Op-Eds & Columns

Reducing Unemployment: Lessons from Germany

Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, April 1, 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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