Op-Eds & Columns

Mother's Day Is Different This Year

Eileen Appelbaum
The Huffington Post, May 7, 2013

The GOP Ploy to Win Over Working Moms Falls Flat

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), May 1, 2013

Working Families Flexibility Act Undermines 40-Hour Workweek

Eileen Appelbaum
Congress Blog (The Hill), April 8, 2013

March Jobs Report Will End Talk of an Accelerating Recovery

Dean Baker
Politix, April 5, 2013

The Attack on Social Security and Disability: Profiting From Mistakes

Dean Baker
The Exchange (Yahoo! Finance), April 4, 2013

Profit Shares Hit New Highs, Washington Focuses on Disability

Dean Baker
Truthout, April 1, 2013

Reducing Unemployment: Lessons from Germany

Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, April 1, 2013

Big Bank Immunity: When Do We Crack Down on Wall Street?

Dean Baker
Truthout, March 11, 2013

Is the American Jobs Machine Coming Back?

Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, March 8, 2013

Business Attitudes Toward Paid Sick Leave Are Changing

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), March 6, 2013

The Sequester Is President Obama’s Fault

Dean Baker
Truthout, March 4, 2013

Fix the Debt's Fuzzy Math

Dean Baker
The Nation, February 20, 2013

Minimum Wage: Who Decided Workers Should Fall Behind?

Dean Baker
Truthout, February 18, 2013

The Deficit: Why We Should Make It Grow

Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, February 8, 2013

After 20 Years It’s Time for Paid FMLA

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), February 4, 2013

The Real Reason for the Decline of American Unions

Kris Warner
Echoes (Bloomberg View), January 23, 2013

Timothy Geithner: Modern Day Metternich

Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, January 11, 2013

Paul Krugman for Treasury Secretary

Dean Baker
Truthout, January 8, 2013

The Fiscal Cliff Deal: Who Got Thrown Off?

Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, January 1, 2013

Michigan Republicans Deny Police Officers and Firefighters the Right to Work

Dean Baker
Truthout, December 17, 2012

The Serious People Are on the War Path

Dean Baker
Truthout, December 3, 2012

Employment – Not Deficit Reduction – Should Be the First Priority for Federal Government

Mark Weisbrot
Newsday (NY), November 16, 2012
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, November 15, 2012
Providence Journal (RI), November 15, 2012
Bellingham Herald (WA), November 15, 2012
Anchorage Daily News (AK), November 15, 2012
Bradenton Herald (FL), November 16, 2012
The Huffington Post, November 18, 2012
New London Day (CT), November 18, 2012
Schenectady Gazette (NY), November 18, 2012
Lima News (OH), November 20, 2012
Kansas City Star (KS), November 20, 2012

Inequality: The Silly Tales Economists Like to Tell

Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, October 30, 2012

Americans Would Be Worse Off If Obama Were Defeated

Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee (CA), October 25, 2012
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, October 25, 2012
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), October 25, 2012
Bellingham Herald (WA), October 25, 2012
Bradenton Herald (FL), October 25, 2012
Anchorage Daily News (AK), October 25, 2012
Providence Journal (RI), October 25, 2012
Idaho Statesmen (ID), October 25, 2012
Newsday (NY), October 26, 2012
Dallas Morning News (TX), October 26, 2012
Charlotte Observer (NC), October 26, 2012
Merced Sun-Star (CA), October 27, 2012
New Bedford Standard-Times (MA), October 27, 2012
Wapakoneta Daily News (OH), October 27, 2012
The Gulf Today (Bahrain, UAE), October 27, 2012
Willimantic Chronicle (CT), October 28, 2012
Lawton Constitution (OK), October 28, 2012
Kokomo Tribune (IN), October 28, 2012
Gainesville Times (GA), October 28, 2012
Lima Daily News (OH), October 28, 2012
West Bend Daily News (WI), October 29, 2012
Waukesha Freeman (WI), October 29, 2012
Keene Sentinel (NH), October 29, 2012
Arizona Daily Star (AZ), October 29, 2012

Jack Welch Has No Clue About Jobs Numbers

Dean Baker
CNN Opinion, October 10, 2012

Economic Policy Makers Do Not Know Which Way Is Up

Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, October 8, 2012

Tax Policy Not the Root of U.S. Economic Problem

Dean Baker
Debate Club (U.S. News & World Report), September 25, 2012

Economic Growth Isn’t About ‘Makers’ vs. ‘Takers’

Dean Baker
Yahoo! Finance, September 19, 2012

Chicago School Teachers Give Us All a Lesson

Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, September 17, 2012

Deficit Reduction, Wall Street, and Whales

Dean Baker and Ted Boettner
The Charleston Gazette (WV), September 15, 2012

What Jobs Report Means for Voters, Congress, and Federal Reserve

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), September 7, 2012

Canada Proves the Decline of Unions is Not Inevitable

Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, September 3, 2012

Minimum Wage Raise is the Least We Can Do to Civilize America

Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee (CA), August 30, 2012
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, August 28, 2012
Bellingham Herald (WA), August 30, 2012
Bradenton Herald (FL), August 30, 2012
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), August 30, 2012
Anchorage Daily News (AK), August 30, 2012
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), August 31, 2012
Wichita Eagle (KS), August 31, 2012
The Gulf Today (Bahrain/UAE), September 1, 2012
Wapakoneta Daily News (OH), September 1, 2012
Salinas Californian (CA), September 1, 2012
Lawton Constitution (OK), September 2, 2012
Kokomo Tribune (IN), September 2, 2012
Nashua Telegraph (NH), September 2, 2012
La Crosse Tribune (WI), September 2, 2012
Denver Post (CO), Septmeber 2, 2012
Marshfield News-Herald (WI), September 3, 2012
Sturgeon Bay Door County Advocate (WI), September 3, 2012
Fond du LAC Reporter (WI), September 3, 2012
Stevens Point Journal (WI), September 3, 2012
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune (WI), September 3, 2012
Wassau Daily Herald (WI), September 3, 2012
Sheboygan Press (WI), September 3, 2012
Oshkosh Northwestern (WI), September 3, 2012
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (WI), September 3, 2012
Appleton Post-Crescent (WI), September 3, 2012
Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI), September 3, 2012
Las Vegas Sun (NV), September 3, 2012
Youngston Vindicator (OH), September 3, 2012
Louisville Courier-Journal (KY), September 3, 2012
Northwest Arkansas Times (AR), September 3, 2012
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR), September 3, 2012
Omaha World-Journal (AR), September 3, 2012
Arizona Daily Star (AZ), September 3, 2012
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), September 3, 2012
Keene Sentinel (NH), September 4, 2012
En Español

Report: In Tough Job Market, Workers Reluctant to Take Sick Leave

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), August 29, 2012

Report Gives New Insight in the Decline of the Middle Class

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), August 25, 2012

The CEO Plan to Steal Your Social Security and Medicare
Dean Baker
Truthout.org, July 30, 2012

Expiration of Bush Tax Cuts for the 1 Percent Are a Step Forward, But Not Enough

Mark Weisbrot
Janesville Gazette (WI), July 26, 2012
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, July 26, 2012
Juneau Empire (AK), July 26, 2012
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), July 26, 2012
New Bedford Standard-Times (MA), July 28, 2012
Salinas Californian (CA), July 28, 2012
Lawton Constitution (OK), July 29, 2012
Salt Lake City Deseret News (UT), July 29, 2012
Lincoln Journal-Star (NE), July 29, 2012
Centre Daily Times (PA), July 30, 2012
Northwest Arkansas Times (AR), July 30, 2012
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette(AR), July 30, 2012
Omaha World-Journal (NE), July 31, 2012
Corning Leader (NY), July 31, 2012
Keene Sentinel (NH), August 1, 2012
Press of Atlantic City (NJ), August 1, 2012
Fresno Bee (CA), August 4, 2012
Chatanooga Times Free-Press (AL), August 5, 2012

Raising the Minimum Wage Is Cheap and Easy
Dean Baker
Truthout, July 23, 2012

An Increase in the Minimum Wage Is Long Overdue
Nicole Woo
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), July 20, 2012

Technology and Inequality: The Happy Myth
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, July 16, 2012

Federal Government Can Restore Full Employment – If Only it Wanted to Do So

Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee (CA), July 5, 2012
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, July 5, 2012
Bellingham Herald (WA), July 5, 2012
Bradenton Herald (FL), July 5, 2012
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), July 5, 2012
Janesville Gazette (WI), July 5, 2012
West Hawaii Today (HI), July 7, 2012
New Bedford Standard-Times (MA), July 7, 2012
Tuscaloosa News (AL), July 8, 2012
Tampa Tribune (FL), July 8, 2012
Danbury News-Times (CT), July 8, 2012
Salt Lake City Deseret News (UT), July 8, 2012
Centre Daily Times (PA), July 9, 2012
Arizona Daily Star (AZ), July 9, 2012
West Nyack Journal (NY), July 9, 2012
White Plains Journal-News(NY), July 9, 2012
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA), July 21, 2012
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), August 31, 2012

Leisure Beats Unemployment
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, July 3, 2012

The Regulation Monster
Dean Baker
Truthout, June 25, 2012

The Story of the Housing Crash Recession That Politicians Don’t Want to Tell
Dean Baker
Yahoo! Finance, June 19, 2012

Will the Fed Rescue the Economy?
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, June 18, 2012

Liberals Working for the Right
Dean Baker
Truthout, June 18, 2012

The Return of the Demographic Crisis
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, June 13, 2012

Bad Jobs Report Distracts from the Real Bad Economic News
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, June 4, 2012

The Human Disaster of Unemployment
Dean Baker and Kevin Hassett
The New York Times, May 12, 2012

Everyone Agrees That the Decline in Private-Sector Pay Has Been Understated
Dean Baker
The Huffington Post, May 2, 2012

Budget Bunk: The Old Pox on Both Your Houses Game
Dean Baker
Truthout, April 30, 2012

UK to U.S.: Austerity Not the Best Policy
Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), April 27, 2012

Bad Economic News: Worrying About the Weather
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, April 26, 2012

Work Sharing: The Way for States to Reduce Unemployment
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, April 18, 2012

The War on Public Sector Workers
Dean Baker
Truthout, April 16, 2012

Low-Wage Jobs to Blame for Slow Economic Recovery
Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), April 10, 2012

The Weather and the U.S. Economy
Dean Baker
Caixin Online, April 9, 2012

The Rent Is Too Damn High: Apple Edition
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, March 21, 2012

Getting Labor Unions to the Adult Table: Why Labor Organizing Should Be a Civil Right
Dean Baker
The Huffington Post, March 13, 2012

The Economic Recovery Fad
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, March 12, 2012

Gas in the U.S. Elections
Dean Baker
Truthout, February 27, 2012

Work Sharing: A Creative Way to Avoid Unemployment
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, February 27, 2012

Work Sharing Provision an Essential Part of Payroll Tax Cut Bill
Dean Baker
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), February 17, 2012

President Obama’s Budget is Disappointing
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, February 13, 2012

Deficit Reduction Won't Create Jobs
Dean Baker
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), February 10, 2012

United Kingdom Shows That Austerity Does Not Grow the Economy
Dean Baker
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), January 30, 2012

A Competitive Dollar: The Missing Link in President Obama’s Manufacturing Agenda
Dean Baker
Truthout, January 30, 2012

Invisible Bond Vigilantes Attack the White House
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, January 24, 2012

Do Progressives Have to Be Loser Liberals?
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, January 24, 2012

U.S. Recovery Hasn’t Done Much for Employment
Mark Weisbrot
The Sacramento Bee (CA), January 19, 2012

The Bogus Case Against the Minimum Wage Hike
Dean Baker and John Schmitt
Salon, January 4, 2012

Keystone Jobs Versus Competitive Dollar Jobs
Dean Baker
Truthout, January 2, 2012

San Francisco Becomes First in Nation with $10 Minimum Wage (and the Sky Isn't Going to Fall)
John Schmitt
Alternet, December 30, 2011

Protesters Reflect Vast Majority on 99 Percent of Most Major Issues
Mark Weisbrot
The Sacramento Bee (CA), December 1, 2011
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, December 1, 2011
Belleville News-Democrat (IL), December 1, 2011
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), December 1, 2011
Bellingham Herald (WA), December 1, 2011
Juneau Empire (AK), December 2, 2011
Northwest Arkansas Times (AR), December 2, 2011
Arkansas Democrat Gazette (AR), December 2, 2011
Hanford Sentinel (CA), December 2, 2011
New Bedford Standard-Times (MA), December 3, 2011
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), December 3, 2011
Stockton Record (CA), December 3, 2011
Arizona Daily Sun (AZ), December 3, 2011
Modesto Bee (CA), December 3, 2011
Times of India, December 3, 2011
Lima News (OH), December 4, 2011
Belleville News-Democrat (IL), December 4, 2011
Lawton Constitution (OK), December 4, 2011
Anniston Star (AL), December 4, 2011
Centre Daily Times (PA), December 5, 2011
Arizona Daily Star (AZ), December 5, 2011
Palm Beach Post (FL), December 5, 2011
Keene Sentinel (NH), December 5, 2011
Youngstown Vindicator (OH), December 6, 2011
Chicago Tribune (IL), December 6, 2011
En Español

The Supercommittee of the One Percent Goes Down in Flames
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, November 23, 2011
En Español

The Supercommittee Should Go Really Big and Turn Against the One Percent
Dean Baker
Truthout, November 21, 2011

No Happy Ending for Friendly's
Eileen Appelbaum
The Huffington Post, November 21, 2011

A Generation of CEOs Who Don’t Know How to Raise Wages
Dean Baker
Truthout, October 24, 2011

Regulation Is the Cause of Unemployment: Badge of Ignorance
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, October 21, 2011

Double Dip Nonsense: Excuses for a Pathetic Recovery
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, October 10, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Gets What the 'Very Serious People' Have Missed for 30 Years
John Schmitt
AlterNet, October 6, 2011

Bill Clinton Is Baaaaaaaaack!
Dean Baker
Truthout, October 3, 2011

The Social Security Tax Cut and the Ignorance of Political Experts
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, September 20, 2011

Three Things to Love (and a Few More to Hate) About Obama’s Jobs Plan
Dean Baker
The New Republic, September 15, 2011

The Corrupt Arithmetic of the Federal Reserve Board
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, September 9, 2011

Georgia Works May Work, But It Sure Doesn’t Pay
Eileen Appelbaum
Truthout, September 8, 2011

The Trick to Creating Middle Class Jobs: Stop Destroying Them
Dean Baker
Room for Debate (The New York Times), September 6, 2011

Getting Those Republican Attacks Right
Dean Baker
Truthout, September 6, 2011

Hurricane Perry Bashes East Coast
Dean Baker
Truthout, August 29, 2011

President Obama Discovers How Serious the Recession Is
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, August 29, 2011

Shorter Weeks, Longer Vacations
Dean Baker
Room For Debate (The New York Times), August 16, 2011

Why We Aren't Like Greece
Dean Baker
The Nation, August 10, 2011

Work Sharing is the Answer
Dean Baker
The American Prospect, August 10, 2011

The Economic Illiterates Step Up the Attack on Social Security and Medicare
Dean Baker
Truthout, August 8, 2011

What Everyone Should Know About the “Debt Crisis” in the U.S.
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), August 3, 2011
Nieman Watchdog, August 4, 2011
Em Português
En Español

While They Argued Over the Debt Limit
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, August 1, 2011

Obama's Jobs Council, Stacked with Business Honchos, Offers Nothing But Political Theater
John Schmitt
AlterNet, July 5, 2011

The Employer Payroll Tax Cut
Dean Baker
Truthout, July 5, 2011

Work Sharing: A Full Employment Plan Too Simple for the Wonks
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, June 30, 2011

Creationists, Flat-Earthers, and Deficit Hawks
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, June 10, 2011

Paid Sick Days: A Win for Employees and the Economy
Eileen Appelbaum
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, June 6, 2011

Austerity Measures Will Only Worsen Current Recession
Eileen Appelbaum
AlterNet, June 6, 2011

There's a Right Way and a Wrong Way to Deal With a Jobs Crisis — Why Is Germany Doing It So Well?
John Schmitt
AlterNet, May 30, 2011

Union Maid Does in Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Next President of France
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, May 24, 2011

Women’s Employment in Recession and Recovery
Eileen Appelbaum
AlterNet, May 10, 2011

Paid Sick Days: Doomsday Predictions Are Wrong
Eileen Appelbaum and Candace Howes
The Hartford Business Journal, May 2, 2011

Sick Days for Healthy Recovery
Eileen Appelbaum and Lonnie Golden
The Philadelphia Business Journal, April 29, 2011

Obama's Focus Should Be on Jobs, Not Deficit
Dean Baker
CNN, April 13, 2011

Representative Ryan's Valuable Service
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, April 5, 2011

The Great Jobs Report Celebration
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, April 5, 2011

It’s Time for Representative Ryan to Man Up
Dean Baker
Truthout, April 4, 2011

Japan’s Earthquake May Shake World Economy
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, March 22, 2011

Cutting Spending In this Disastrous Recession Is Just Another Way of Assaulting Working America
Eileen Appelbaum
AlterNet, March 14, 2011

The Key to Rebuilding Workers’ Power: Unrig the Rules
Dean Baker
Truthout, March 14, 2011

Wisconsin Continues Right-Wing Structural Reforms That Have Transformed the United States
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, March 10, 2011
En Español

Public Pensions 101
Dean Baker
Truthout, March 7, 2011

Spending Cuts Won't Help 25 Million Hurting for Jobs
Dean Baker
CNNMoney.com, March 3, 2011

Going Sideways: The Battle Over Budget Cuts
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, February 28, 2011

Right to Work: Representation Without Taxation
Dean Baker
Truthout, February 28, 2011

Our Economic Pain Is Coming from Big Industry CEOs, Not Public Employees' Unions
John Schmitt
AlterNet, February 23, 2011

Washington Wrecks the Economy: More Evidence
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, February 22, 2011

Greenspan’s Incompetence Badgers Wisconsin’s Workers
Dean Baker
Truthout, February 20, 2011

If Progressives Wanted to Win
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, February 7, 2011

Yes, There Are Ways to Reduce Unemployment and Revive the Economy
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee (CA), February 3, 2011
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, February 3, 2011
Bellingham Herald (WA), February 3, 2011
Lima News (OH), February 3, 2011
Juneau Empire (AK), February 4, 2011
White Plains Journal News (NY), February 4, 2011
Janesville Gazette (WI), February 5, 2011
Walworth County News (WI), February 5, 2011
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX), February 5, 2011
Times of India, February 6, 2011
Kansas City Star (KS), February 6, 2011
Rock Island Argus (IL), February 6, 2011
Moline Dispatch (IL), February 6, 2011
Arizona Sun (AZ), February 6, 2011
Modesto Bee (CA), February 6, 2011
Denver Post (CO), February 6, 2011
Duluth News Tribune (MN), February 7, 2011
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), February 7, 2011
Youngstown Vindicator (OH), February 9, 2011
Press of Atlantic City (NJ), February 9, 2011
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA), February 13, 2011

State Budget Cuts: Starting at the Top
Dean Baker
Truthout, February 7, 2011

Debts Should be Honored, Except When the Money is Owed to Working People
Dean Baker
Truthout, January 31, 2011

Decent Wages, Decent Society
Eileen Appelbaum
Boston Review, January/February 2011

The Real Battle With China: Goldman Sachs versus American Workers
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, January 23, 2011

The Tidal Wave of Nonsense on Demography
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, January 20, 2011

Paid Family Leave Pays Off in California
Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman
Harvard Business Review, January 19, 2011

The Economists Forgive Themselves
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, January 15, 2011

The Market and Inequality: Progressives Lose When They Accept the Right's Framing
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, January 11, 2011

The Tax Deal and the Apocalypse
Dean Baker
Truthout, December 13, 2010

The Green Economy Is Here and It Ain’t Pretty
Dean Baker
Truthout, December 6, 2010

Don’t Touch Social Security: Drive for Cuts Based on Deception
Mark Weisbrot
The Sacramento Bee (CA), December 2, 2010
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, December 2, 2010
Tallahassee Democrat (FL), December 3, 2010
Colombus Dispatch (OH), December 3, 2010
Walworth County (WI), December 4, 2010
Lima News (OH), December 5, 2010
Rock Island Argus (IL), December 5, 2010
Moline Dispatch (IL), December 5, 2010
Charleston Gazette (WV), December 5, 2010
San Francisco Chronicle (CA), December 5, 2010
Bradenton Herald (FL), December 5, 2010
South Bend Tribune (IN), December 5, 2010
Arizona Daily Sun (AZ), December 5, 2010
Spartanburg Herald-Journal (SC), December 5, 2010
Middleton Press (CT), December 6, 2010
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), December 6, 2010
New Haven Register (CT), December 6, 2010
Centreville Daily Times (PA), December 6, 2010
Providence Journal (RI), December 6, 2010
Sioux Falls Argus Leader (SD), December 6, 2010
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA), December 6, 2010
Press of Atlantic City (NJ), December 7, 2010
Saratoga Herald-Tribune (FL), December 10, 2010
Eugene Register-Guard (OR), December 12, 2010
Fresno Bee (CA), December 12, 2010

If China Wants to Pay for Our Vacations, Should We Let Them?
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, December 1, 2010

Compromise on Social Security and Medicare? Why My Center-Left Friends are Wrong
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, November 20, 2010

Deep-Six the Deficit Commission Report
Dean Baker
The New Republic, November 11, 2010

Democrats Could Fare Even Worse Next Time If They Don’t Fix Economy
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, November 9, 2010

The Wall Street TARP Gang Wants to Take Away Your Social Security
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, November 9, 2010

Quantitative Easing Round II: The Fed’s Second Shot
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, November 8, 2010

Response to Avishai: Round III
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, October 30, 2010

Why Growth Still Feels Like Recession
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, October 29, 2010

Obama and the Story of the Great Recession: Rejoinder to Avishai
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, October 28, 2010

The U.K. Swallows Austerity So We Don’t Have To
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, October 25, 2010

Rare Earth Materials and China: Housing Bubble Deniers Get Another One Wrong
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, October 19, 2010

Beneficent Counterfeiters and Economic Stimulus
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, October 12, 2010

Tax Breaks Are Not Sufficient to Restore Employment
Dean Baker and Sarita Gupta
Common Dreams, October 1, 2010

Right-wing Upsurge in U.S.: Less than Meets the Eye?
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, September 22, 2010

A Better Way to Measure Poverty
Stephen Crawford and Shawn Fremstad
Reuters, September 17, 2010

The Soft Bigotry of Incredibly Low Expectations: The Case of Economists
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, September 13, 2010

Will Politicians Pay a Price for Leaving 15 Million People Unemployed?
Dean Baker
WashingtonPost.com, September 10, 2010

Looking Grim: The Prospects for Recovery in Europe
Dean Baker
International Relations and Security Network, September 9, 2010

More Stimulus Badly Needed to Create Jobs
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee (CA), September 2, 2010
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, September 2, 2010
Bellingham Herald (WA), September 2, 2010
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY), September 2, 2010
Daily ME (ME), September 2, 2010
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), September 4, 2010
Wichita Eagle (KS), September 4, 2010
Bradenton Sunday Herald (FL), September 5, 2010
Keene Sunday Sentinel (NH), September 5, 2010
Arizona Sunday Sun (AZ), September 5, 2010
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader (SD), September 5, 2010
Modesto Bee (CA), September 5, 2010
Fort Worth Sunday Star-Telegram (TX), September 5, 2010
Lawton Sunday Constitution (OK), September 5, 2010
Denver Sunday Post (CO), September 5, 2010
Korea Sunday Herald (South Korea), September 5, 2010
Minneapolis Star-Tribune (MN), September 6, 2010
Janesville Gazette (WI), September 6, 2010
Walworth County Sunday (WI), September 6, 2010
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), September 6, 2010
The Orange County Register (CA), September 7, 2010
Lima News (OH), September 7, 2010
Fresno Bee (CA), September 11, 2010
Eugene Register-Guard (OR), September 12, 2010
Allentown Sunday Morning Call (PA), September 12, 2010
Centre Daily Times (PA), September 13, 2010

Wrong Lessons Drawn From Germany's Recovery
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 30, 2010
Pagina 12 (Argentina), September 12, 2010
En Español

Pierce the Housing Bubble
Dean Baker
The New York Times, August 25, 2010

When Wall Street Rules, We Get Wall Street Rules
Dean Baker
The Huffington Post, August 20, 2010

The Public Pension Outrage and Alan Greenspan’s Pension
Dean Baker
Truthout, August 16, 2010
En Español

Bernanke’s Paralysis and the Need for an Independent Fed
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, August 16, 2010

Economists: The Missing Heroes of the State and Local Government Pension Crisis
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, August 10, 2010

This Economy Stinks, Yes It Does
Dean Baker
Truthout, August 10, 2010

The Lights Are Out in Washington
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, July 26, 2010

No Convincing Economic Arguments Against Further Stimulus Spending
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 24, 2010

The Senators Who Gave Us 15 Million Unemployed Want to Deny Them Benefits
Dean Baker
The Huffington Post, July 19, 2010

The Path of Unemployment in the Great Recession
Dean Baker
International Relations and Security Network, July 14, 2010

Time to Put the Deficit Commission Out of Our Misery
Dean Baker
Truthout, July 6, 2010

Republicans: The Party of Unemployment
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, July 6, 2010

More Stimulus Needed to Reduce Unemployment
Mark Weisbrot
Miami Herald (FL), June 25, 2010
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, June 25, 2010
Sacramento Bee (CA), June 24, 2010
Bellingham Herald (WA), June 24, 2010
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY), June 24, 2010
Press of Atlantic City (NJ), June 27, 2010
Youngstown Vindicator (OH), July 6, 2010

Robbed of Jobs by the Deficit Cultists
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, June 7, 2010

Work-Sharing Could Work for Us
Dean Baker and Kevin Hassett
The Los Angeles Times, April 5, 2010

The Economy Is a Disaster: We Should Fix It
Dean Baker
Truthout, January 19, 2010

Public Spending Still Key to Economic Recovery
Mark Weisbrot
Kansas City Star (MO), January 3, 2010

Wall Street’s War Against Main Street
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, December 28, 2009

Ben Bernanke as Public Intellectual? Are You Serious?
Dean Baker
The Prospect (UK), December 16, 2009

The Reason for 15 Million Unemployed: Poor Thinking at the Top
Dean Baker
Truthout, December 7, 2009

Tax Credits for More Jobs
Dean Baker
Room for Debate, December 6, 2009

An Unemployment Solution: Pay People to Work Shorter Hours
Dean Baker
The Nation, November 17, 2009

Massive Defense Spending Leads to Job Loss
Dean Baker
Truthout, November 10, 2009

Washington Must Do More to Put Unemployed Americans Back to Work
Dean Baker
Los Angeles Times, October 7, 2009

What Reforms Will The United States Have as a Result of This Recession?
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, September 17, 2009

Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story” Will Find a Ready Audience
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, September 10, 2009

Job Situation May Be Improving
Dean Baker
The Washington Note, September 4, 2009

CBO Warns of Higher Unemployment: Washington Worries About the Deficit
Dean Baker
Talking Points Memo, August 24, 2009

Myths About U.S. Economic Model May Not Survive the World Recession
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 14, 2009

CEPR Statement on the Increase of the Minimum Wage
July 20, 2009

More Stimulus, Please
By Dean Baker
USA Today, July 14, 2009

The Washington Post (a.k.a. Fox on 15th Street) Wants 15 Million People to Be Unemployed
Dean Baker
Talking Points Memo, July 12, 2009

The Global Warming Lie Detector
Dean Baker
Truthout, June 29, 2009

Outsourcing Top Management: The Lesson of Fiat-Chrysler
Dean Baker
Truthout, May 4, 2009

More Fiscal Stimulus is Needed to Reverse Economic Decline
Mark Weisbrot  
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, April 14, 2009 

False Hope in a Plunging Economy
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, April 13, 2009

A Stimulus for Working Fewer Hours
Dean Baker
Room for Debate (New York Times), March 29, 2009

More Federal Stimulus Funds Will Be Needed
Dean Baker
New Jersey Courier-Post, March 22, 2009

Unions and Unemployment: The Battle Over the Employee Free Choice Act Gets Ugly
Dean Baker
TPMCafé (Talking Points Memo), March 13, 2009

The Santelli Screed Hits Wrong Target on Mortgage Bailout
Dean Baker  
Truthout, March 2, 2009

Quick, What's Wrong With a Tax Cut that Shortens Work Hours?
Dean Baker
TPMCafé (Talking Points Memo), February 16, 2009

Pass the Stimulus - Then Help Shorten the Work Week
Dean Baker
New York Daily News, January 28, 2009

Time for Jobs: How Shorter Work Weeks / Work Years Can Be Stimulus
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, January 26, 2009

Stimulus Time: The Fierce Urgency of Now
Mark Weisbrot  
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, January 2, 2009

Wages Soar as Stock Market Tanks
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, December 22, 2008

If G.M. Were a Canadian Company, It Wouldn't be Asking for Help
Dean Baker
TPMCafé (Talking Points Memo), December 11, 2008

Will Henry Paulson Sink Detroit?
Dean Baker
Talking Points Memo, November 20, 2008

Post Only Supports Bailouts for Robert Rubin, Not Autoworkers
Dean Baker
TPMCafé (Talking Points Memo), October 27, 2008

Millennial Dilemma
Matt Sherman
October 16, 2008

Are You Better Off? Reagan vs. Carter, and Obama vs. McCain
Dean Baker and John Schmitt
TPMCafé (Talking Points Memo), October 14, 2008

No Blank Cheque for Wall Street
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, September 22, 2008

Time to Take a Second Look at Our "Free Trade" Agreements
Mark Weisbrot
Fresno Bee, September 18, 2008

The Whiner's Recession
Dean Baker
Truthout, September 8, 2008

Employee Free Choice Act Could Be Biggest Reform Since New Deal
Mark Weisbrot
Miami Herald, September 1, 2008

Globalization: Leaving the WTO Behind
Deborah James En español
Alternet, August 21, 2008

Fannie, Freddie and Minimum Wage
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, July 28, 2008

A Tax Plan By Any Other Name
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, July 14, 2008

Free Trade, Why "Free" Matters
Dean Baker
Truthout, July 7, 2008

Help Workers, Not Wall Street
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, June 30, 2008

The Meltdown Lowdown, No. 7
Dean Baker
The American Prospect Online, May 22, 2008

Unions: Ensuring Social Justice for African Americans
John Schmitt and Dean Baker
AFL-CIO Point of View, April 2, 2008

The Recession and the Freedom to Organize
Dean Baker
Point of View (AFL-CIO), February 6, 2008

Big Rate Cuts and Fiscal Stimulus: Are We "All Keynesians Now?"
Mark Weisbrot
AlterNet, January 22, 2008

Year of the Fat Cats
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, January 7, 2008

Edwards Comes Out on Top on the Economy
Dean Baker
CommonDreams.org, December 24, 2007

Unions Improve Jobs at the Bottom
John Schmitt and Shawn Fremstad
Policy Innovations, November 29, 2007

It Doesn't Hurt to Ask: Flexible Hours on the Job
Dean Baker
Truthout, November 26, 2007

Adjustment Assistance and Globalization: Not Much of a Deal
Dean Baker
Truthout, November 5, 2007

Selective Thinking
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, October 29, 2007

The Real Economic Crisis
Dean Baker and John Schmitt
The Guardian Unlimited, October 14, 2007

Millions of Americans in Economic Battle to Make Ends Meet
Heather Boushey
Alternet, October 13, 2007

Why the "Free Trade" Agenda is Losing Steam
Mark Weisbrot
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, October 4, 2007

Working Family Values: No-Benefit Jobs Leave Parents Struggling
Heather Boushey
Sojourners, September/October 2007

Needed for Labor Day: Something to Celebrate
Mark Weisbrot
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, August 30, 2007

The Right to Unionize: Key to Democracy
Dean Baker
Truthout, August 27, 2007

Union Busting is Big Business
John Schmitt and Ben Zipperer
Topeka Capital Journal, July 6, 2007

Mommies Opting Out of Work: A Myth That Won't Die
Heather Boushey
AlterNet, June 9, 2007

Human Rights at the Workplace
Dean Baker and Mary Beth Maxwell
Truthout, May 29, 2007

The Peace Weenies Were Right
Dean Baker
Truthout, May 21, 2007

The Economic Costs of the Iraq War
Dean Baker
Truthout, May 7, 2007

America Since 1980: A Right Turn Leading to a Dead End
Dean Baker
AlterNet, April 27, 2007

Women Catch Up With Men's 2006 Earnings Today
Heather Boushey
AlterNet, April 24, 2007

Containing CEO Pay: A Case of Government Efficiency
Dean Baker
Truthout, April 17, 2007

Every Uninsured Child Should Have Access to Health Care
Mark Weisbrot
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, March 30, 2007

How to Expand the Middle Class
Shawn Fremstad & Margy Waller
Philadelphia Daily News, March 29, 2007

Want to Expand the Middle Class? Improve Low-Wage Jobs
Shawn Fremstad and Margy Waller
Policy Innovations, March 19, 2007

Productivity: Is the Boom Over?
Dean Baker
In These Times, March 15, 2007

Values Begin at Home, but Who's Home?
Heather Boushey
The American Prospect, March 2007

A Forward Looking Agenda for the Democrats
Dean Baker
Challenge Magazine, February 2007

Rush, Rush, Rush
David Rosnick
Policy Innovations, February 2, 2007

The Housing Crash Recession of 2007
Dean Baker
Truthout, December 5, 2006

Free Trade Arithmetic for Progressives
Dean Baker
Truthout, Nov. 23, 2006

Inequality Without Growth, Pain Without Gain
Dean Baker
Truthout, October 10, 2006

Globalization: It Didn't Just Happen
Dean Baker
Truthout, Aug. 31, 2006

From Welfare to Poverty
Heather Boushey and Randy Albelda
TomPaine.com, August 23, 2006

Conservatives Love Government
Dean Baker
Truthout, August 22, 2006

Stagnation Celebration
Dean Baker
American Prospect, July 19, 2006

Fed Treading on Thin Ice as US Housing Bubble Weakens
Mark Weisbrot
McClatchy-Tribune News Service, June 30, 2006

Wall Street Rules
Dean Baker
Truthout, June 21, 2006

Congress May Have to Raise the Minimum Wage
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information Services, June 20, 2006

Rising Wages for Nurses? Nanny State to the Rescue
Dean Baker
Truthout,  May 24, 2006

French Labor Law Reform Not Supported By Economic Evidence
Mark Weisbrot  På Svenska
Sacramento Bee, March 31, 2006    

U.S. Economy Faces Large Imbalances in 2006
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information Services, December 30, 2005

United States Need Labor Law Reform
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information Services, December 8, 2005

Opt-Out Hype
Heather Boushey
TomPaine.com, December 7, 2005

A Marshall Plan for the Gulf Coast
John Schmitt
Topeka Capital-Journal (KS), October 22, 2005 

Labor Day 2005: A Long Way to Go
Mark Weisbrot
Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services, September 3, 2005

Greenspan Hits the Trifecta: Dollar's Decline Inevitable
Mark Weisbrot
Philadelphia Inquirer, November 28, 2004

Overcoming the Bubble Economy
Dean Baker
TomPaine.com, October 12, 2004

The Selling of the President: Will Myth Triumph Over Reality?
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information Services, October 12, 2004 

Labor Day 2004: Not Much to Celebrate
Mark Weisbrot
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 5, 2004

Spinning Out of Control: Making the Recession Look Good
Dean Baker and Heather Boushey
Center for American Progress website, June 4, 2004

Another Intelligence Failure at the White House
Dean Baker
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 17, 2004

Bush Promises the Moon, But Where are the Jobs?
Mark Weisbrot
Charlotte Observer, January 14, 2004

America's Hidden Human Rights Problem
Mark Weisbrot
Charlotte Observer, December 10, 2003

Signs of Economic Discovery Haven't Trickled Down
Mark Weisbrot
Detroit Free Press, December 5, 2003

Anti-Sweatshop Movement Provides Needed Counterweight in the Global Economy
Mark Weisbrot
San Diego Union Tribune, November 6, 2003

Top Gun Fires Blanks on the Economy
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information Services, October 30, 2003 

Labor Day 2003: Nothing to Celebrate
Mark Weisbrot
San-Bernardino Sun, August 30, 2003

Bursting Bubbles: Why the Economy Will Go from Bad to Worse
Dean Baker
In These Times, May 9, 2003

Getting the Most Out of Homeland Security
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information Services, November 21, 2002 

No Picnic: Working on Labor Day
Dean Baker and Helene Jorgensen
Philadelphia Inquirer, Sep. 2, 2002

Globalization Fails to Deliver
Mark Weisbrot  Em português
Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS)- August 27, 2002 

First the Hype, Now the Pain; Market's Fall Was Both Predictable and Predicted
Dean Baker
Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2002

"New Economy" Cycle Ends, But Myth Persists
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, November 27, 2001 

New Economy Takes a Dive
Dean Baker
October 31, 2001

Meet the New Economy - Same as the Old Economy?
Mark Weisbrot
Huntsville Times (AL), June 10, 2001

Good Paying Jobs in the New Economy?
Dean Baker
April 16, 2001

Populism Sells: Now How About the Real Thing?
Mark Weisbrot
Albany Times Union, August 29, 2000

Verizon Workers Defend the Right to Organize
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, Aug. 15, 2000

Labor in 2000: No Place to Go
Mark Weisbrot
Miami Herald, June 20, 2000

Not Exactly Free Trade
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, May 8, 2000

Globalization on the Ropes
Mark Weisbrot
Harper's Magazine, May 2000

The New Economy: A Millenial Myth
Dean Baker
Dollars and Sense, March/April 2000

Minimum Wage Careers
John Schmitt
The American Prospect, March 27-April 10, 2000

Washington Moves Quickly, Learns Slowly on Trade
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, February 29, 2000

A Crash Course in Greenspan's Record
Mark Weisbrot
Houston Chronicle, January 7, 2000

Fed Raises Interest Rates Again - But Why?
Mark Weisbrot
San Diego Union Tribune, August 25, 1999

Clinton Dodges the War on Poverty
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, July 13, 1999

Fed Threatens to Derail Economic Expansion
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee, June 11, 1999

Social Security: Can the Trustees Be Trusted?
Mark Weisbrot
El Paso Times (TX), May 22, 1999

Greenspan Plays With Fire - Who Will Get Burned?
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, March 16, 2000

Bull Market Keynesianism
Dean Baker
The American Prospect, January/February 1999

I'm Okay, Euro-K
Mark Weisbrot
San Diego Union-Tribune, January 10, 1999

A Bad Year for Globalization
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, December 20, 1998

Bailout Blunders: More Money for the IMF?
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, August 5, 1998

Minimum Wage Myths
Mark Weisbrot
Chicago Tribune, July 28, 1998

What's Good for GM...
Mark Weisbrot
The Baltimore Sun, July 7, 1998

Paycheck Deception
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, May 1998

IMF Cure: Worse Than the Disease
Mark Weisbrot
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 23, 1997

From Welfare to Poverty
Mark Weisbrot
Sunday Journal, December 21, 1997

Ending Welfare Reform as We Know It
Mark Weisbrot
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 19, 1997

Turning the Corner on the Two-Tier Economy
Mark Weisbrot
Houston Chronicle, August 8, 1997

Zero-Inflation Madness: Going for Broke
Mark Weisbrot
Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 24, 1997

Fed to Workers: Drop Dead
Mark Weisbrot
Houston Chronicle, March 27, 1997