury Pick Elevates Budget Battles Over Crisis Management
Fox Business, January 09, 2013

U.S. Housing Market Finally Ready for Take-off?
CBS News, January 08, 2013

Interview with Mark Weisbrot on President Obama's Cabinet Appointments
Sojourner Truth Radio, January 08, 2013

What’s a Trillion, Anyway?
Columbia Journalism Review, January 08, 2013

Chicago Tribune Editorial Calls Jamaica “Greece of the Western Hemisphere”
Carribean Journal, January 08, 2013

Social Security More Broke Than Supposed, Study Claims
Deseret News, January 08, 2013

Social Issues Are Economic Issues, Exhibit 1,463: Michigan’s Dual Agenda Slams Low-Income Women
The Nation, January 08, 2013

Inside the Beltway: Zero Hour
Washington Times, January 08, 2013

Interview with Alex Main on Situation of Bolivarian Revolution
Strategy Sessions (KPFK Radio), January 08, 2013

Preparing For The Grey Tsunami In Health Care: Economist Dean Baker And Labor Activist Ai’jen Poo
KUOW.org, January 08, 2013

Should Obama Nominate Paul Krugman as Treasury Secretary?
The Week, January 07, 2013

What the Fiscal Cliff Will Mean for Floridians
St. Augustine Record, January 07, 2013

Paul Krugman For Treasury Secretary: Columnist Takes Himself Out Of The Running
Huffington Post, January 07, 2013

Class Taxes Going Up – How Billions Could Be Raised
The Monitor (90.1 FM, Houston, TX), January 07, 2013

Baker: RI’s Problem Isn’t Population Loss, It’s a Lousy Economy
WPRI.com, January 07, 2013

Effort Intensifies to Increase Minimum Wage
Lansing State Journal, January 06, 2013

The Big Fix: Economy
WAMU 88.5: American University Radio, January 05, 2013

Debt-ceiling Debacle Threatens Jobs, Economy
Market Watch, January 04, 2013

Fight Over U.S. Spending Far from Over
China Central Television (CCTV), January 04, 2013

Chávez's Illness 'Severe' But Venezuela's Socialist Ideals Healthy
Common Dreams, January 04, 2013

Local Economists React Calmly to Jobs Report
North County Times, January 04, 2013

Are Pensions Becoming More Active Shareholders?
Asset International's Chief Investment Officer, January 04, 2013

Lukewarm Job Growth Is Expected to Linger
Kansas City Star, January 04, 2013

US economy grows by 155,000 jobs in December
Post Bulletin, January 04, 2013

Why Economists Are United in Their Dislike of the Fiscal Cliff Deal
TIME, January 03, 2013

On the Fiscal Cliff
Fighting Bob Radio, January 03, 2013

Nicole Woo Analyzes the 'Fiscal Cliff'
Women's Show (WMNF 88.5 FM, Tampa FL), January 03, 2013

Hassett, Baker Roundtable on Budget Accord
Bloomberg Surveillance (Bloomberg TV), January 02, 2013

Fiscal Cliff Grand Hustle
Let's Talk About It!, January 02, 2013

Progressives: Washington's Fiscal Deal a Predictable, Terrible Mess
Common Dreams, January 02, 2013

Here's What Every Liberal Is Worried That Obama Will Do Next
Business Insider, January 02, 2013

Interview with Dean Baker on the Fiscal Cliff Deal
Stand Up! With Pete Dominick, January 02, 2013

Uninformed Politicians Pushing US Toward Austerity
New York Times, January 01, 2013

Uninformed Politicians Pushing US Toward Austerity
Truthout, January 01, 2013