CEPR in the News (Archive)

July - September 2010

• In Praise of… Ha-Joon Chang
  The Guardian Unlimited, September 29, 2010


• Interview with Mark Weisbrot on Latin America
  The Marc Steiner Show (WEAA 88.9 FM), September 29, 2010


• Amid Doubts, Deficit Panel Eyes Retirement, Tax
  Reuters, September 28, 2010


• Happy With Their Leaders, Venezuelans and Brazilians Go To Polls
  KPFK 90.7 FM (Los Angeles), September 28, 2010


• List of Possible Candidates for Obama's Top Economic Advisor Grows
  The Los Angeles Times, September 28, 2010


• Did Andrew Cuomo Feed the Subprime Crisis?
  WNYC 93.9 FM (New York), September 27, 2010


• Misleading Social Partners
  New Europe, September 26, 2010


• Venezuela Election: Hugo Chávez's Largest Challenge Yet
  The Christian Science Monitor, September 26, 2010


• Voters Want to Know - Where Are All the Jobs?
  The Lansing State Journal, September 26, 2010


• Warren Plays Volcker-Like Role for Obama in Finance Regulation
  Bloomberg, September 24, 2010


• How to Help Homeowners, Without HAMP
  The Washington Independent, September 23, 2010


• Oliver Stone: Our Empire is in Decline
  Salon, September 23, 2010


• The Responsible Budget Coalition Turns One
  Progress Illinois, September 23, 2010


• What Deflation? Prices Are Rising!
  CNN Money, September 23, 2010


• Right to Rent Could Change the Nation's Foreclosure Crisis: CEPR
  HousingWire.com, September 22, 2010


• Baker: Don't Get Too Excited About Housing Starts
  MarketWatch, September 21, 2010


• Dean Baker: Who Deserves Sympathy?
  GRITtv, September 21, 2010


• Poverty's Web
  The North Jersey Record, September 20, 2010


• Inflation Rate Flat Amid Price Confusion
  CNN Money, September 17, 2010


• Does U.S. Small Biz Bill Miss the Mark?
  Xinhua, September 17, 2010


• "South of the Border"
  Third World View (WORT 89.9 FM, Madison, WI), September 17, 2010


• Economists Argue Against Deficit Reduction
  The Washington Independent, September 16, 2010


• Many Say Poverty Rate is a Poor Measure
  MSNBC, September 16, 2010


• U.S. Urged to Keep Funding Flowing
  Financial Post, September 16, 2010


• Study: Public Workers Underpaid vs. Private Peers
  The Hartford Business Journal, September 15, 2010


• Stop Outsourcing to Save Michigan's Jobs, Middle Class
  The Detroit News, September 15, 2010


• Doomsday For Lehman
  Eurasia Review, September 15, 2010


• An Interview with Oliver Stone
  The Progressive, September 14, 2010


• Global Development Advisory Panel
  The Guardian Unlimited, September 14, 2010


• Who Would the Tax Increases Hurt?
  The Washington Independent, September 14, 2010


• Cuba's Big Layoffs: What to Do with the Unemployed?
  TIME, September 14, 2010


• Oil sector GDP shrank by 7.2% over 2009 - CEPR - Venezuela
  Business News Americas, September 13, 2010


• Retiring Later Is Hard Road for Laborers
  The New York Times, September 12, 2010


• Interview with Mark Weisbrot on "South of the Border"
  Third World View (WORT 89.9 FM, Madison, WI), September 12, 2010


• 3 Things to Learn From the German Economy, and 3 Things Not To
  The Atlantic, September 09, 2010


• The Wealthy Public-Sector Worker: A Myth Debunked
  Truthout, September 09, 2010


• Obama Takes Aim at Republican Policies
  The Los Angeles Times, September 08, 2010


• French Strike Shows Resistance to Austerity
  The Progressive, September 08, 2010


• Obama, Republicans Jostle Over Tax-Break Policies
  USA Today, September 08, 2010


• What's the Best Economic Stimulus Plan - And Would it Help You?
  MSNBC, September 08, 2010


• Venezuela Inflation 1.6% in August
  XE (Reuters), September 07, 2010


• Jobs and the U.S. Economy
  The Diane Rehm Show (WAMU 88.5 FM), September 07, 2010


• US Infrastructure Plan Aims to Cut Number of Jobless
  The Irish Times, September 07, 2010


• President Obama's Second Stimulus May Get Stuck
  Nightly Business Report (PBS), September 07, 2010


• The Unemployed
  The Los Angeles Times, September 06, 2010


• Millions Are Disappearing From the Unemployment Rolls as They Stop Job Search
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 05, 2010


• Americans in Their 50s Especially Hard-Hit by Recession
  San Jose Mercury News, September 04, 2010


• Dean Baker on Social Security
  CounterSpin (FAIR), September 03, 2010


• Unemployment Rate Climbed to 9.6 Percent in August, Although Private-Sector Employers Added 67,000 Jobs
  The Kansas City Star, September 03, 2010


• Does Bernanke Need to Babysit Congress?
  FOX Business, September 03, 2010


• A Labor-Less Labor Day or How I Spent My Unemployed Summer Break
  Patt Morrison (KPCC 89.3 FM), September 03, 2010


• Is High Unemployment Here to Stay?
  Marketplace, September 02, 2010


• It's Not Just the Jobs. It's the Jobs Machine.
  The Wall Street Journal, September 02, 2010


• Home Prices Rise in June, but a Drop May Be Looming
  The Los Angeles Times, September 01, 2010


• Would More Holiday Be Good for America?
  BBC News, September 01, 2010


• September Surprise?
  The Kudlow Report (CNBC), September 01, 2010


• Americans vs. Vacation
  Ezra Klein (The Washington Post), August 31, 2010


• Obama Presses for Small-Business Aid as Hiring Stalls
  The Los Angeles Times, August 31, 2010


• Lessons From Haiti: How Food Aid Can Harm
  The Atlantic, August 31, 2010


• IMF Expands Lending Programs to Prevent Financial Crisis
  Free Speech Radio News, August 31, 2010


• Housing Quagmire: Is It Time to Remove Relief?
  Fortune, August 31, 2010


• Ha-Joon Chang: The Net Isn't as Important as We Think
  The Guardian Unlimited, August 29, 2010


• 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang
  The Guardian Unlimited, August 29, 2010


• Fed Ready To Act If Economy Falters
  All Things Considered (NPR), August 27, 2010


• China's Looming Real-Estate Bubble
  Reason, August 27, 2010


• Social Security Cuts Threaten to Hurt Low-Income Americans More
  The Washington Independent, August 26, 2010


• Double-Dip on Horizon?
  CNBC, August 26, 2010


• The Argument for Paid Vacations
  Radio Times (WHYY Radio), August 25, 2010


• Fiscal Commission Chair Simpson Goes After Another Critic in Social Security Debate
  Talking Points Memo, August 25, 2010


• Bernanke's Helicopter Could Move to New Altitude
  MarketWatch, August 25, 2010


• Home Sales Plunge as Fear Grows
  The Detroit News, August 25, 2010


• Diving Home Sales Stoke New Worries About Economic Recovery
  The Los Angeles Times, August 25, 2010


• Is A Double-Dip Recession—Or Worse—Finally Here?
  Mother Jones, August 25, 2010


• The State of the Housing Market Is Not Good
  Nightly Business Report (PBS), August 25, 2010


• Baker: Home Prices Could Sink Another 15%
  News Break (MarketWatch), August 24, 2010


• Housing Market Meltdown
  ABC News, August 24, 2010


• Property Values in Long Beach, Surrounding Cities Dipped Again this Year
  Long Beach Press-Telegram, August 24, 2010


• Economists Blew the Bubble
  Boston Herald, August 23, 2010


• Housing Fades as a Means to Build Wealth, Analysts Say
  The New York Times, August 23, 2010


• A Change in Home Values
  The Boston Globe, August 23, 2010


• Economic Outlook: Birthrights in jeopardy
  St. Louis Globe-Democrat, August 23, 2010


• Jailer Takes Jokes About His Age, But Not Much Else
  The Charlotte Observer, August 23, 2010


• A Good Idea for Fixing Housing
  MarketWatch, August 20, 2010


• Debate Over Quantitative Easing Doesn't Help the Jobless
  The Business Times, August 20, 2010


• Calif Bill Aims to Deter Union Election Misconduct
  Associated Press (Bloomberg BusinessWeek), August 20, 2010


• Analysis: TARP Less Costly, but Not Less Controversial
  Reuters, August 19, 2010


• Pa. Family Deeper In Hole With Mortgage 'Help'
  Associated Press (CBS), August 19, 2010


• How to Prop up Housing: Rent Your Home
  Fox Business, August 18, 2010


• U.S. Housing: Sunset Boulevard
  Financial Times, August 17, 2010


• Dean Baker: 'We’ve lost about $6 trillion in housing wealth, and I expect we will lose more.'
  Ezra Klein (The Washington Post), August 17, 2010


• China Pips Japan as No. 2 Economy
  Daily News & Analysis, August 16, 2010


• Social Security: 75 Years Old And Out?
  Weekday (KUOW 94.9 FM), August 16, 2010


• A Push for Paid Sick Leave in Pa. and Philly
  The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 16, 2010


• Hire Expectations
  Business West Online, August 16, 2010


• Social Security Turns 75 Under Fiscal Fire
  New America Media, August 14, 2010


• Maternity Leave Quandary
  The Boston Globe, August 12, 2010


• Housing Summit May Yield Fannie and Freddie Clues
  Reuters, August 12, 2010


• Dean Baker: Saving Social Security
  GRITtv, August 11, 2010


• The Sustainability of Social Security
  The Sound of Ideas (WCPN 90.3 FM), August 11, 2010


• Wisconsin Pilots Controversial Mortgage Program
  News Buzz (Milwaukee Magazine), August 10, 2010


• How We Survive: Getting Creative About Jobs
  National Radio Project, August 10, 2010


• Slowing Economy Raises Fears of Double-Dip Recession
  The Detroit News, August 09, 2010


• Dispatches From The Edge: Behind The Colombia/Venezuela Tension
  The Berkeley Daily Planet, August 09, 2010


• Stimulus Bill Helped Some Far More Than Others
  McClatchy Newspapers, August 08, 2010


• Can You See the Economic Recovery?
  International Business Times, August 08, 2010


• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
  Barron's, August 07, 2010


• All Business: Risks Abound if Too Many Refinance
  AP, August 06, 2010


• Greenspan Calls for Repeal of All the Bush Tax Cuts
  The New York Times, August 06, 2010


• Goolsbee, Tyson Considered for W.House Economy Job
  Reuters, August 06, 2010


• Jobs Report Taxes Obama's Political Capital
  All Things Considered (NPR), August 06, 2010


• Allegretto Warns of Economic Catastrophe Without Massive Public Works Program
  UC Berkeley News, August 06, 2010


• The Return of the $1,000 Down Mortgage
  The Washington Independent, August 05, 2010


• A Look at Senate's $26B Aid Package
  Nightly Business Report (PBS), August 05, 2010


• Extend and Pretend: The Obama Administration's Failed Foreclosure Program
  The Huffington Post, August 04, 2010


• Fed on Right Track?
  CNBC, August 03, 2010


• Oliver Stone: the New Michael Moore?
  Prospect Magazine, August 03, 2010


• Need to Reduce Deficit Battles Need to Shore Up Economy
  USA Today, August 02, 2010


• Parental Leave: Can You Afford It?
  Forbes, July 30, 2010


• Hungary Does Without EU and IMF
  The Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2010


• Small Business Aid Bill Stalls in Senate
  Internation Business Times, July 29, 2010


• Hungary Shows IMF Austerity `Dangerous' for European Recovery, CEPR Says
  Bloomberg, July 28, 2010


• On "Meet the Press", David Gregory Says Financial Sector Equals 25 Percent of U.S. Economy
  Politifact.com, July 28, 2010


• Spain Needs More Stimulus, Not Austerity, U.S. Think-Tank Says
  EFE, July 27, 2010


• Deficit-Cutting Ax May Fall on Social Security
  The Christian Science Monitor, July 26, 2010


• Former Homeowners Ponder When to Re-enter Real Estate Market
  The Washington Post, July 25, 2010


• Oliver Stone’s Latin Film
  The New York Times, July 24, 2010


• Spain's Joblessness Reflects Depression-like Conditions
  International Business Times, July 23, 2010


• Amy Goodman: Budget Needs Deficit Doves
  The Spokesman-Review, July 23, 2010


• Job Market Squeezes Out Young Workers
  McClatchy-Tribune (WGNO-TV), July 22, 2010


• Summit Jobless Rate Up to 10.4% in June
  Akron Beacon Journal, July 21, 2010


• Financial Reform: Winners and Losers
  Bankrate.com, July 21, 2010


• Capitalism? Yuck. But free enterprise? Yes!
  MSNBC.com, July 21, 2010


• Job Prospects Dismal
  WTOP Radio 103.5 FM, July 21, 2010


• Should Warren be Tapped to Lead Consumer Agency?
  Fox Business, July 21, 2010


• Big Business Takes on Obama
  Bloomberg BusinessWeek, July 21, 2010


• Germany and Nordics Top Global List for Parental Leave
  Reuters, July 20, 2010


• NZ Midtable on Paid Parental Leave Entitlement
  NZPA, July 20, 2010


• Swiss Score Low for Parental Leave
  Swissinfo.ch, July 20, 2010


• Feedback at 5:00 -- "Parental Leave"
  WWTV (MI), July 20, 2010


• Unemployment: Report Says Jobs Hole Could Persist For A Decade
  The Huffington Post, July 20, 2010


• New Report Predicts Dismal Job Growth
  Talk Media News, July 20, 2010


• Weakening Recovery Brings Deja Vu
  The Los Angeles Times, July 20, 2010


• Interview with Mark Weisbrot on South of the Border
  Nuestra Palabra (KPFT 90.1FM, TX), July 20, 2010


• Arguing Our Tax Future
  On Point with Tom Ashbrook, July 20, 2010


• South of the Border with Mark Weisbrot
  Building Bridges (WBAI 99.5FM, NY), July 20, 2010


• Stalemate Over Benefits Shows Broken Politics
  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 19, 2010


• Program Aims to Prevent Repeat Offenders, Cut Jail Populations
  Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 19, 2010


• The Social Security Squeeze Can Be Solved
  Bloomberg BusinessWeek, July 19, 2010


• Social Security Under Attack: Cuts Proposed, Higher Retirement Age Suggested
  Democracy Now!, July 19, 2010


• To Avoid a Repeat of the 2008 Financial Crisis ...
  Today Online, July 17, 2010


• Mark Weisbrot on South of the Border
  CounterSpin, July 16, 2010


• Baker, Holltz-Eakin Debate Expiration of Bush Tax Cuts
  Bloomberg (via The Washington Post), July 16, 2010


• Congress’s Approval of Finance Bill Shifts Focus to Regulators
  Bloomberg BusinessWeek, July 16, 2010


• New Finance Rules Become Real With Emanuel Saying ‘Just Do It’
  Bloomberg BusinessWeek, July 16, 2010


• Oliver Stone's New Film, South of the Border
  The Morning Show (KPFA FM, CA), July 16, 2010


• United States Financial Transactions Tax Might Cure a Host of Ills
  The Jakarta Globe, July 16, 2010


• Wall Street Reform Set to Become Reality
  Countdown with Keith Olbermann, July 15, 2010


• Is Vote on Financial Reform Too Little, Too Late?
  The Epoch Times, July 15, 2010


• It's a Wild World
  East Bay Express, July 14, 2010


• Jobs Data Stirs Debate on Obama Administration Reports
  Fox News, July 14, 2010


• White House Taps Lew For Budget Office
  Financial Times, July 13, 2010


• Interview with Mark Weisbrot on South of the Border
  Voices from the Frontlines (KPFK 90.7 FM), July 13, 2010


• Should We Act Now or Later to Fix Social Security?
  Pensions and Investments, July 12, 2010


• Oliver Stone Goes Latin
  The Chicago Sun-Times, July 09, 2010


• 3 Big Myths About the Economy
  MSN Money, July 09, 2010


• Obama Tries to Sell 'Recovery Summer' Amid Slow Economy
  The Hill, July 08, 2010


• Interview with Mark Weisbrot on Honduras, Brazil and South of the Border
  Sojourner Truth (KPFK 90.7 FM), July 08, 2010


• Financial Reform Bill Lacks Teeth
  Uprising Radio, July 07, 2010


• One Year After Coup, Honduras Still in Crisis; Is the US Enabling?
  The Huffington Post, July 07, 2010


• WaPo Whopper on Trumka, Social Security and Taxes
  AFL-CIO Now Blog, July 07, 2010


• States of Crisis
  Bloomberg, July 07, 2010


• European Rejection of Obama’s Call for Stimulus Threatens U.S. Economy
  The Washington Independent, July 06, 2010


• Mayberry Machiavellis: Obama Political Team Handcuffing Recovery
  The Huffington Post, July 06, 2010


• Low-Income Homeowners Fear Lurking Foreclosures
  Morning Edition (NPR), July 06, 2010


• What's Next for the U.S. Economy
  The Diane Rehm Show (WAMU), July 06, 2010


• Disappointing June Jobs Report Casts Shadow Over Recovery
  The Los Angeles Times, July 03, 2010


• Interview with Mark Weisbrot on Honduras, "South of the Border"
  This is Hell! WNUR 89.3 FM, July 03, 2010


• What Jobs Mean for Recovery
  The Kudlow Report (CNBC), July 02, 2010


• Unemployment Rate (Age-Adjusted) Has Been Above 10 Percent For Past Year
  The Huffington Post, July 02, 2010


• Interview With 'South Of The Border' Writer Mark Weisbrot
  The Young Turks, July 01, 2010


• Oliver Stone's "South of the Border"
  The Burt Cohen Show, July 01, 2010


• The Financial Reform Law: A 'Fig Leaf'
  Bloomberg BusinessWeek, July 01, 2010