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CEPR in the News (Archive)
Fiscal cliff showdown already damaged economy
NBC News, December 31, 2012
US-Taliban talks: Compelling factors
Pakistan Observer, December 31, 2012
New York Times Puffs Fix The Debt Corporate Lobby
LA Progressive, December 29, 2012
GOP Senators Want to Take the Debt Ceiling Hostage in Order to Raise the Retirement Age
AlterNet, December 29, 2012
10 States To Increase Minimum Wage On New Year's Day
The Philadelphia Jewish Voice, December 29, 2012
Interview with Nicole Woo on Social Security and the Chained CPI
Women's Show (WMNF 88.5 FM, Tampa, FL), December 27, 2012
Should We Worry About U.S. Debt?
Marketplace (American Public Media), December 27, 2012
Home Prices Rose Over Past Year, Another Sign that Market is Recovering
The Washington Post, December 26, 2012
Push for Minimum-Wage Increase Intensifies as Worker Ranks Swell
Marshfield News Herald, December 23, 2012
Plan B Blows Up in Boehner's Face
Up with Chris Hayes (MSNBC), December 23, 2012
Minimum-Wage Pressure Grows Along With Low-Wage Sectors
News and Observer, December 22, 2012
Ha-Joon Chang: Growth in Developing World Shouldn't Overexcite People
The Guardian, December 21, 2012
What Happens Jan. 1st?
Street Signs (CNBC), December 21, 2012
Yvonne White: Repealing Right-to-Work is a Matter of Economic Justice
Detroit Free Press, December 21, 2012
What Happens Jan. 1st?
CNBC, December 21, 2012
If You Tax the Wealthy, Will They Stop Spending?
Street Smart (Bloomberg TV), December 21, 2012
The Achievements of Hugo Chavez
Truthout, December 20, 2012
Did Taxpayers Lose in LIBOR Scam?
Bankrate, December 20, 2012
Expert: Obama's Fiscal Cliff Tax Rate Concession to $400K Earners a 'Surprise'
Voice of Russia (American Edition), December 20, 2012
Democrats ‘Caving’ on Social Security
New York Post, December 19, 2012
Progressives Slam Chained CPI Plan
Politico, December 19, 2012
Social Security Cuts Loom in Fiscal Deal; Solutions to Gun Violence
UpFront (KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley, CA), December 19, 2012
Interview with Nicole Woo on Budget Negotiations and the Fiscal Cliff
What's at Stake (WPFW 89.3 FM, Washington DC), December 19, 2012
Interview with Nicole Woo on Social Security
Talk Back! with Hugh Hamilton (WBAI 99.5 FM, New York), December 19, 2012
Interview with Dean Baker on the Chained CPI as a Measure of Inflation
Wakeup Call (WBAI 99.5 FM, New York), December 19, 2012
Carper and Carney Support Cuts in Social Security Benefits
The News Journal, December 19, 2012
Interview with Nicole Woo on Social Security
Alan Nathan's BattleLine, December 19, 2012
Rich Kissed, Middle Class Kicked: Obama's Ugly 'New Deal' Aims to Gut Social Security
Common Dreams, December 18, 2012
Paul Krugman: 'I'm Still Agonizing' Over Possible Fiscal Cliff Deal
Huffington Post, December 18, 2012
Inflation Measure Could Help 'Fiscal Cliff'
USA Today, December 18, 2012
8 Deficit Reducers That Are More Ethical -- And More Effective -- Than the "Chained CPI"
The Blog (Huffington Post), December 18, 2012
Obama's Deficit Proposal: Cut Social Security Benefits
Common Dreams, December 18, 2012
White House: Changing Inflation Calculation a "Technical Change"
Reuters, December 18, 2012
Obama's Base Pushes Back on Plan to Cut Social Security
MSNBC, December 18, 2012
Fiscal Cliff Deal Seems Near
MSN Money, December 18, 2012
Medicare and Social Security: Fixing the Safety Net
The Week, December 17, 2012
Baby Burdens: Not Enough Infants Being Born to Support Aging Population
The Deseret News, December 16, 2012
Gorin/Altman: Shaheen Fact-Check Missed Mark on Social Security
The Telegraph (Nashua), December 16, 2012
Jeff Gelles: Keep Bad Ideas From Talks
Philadelphia Daily News, December 16, 2012
Social Security and Medicare Trim Would Squeeze Retirees
The Orlando Sentinel, December 16, 2012
Sandy Hook and Youth Taking on Fix the Debt and The Can Kicks Back
Pivot Point with Maya Rockeymoore, December 16, 2012
Truthdigger of the Week: Dean Baker
Truthdig, December 15, 2012
Dean Baker: The Biggest Myth in Obama-GOP Spending Showdown is the "Fiscal Cliff" Itself
Democracy Now!, December 14, 2012
Middle-Class Meltdown and the Minimum Wage
Money News, December 14, 2012
Find Great Rank-and-File Workers
Crain's New York Business, December 14, 2012
Robin Hood Not News? Why Transaction Tax Absent from Obsessive "Cliff" Coverage
Common Dreams, December 13, 2012
Bowles, Simpson Have Overstayed Their Welcome
MarketWatch, December 13, 2012
Will New Right-to-Work Laws Worsen the Gender Pay Gap in Michigan
Christian Science Monitor, December 13, 2012
Honeywell CEO in the Middle of Fiscal Cliff Standoff
The Wall Street Journal, December 13, 2012
California Home Sales Up 15% Year Over Year; Prices Rise 19%
Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2012
Chained CPI Would Cut Social Security
UPI, December 13, 2012
Push for Minimum Wage Hike Intensifies as Worker Ranks Swell
Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2012
Noam Chomsky Post-Election: We Need More Organization, Education, Activism
Truth Out, December 13, 2012
Ben Bernanke: If We Go Over The Fiscal Cliff, The Fed Can't Help
Huffington Post, December 12, 2012
Made-by-Obama Fiscal Cliff Debate Hides Jobless Toll
Bloomberg, December 12, 2012
Bold Moves Needed to Turn U.S. Economy Around
Chicago Tribune, December 12, 2012
Business Roundtable Fiscal Cliff Proposal Bargains For Concessions On Corporate Rates
Huffington Post, December 12, 2012
Calls for Urgency as UN Plan to Defeat Cholera Announced for Haiti
Common Dreams, December 12, 2012
Michigan Labor Fight Hurts Blacks More
The Root, December 12, 2012
UN Unveils Cholera Elimination Plan for Haiti, Dominican Republic
CIDRAP News, December 12, 2012
UN Pledges Support and $23.5 Million Toward Ending Cholera in Haiti, Dominican Republic
The Miami Herald, December 11, 2012
Mexico's New President is Off to a Troubling Start
The Atlantic, December 10, 2012
Dean Baker: Obama 'Has All Cards' in Deficit Talks
Bloomberg TV, December 07, 2012
'Fiscal Cliff' Terminology is Really a Misnomer
PennLive.com, December 07, 2012
Why The Falling Birthrate Is Bad News For My 2-Year-Old Son
Morning Edition (NPR), December 07, 2012
A Fast Food Nation Fights for Living Wages - Against Long Odds
Color Lines, December 07, 2012
Nicole Woo of the Center For Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., says Advertisers Are Making Money From Fiscal Cliff Campaigns
WUSA9, December 07, 2012
Deficit Obsession Is a Creation of the Ultra Right's Message Machine
The Huffington Post, December 06, 2012
Obama Campaign Workers in San Leandro Rally to End Bush Tax Cuts
The Pioneer CA State University, December 06, 2012
From Good Jobs To Bad Jobs To No Jobs; The Tragic Downfall Of The American Worker
ETF Daily News, December 06, 2012
Blaming Bush Still in Vogue at White House
The Washington Examiner, December 06, 2012
The Fatuous Theatrics of the "Fiscal Cliff"; The "Dark Genius" Roger Ailes; Paralysis and Polarization in Egypt
Background Briefing with Ian Masters, December 06, 2012
What to Expect from Warren on Senate Bank Panel
Market Watch, December 05, 2012
From Good Jobs To Bad Jobs To No Jobs – The Tragic Downfall Of The American Worker
Men's News Daily, December 05, 2012
Irrational Fear?
CNBC, December 05, 2012
Political Transition in Mexico and the Growth of Corruption and Violence
Peace and Conflict Monitor, December 05, 2012
Grover Norquist Lobbies for Anti-Union Law in Michigan
Daily Kos, December 04, 2012
Erika d. Smith: Embrace all Families to Help Reduce Poverty
Indianapolis Star , December 04, 2012
A Deficit of Good Ideas
The Chicago Maroon, December 04, 2012
The Future of Social Security and Medicare
Minnesota Public Radio News, December 03, 2012
Ralph Nader on a Simple Way to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff: Tax Stock Trades
The Washington Post , November 30, 2012
Fiscal Cliff: 10 Ways Obama, Congress Could Trim Without New Income Taxes, Entitlement Cuts
The Huffington Post, November 30, 2012
A Hard Cell: How Hungary Can Make Crime Pay
The Budapest Times, November 30, 2012
Hispanic Workers are Less Likely to Know About Leaves That Pay Laws, Despite Needing them the Most
Albany Times Union, November 30, 2012
Experts Discuss Entitlements
Minnesota Daily, November 29, 2012
Why Mortgage Deduction May Sail by Fiscal Cliff
MarketWatch, November 29, 2012
A Faustian Bargain for State Pension Plans
Bloomberg Businessweek, November 29, 2012
Cupcake economics to avoid a ‘Sno Ball’ cliff
The Seattle Times, November 29, 2012
Buried Treasure and Tax Havens
Economia ICAEW, November 29, 2012
Social Security and the National Debt
EconoMonitor, November 29, 2012
A Fake Fiscal Cliff, Another Florida Youth Shot & A Way Forward in Israel/Palestine
Let's Talk About It, November 28, 2012
Home Prices: Biggest Rise in More Than 2 Years
CNN Money, November 27, 2012
Billionaire Peterson Sounds Alarm on Deficit
National Journal, November 26, 2012
Fiscal 'Cliff'? Democrats Say 'Slope'
Politico, November 26, 2012
Why So Secretive? The Trans-Pacific Partnership as Global Coup
Truthout, November 25, 2012
Geithner to Play Key Negotiation Role
The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2012
Work Sharing Should be Considered
The Charleston Gazette, November 24, 2012
Jump-Starting the Economy
Des Moines Register, November 24, 2012
Ha-Joon Chang: Microfinance Saga Tells You Aid is No Magic Bullet
The Guardian, November 21, 2012
Are US Corporations Exploiting Their Workers?
Inside Story Americas (Al Jazeera), November 21, 2012
Poverty Isn't Just a Single-Parents' Problem
The Atlantic, November 20, 2012
Pension Fund Gains Mean Worker Pain as Aramark Cuts Pay
Bloomberg, November 20, 2012
Vulture Capitalism — Not Unions — Killed Twinkies
Salon, November 20, 2012
The Silver Lining in Bernanke's Remarks on the Fiscal Cliff
National Journal, November 20, 2012
How Vulture Capitalists Killed the Twinkie
AlterNet, November 20, 2012
As 'Fiscal Cliff' Deadline Approaches Some Economists Take Issue With Apocalyptic Imagery
Uprising Radio (KPFK 90.7FM, Los Angeles, CA), November 20, 2012
Karl Rove Picks Himself Up, Becoming Latest Bad Actor To Escape Accountability
The Huffington Post, November 20, 2012
The Next Chapters in the Republican War on Math: Tax Cuts and Austerity
The Slant, November 19, 2012
National Debt Interest Payments Dwarf Other Government Spending [CHART]
U.S. News & World Report, November 19, 2012
Fiscal Cliff or Reality Check
CNBC, November 19, 2012
We Deserve Better: Hotel Workers Talking Union
Nuvo, November 18, 2012
Fiscal Cliff More Like a Rocky Slope
Tulsa World, November 18, 2012
The U.S. Double Standard on Elections in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Morning Mix (KPFA 94.1 FM), Berkeley, CA, November 16, 2012
Petraeus & the Sex-Obsessed Media
Breaking the Set (RT), November 16, 2012
Will 'Fiscal Cliff' Resolution Engulf Social Security
CNBC, November 15, 2012
Don’t Let Obama Cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
The Progressive , November 15, 2012
Haiti to Establish a Military
Info Sur Hoy, November 15, 2012
5 Ways Most Americans Are Blind to How Their Country Is Stacked for the Wealthy
AlterNet, November 15, 2012
Labor Voices: No Need to Rush to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
The Detroit News, November 14, 2012
Elizabeth Warren Faces Balancing Act
National Journal, November 14, 2012
Greece Trapped in the Middle of IMF, EU Dispute, No End in Sight
GlobalPost, November 14, 2012
Preserve Benefits: Cut Gouging and Inequities
Truthdig, November 14, 2012
Obama Stands Firm on Taxes Ahead of 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks
The Washington Examiner, November 14, 2012
A 'Grand Bargain' on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal
The Nation, November 14, 2012
Progressives Get Ready to Push the President
Salon, November 13, 2012
What the President Can Learn from Business Executives
Fox Business, November 13, 2012
Surge in Part-Time Employment Shows Standard Unemployment Rate Inadequate
The Florida Times-Union, November 13, 2012
Going Over the Fiscal Cliff is Seen as an Option
The Dallas Morning News, November 13, 2012
Progressive Economists Warn Obama Against Austerity Path
Common Dreams, November 12, 2012
Five Misconceptions about our Tattered Safety Net
Common Dreams, November 12, 2012
It's Time to End the Guild Mentality in the U.S. Economy
Bloomberg Businessweek, November 12, 2012
'Chavez is Still a Model for Obama': Interview with Santiago Zabala
Al Jazeera, November 11, 2012
When Brian Eno Met Ha-Joon Chang
The Guardian, November 11, 2012
Marriage Doesn't Ensure Kids Not Poor
UPI, November 10, 2012
What is Driving Argentina's Protest Movement?
Inside Story Americas (Al Jazeera), November 10, 2012
Mark Weisbrot on Election Lessons, Wen Stephenson on Climate Change
Counterspin (FAIR), November 09, 2012
U.S. Voters Punish Republicans for 'Reckless Obstruction'
IPS, November 08, 2012
America Didn't Vote for a "Grand Bargain"
Salon, November 08, 2012
Economists’ Urgent Advice for Obama: Shrink Deficit, Cut Taxes and Avoid the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
Associated Press, November 07, 2012
Romney's Economic Advisers Cost Him the Election, and It's Time to Etch-a-Sketch Erase Them
Forbes, November 06, 2012
America's Economic Future is Ever More Female, but Politics Lags
The Guardian, November 06, 2012
Ha-Joon Chang on Jobs: 'In the End, Policies are Decided on the Street'
The Guardian, November 05, 2012
On Media Matters Radio, Economist Dean Baker Explains Reasons Why Right-Wing Media Oppose Social Insurance Programs
Media Matters for America, November 05, 2012
Job increases suggest rising economy
Mail Tribune, November 03, 2012
Jobs Report Shows Positive Signs, But Wages Remain Low
Common Dreams, November 02, 2012
Private Equity: How it Works, Who Gets Rich
Up Front (KPFA 94.1FM, Berkeley, CA), November 02, 2012
Congress Ties Postal Service Into Knots
Tucson Sentinel, November 01, 2012
War on Poverty Has Become War on Poor
The Coloradoan, November 01, 2012
Hourly Workers Are Hit In Hurricane Sandy Aftermath
The Huffington Post, November 01, 2012
The Real Story on Senator Dick Durbin’s Leadership
Truthout, November 01, 2012
Banking on Education
The Ithacan, November 01, 2012
For Obama, a First Term Bookended by Crises in New York
Huffington Post, October 31, 2012
Economist: Sandy to 'Boost' Economy
Jeff Randall Live (Sky News), October 31, 2012
Haiti Cholera Epidemic “Not a Priority” for UN
Black Agenda Radio, October 30, 2012
6 Top Economists Explain Which President Is More Likely to Speed the Next Financial Crisis
AlterNet, October 30, 2012
The Presidential Campaign and Five Questions About Drone Strikes
All Voices, October 30, 2012
Terry McTaggart, Forward Corporation President, Threatens To Cut Worker Hours Over Obamacare
Huffington Post, October 28, 2012
The Real Threat to the Economy Next Year Isn't the Fiscal Cliff
Talking Points Memo, October 26, 2012
Five Specific Questions Journalists Should Ask About the Drone Strike Policy
Common Dreams, October 26, 2012
Obama and Romney are Ignoring America's Hardest-Hit Places
National Journal, October 26, 2012
Interview with Dean Baker on the 'Fiscal Cliff'
Stand Up! With Pete Dominick, October 26, 2012
The Model for a Just and Egalitarian Society
The Namibian, October 26, 2012
Baker, Zingales Discuss Health Care, Tax Code
Surveillance (Bloomberg TV), October 25, 2012
Serraglio: Despite the Deceptive Campaigns and Mediocre Candidates, it's Important to Vote
Tucson Weekly, October 25, 2012
The Case Against the Looters of the American Economy, and a Mission for Occupy Wall Street
Truthout, October 23, 2012
How a Mitt-Style Increase in Military Spending Might Cost You Your Job
AlterNet, October 23, 2012
What Mitt Romney Really Meant to Say About His Binder Full of Women
Examiner, October 21, 2012
U.S. Labor Market Has Seen a Transformation
The News-Gazette, October 21, 2012
Billionaires Take Lead in Conservatives' Self-Pity Parade
AlJazeera, October 21, 2012
Alternatives to Austerity
On Pivot Point, October 21, 2012
The Romneys Don't Make Money; Their Money Makes Money
Truthout, October 19, 2012
A Tax Plan That Economists Love (And Politicians Hate)
Morning Edition (NPR), October 18, 2012
Hondurans Caught in the Middle: U.S. Militarization and Narco Traffickers Threaten Indigenous Culture
AlterNet, October 18, 2012
Our Men in Honduras
Boston Review, October 18, 2012
The Fiscal Cliff: What Does it Mean for FHA and Housing?
Reverse Mortgage Daily, October 17, 2012
Making Labor Pay
Dollars & Sense, October 17, 2012
Can Barack Obama Mount a Credible Debate Comeback?
ABC News, October 16, 2012
Poll: Minorities View Labor Unions More Favorably
National Journal, October 16, 2012
Venezuela and the Wonders of Equality
Dissident Voice, October 15, 2012
‘Chavez has become invincible’
The Nation Sri Lanka, October 14, 2012
Candidates Address American Dream in Pieces
MarketWatch, October 12, 2012
Who Wants Geithner's Job? Obama's Short List for Treasury
Fox Business, October 12, 2012
How Low Can Honduras Go?
The Nation, October 12, 2012
Martha Raddatz and the Faux Objectivity of Journalists
The Guardian, October 12, 2012
Bucking the Buck
Alibi, October 11, 2012
Work in Your Garden, Not the Office: Benefits of a Four Day Work Week
Metro, October 11, 2012
Independent Observers: Venezuela's Election a Model of Democracy
Truthout, October 11, 2012
Smackdown of the Veeps
The Kudlow Report (CNBC), October 11, 2012
Venezuela's Poor Deliver Hugo Chavez Re-Election Victory
Between the Lines, October 10, 2012
U.S. Corporate Media Follows State Department Lead on Chavez
The Real News, October 09, 2012
How Will Chavez's Victory Impact the World?
Inside Story Americas (Al Jazeera English), October 09, 2012
Happy Holiday: More Executives Are Taking Vacation
Workforce, October 09, 2012
Has the Chavez Revolution Been a Success?
The Big Picture (RT), October 09, 2012
An Analysis of Romney's National Security Policy; IMF Report on a Slowdown of Global Recovery; How Miners Used for Props by Romney Pay for Their Boss's Politics
Background Briefing with Ian Masters, October 09, 2012
Hugo Chavez's Perfect Victory
Press TV, October 09, 2012
Chávez Victory Affirms Left Still Thriving in Latin America
Common Dreams, October 08, 2012
Anti-300 Mailer was Sent to the Wrong House
Longmont Times-Call, October 08, 2012
Chavez's 'Comfortable' Win Raises Questions
BBC News, October 08, 2012
Chavez Wins After Massive Voter Turnout
The Real News, October 08, 2012
Assessing Hugo Chavez's Victory in Venezuela's Presidential Elections
Counterpoint (WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT), October 08, 2012
The Show: Election Results of Venezuela
The Monitor (KPFT 90.1 FM, Houston, TX), October 08, 2012
Full Employment Is the Best Social Program
The American Prospect, October 08, 2012
Why Chavez Won: An Inside View
Upside Down World, October 08, 2012
U.S. Media Responds to Hugo Chavez’s Reelection
Salon, October 08, 2012
Below the Line: Poverty in America
Christian Science Monitor, October 07, 2012
Jobless Numbers Ignite Political Firestorm
DesMoines Register, October 06, 2012
Chavez, Capriles Enter Home Stretch in Venezuelan Presidential Race
CNN, October 05, 2012
USAID Contractor Chemonics Cited for Numerous Mistakes in Haiti
Global Post, October 05, 2012
Interview with Mark Weisbrot on Venezuela's Elections (Mark joins the program at 6:06)
Sojourner Truth (KPFK 90.7FM, Los Angeles, CA), October 05, 2012
This Washington Post Article Praises Romney For Lying About His Tax Plan
Business Insider, October 05, 2012
Jobs Friday Fizzles Out; S&P 500's Four-Day Streak Dies
Fox Business, October 05, 2012
September Unemployment Rate a Statistical Fluke?
Fox Business, October 05, 2012
Unemployment Report of 7.8 Percent Proves U.S. Needs More Spending
The Washington Post, October 05, 2012
Venezuela’s Capriles Has Slim Probability of Winning Election, According to Report
Eurasia Review, October 04, 2012
Elections in Venezuela: Stakes are High for the Region
Council on Hemispheric Affairs, October 04, 2012
Chavez Faces Strongest Challenge this Weekend
Washington Times, October 04, 2012
Venezuela’s Capriles Has Slim Probability Of Winning Election, According To Report
Eurasia Review, October 04, 2012
Boy, Is it Ever the Economy! Obama and Romney Kick Off Debate Season Tonight
89.3 KPCC, October 03, 2012
What is At Stake for Venezuela?
Inside Story Americas (Al Jazeera English), October 02, 2012
Audit: USAID Haiti Work 'Not onTrack'
Yahoo! News (AP), October 01, 2012
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