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MarketWatch: One Nation, Changing Quickly, August 25, 2008

OMB Watch: CBO: Updated Social Security Projections, August 25, 2008

Grasping Reality with Both Hands: To Leave Error Unrefuted Is to Encourage Intellectual Immorality!, August 25, 2008

Akron Beacon Journal (OH): Social Security More Solvent Than Most Americans Realize, August 24, 2008

MarketWatch: National Slowdown Triggered by Falling Housing Prices Cools PA Economy, August 22, 2008

Newsday (NY): Meaning of Federal Takeover of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, August 22, 2008

San Diego Union-Tribune: Homeowners Left in the Lurch, August 21, 2008

The Real Estate Wonk (Baltimore Sun): Driving the Bubble Bus, August 20, 2008

Asymmetrical Information (Atlantic.com): What's the Matter with Massachusetts?, August 19, 2008

American Prospect: Obama vs. the Fiscal Fear Mongers, August 19, 2008

BusinessWeek: Health Care: The Real Fiscal Nightmare, August 19, 2008

C-SPAN: Washington Journal with Dean Baker, August 18, 2008

Bloomberg: Obama Tilt Toward Rubinomics Stirs Warning From Organized Labor, August 18, 2008

Angry Bear: Amity Shlaes on the Alleged Damage to the Economy Proposed by Democrats, August 18, 2008

Viewsday (Newsday): Aging and Migrating, August 15, 2008

Market Movers (Condé Nast Portfolio): GDP Statistics and the 2008 Election, August 15, 2008

Chicago Tribune: Under the Government's Roof, August 14, 2008

CNNMoney.com: 25% of Home Sales Result in Loss, August 13, 2008 

Newsday (NY): Access to Hospice Care Beneficial in Final Years, August 9, 2008

Bill Moyers Journal: Facing up to the Economy, August 8, 2008

New York Times: Economists Plumb the Depths of the Downturn, August 6, 2008

New York Observer: Building Sellers Play Beat the Clock Against Election Day, August 5, 2008

RTT News: FOMC Swears In Duke Just In Time For August Meeting, August 5, 2008 

Chicago Tribune: Cost Pressures: Outlook Seems Anything But Sweet, August 3, 2008

Saginaw News (MI): Retailers Expecting Slower Back-to-School Sales, August 2, 2008

RTTNews: Housing Rescue Receives Mixed Reviews, August 2, 2008

New York Times: More Arrows Seen Pointing to a Recession, August 1, 2008

Globe and Mail: Energy Slams Brakes on Growth, July 31, 2008

Cranbury Press (NJ): Dispatches: Another House of Cards, July 31, 2008

New York Times: A Hidden Toll on Employment: Cut to Part Time, July 31, 2008

Forbes.com: Cities Where Getting a Job is Easier and Harder, July 30, 2008

WMNF 88.5FM: Castor Defends Housing Bill, July 29, 2008

News & Observer (AP): Going Up: Price of Everything, July 28, 2008

USA Today: Housing Rescue Bill May Fall Short; Who Benefits?, July 28, 2008

All Headline News: California Food Banks No Longer For Poor, Demand Increases 80 Percent, July 28, 2008

Chicago Tribune: Chasing Down Retirement, July 27, 2008

Market Movers (Condé Nast Porfolio): Ben Stein Watch, July 27, 2008

Dollars & Sense: How to Stop the Foreclosures?, July 25, 2008

Fox Business: How to Collect Unemployment Insurance Without Being 'Unemployed', July 24, 2008

CNNMoney.com: 2.2 Million Vacant Homes for Sale. July 24, 2008

CNNMoney.com: Why We Tolerate Bailouts, July 24, 2008

Gristmill: No Icebergs Required, July 23, 2008

CNBC: Banking Sector Spotlight, July 21, 2008 

Bloomberg: U.S. Expansion May Be First in 60 Years Without Income Recovery, July 21, 2008 

Gotham Gazette: The City Economy: Facing the Nation's Woes, July 21, 2008 

New York Times: Uncomfortable Answers to Questions on the Economy, July 19, 2008

Doing Time (Air America Radio): Interview with Dean Baker, July 18, 2008

Kansas City Star (MO): Real Earnings Down, July 16, 2008  

Washington Independent: Another Free Bailout , July 14, 2008

The Diane Rehm Show (WAMU): Ongoing Turmoil in the Financial Markets, July 14, 2008

New York Times: Government as the Big Lender, July 14, 2008

Indianapolis Business Journal: Notions: Piddling and Diddle En Route to Doomsday, July 12, 2008

TheStreet.com: Housing Bubble's Pop Could Doom Boomers, July 11, 2008

Central Valley Business Times: Study: Mortgage Meltdown Will Cause Massive Losses in Household Wealth, July 10, 2008

Huffington Post: Into The Abyss: Millions Face Old-Age With No Savings, July 10, 2008

Santa Rosa Press Democrat (Cox News): Housing Crisis Hurts Retirement Plans, July 10, 2008

Washington Post: Steel Steps Down From Treasury Post To Take Over at Struggling Wachovia, July 10, 2008

On Politics (USA Today): Did McCain Call Social Security a Disgrace?, July 9, 2008

The Real News Network: Stagflation on the Horizon, July 9, 2008

XETV San Diego: Renting vs. Buying in America's Finest City, July 9, 2008

Washington Post: Candidates Diverge on How to Save Social Security, July 8, 2008

Al Jazeera English (Reuters): US Election Diary: Dog Days, July 5, 2008

Los Angeles Times: Fragile Economy Takes Toll on Jobs, July 4, 2008

Business Week: Choosing Where to Grow Old, July 3, 2008 (with David Rosnick)

Kansas City Star: June is Sixth Straight Month of Job Losses, July 3, 2008

The Guardian (Reuters): Paulson Bank Failure Plan Won't Advance in '08, July 2, 2008

Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): Immaculate Transfers, the Budget Deficit, and the Dollar, June 29, 2008

Dallas Morning News (TX): Would A John McCain Win Take Phil Gramm Back to Washington?, June 29, 2008

Market Movers: Ben Stein Watch: June 29, 2008, June 29, 2008

Kansas City Star (MO): Pro-Con: Does It Make Sense to Allow Drilling in Offshore Areas? No., June 27, 2008

North County Times (CA): SoCal Bloggers Fight Housing Bailout, June 27, 2008

Marketplace: Nonprofit Gets Around Subprimes, June 27, 2008

NOW (PBS): Mortgage Makeover, June 27, 2008

The American Prospect: Does the Housing Bubble Have to Pop?, June 27, 2008

Nightly Business Report (PBS): "Just Price Solutions" Could Open the Door to Home Ownership For First Time Buyers, June 26, 2008

Dayton Daily News (OH): Majority of Baby Boomers Will Struggle During Retirement, June 26, 2008

Seeking Alpha: A Tribute to the Mysterious, Maligned Convenience Yield, June 26, 2008

The Coast (Canada): Copyright Bill Is Plain Wrong, June 26, 2008

Argus Leader (SD): Johnson Pushing Mortgage Relief Bill, June 26, 2008

MarketWatch: Head of Senate Banking Panel Urges Passage of Housing Bill, June 25, 2008

Washington Post: Vital Part of Housing Bill Is Brainchild of Banks, June 25, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area Home Prices Continue Steep Fall, June 25, 2008

Fort Worth Star Telegram: North Texas Home Prices Off 3.4 Percent in April, June 25, 2008

Grand Rapids Press (MI): Home Prices Continue To Drop Nationwide, June 25, 2008 

Oakland Press (MI): Oakland Home Prices Decline, June 25, 2008 

The Daily Dish (TheAtlantic.com): 8 Cents a Gallon Less for Off-Shore Drilling, June 24, 2008

MarketWatch: Housing Crash Hits Baby Boomers, June 24, 2008  

North County Times (CA) : Housing: Report Says Prices Keep Tumbling, June 24, 2008 

MarketWatch: Senate Votes to Move Forward on Housing Bill, June 24, 2008

CNNMoney.com: Home Prices Post Record 15.3% Drop, June 24, 2008

Huffington Post: Impossible: Finding An Expert Who Says McCain's Energy Plan Provides Short-Term Relief, June 23, 2008

Economist's View: Is a Financial Transactions Tax the Answer?, June 23, 2008

Calculated Risk: Harvard: Bleak Outlook for Housing, June 23, 2008

Angry Bear: McCain on NAFTA and Employment, June 21, 2008

Asia Times Online: Bubbles, Risk, Crunch and War, June 21, 2008

Times Leader (PA): Coverage for All Americans Backed, June 20, 2008

The Home Front (U.S. News and World Report): Homebuilding Downturn is Good News?, June 19, 2008

L.A. Land (Los Angeles Times): Why the Home-Building Slump Is Good News, June 18, 2008

The Foundry (Heritage Foundation): Remember Who Gets the Checks, June 18, 2008

Detroit News: Bubble Bursts on the Wealth Effect, June 17, 2008

Passing Through (The Nation): Youth Activists: Beware Social Security!, June 16, 2008

Seattle Real Estate News (Seattle Post-Intelligencer): The Bubble, June 16, 2008

Political Animal (Washington Monthly): Replacing Russert, June 16, 2008

Eyes on Trade (Public Citizen): Tearing Down Trees in Anger, June 16, 2008

Market Movers (Condé Nast Portfolio): Extra Credit, Monday Edition, June 16, 2008

Seeking Alpha: Why Tax Credits for Health Insurance Won't Work, June 15, 2008

The Wonk Room (Center for American Progress): McCain to Economists: I Can't Hear You!, June 13, 2008

CNNMoney.com (AP): Economic Turmoil Puts Treasury Secretary to Test, June 13, 2008

The Plank (The New Republic): Jason Furman is Not the Problem, June 12, 2008

Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): Job Creation?, June 11, 2008

Huffington Post: Obama's New Economic Director Sparks Debate, June 10, 2008

J St (The Nation): Revenge of the Neo-Liberals, June 9, 2008

Bloomberg: Fannie Mae's Raines Sees No Housing Bubble, Low Interest Rates, June 6, 2008

Congressional Quarterly: The Banking World Turns Upside Down (Subscription needed), June 1, 2008

Angry Bear: Labor Shortage in Iowa, May 31, 2008

Angry Bear: Soc Sec XV: Why Do They Care?, May 30, 2008

The Nation: Mr. Lessig Goes to Washington, May 29, 2008

Daily Advertiser (LA): Housing Crisis Legislation Likely, May 29, 2008

Eyes On Trade: Bhagwati Channels Dean Baker on Immigration, May 28, 2008

CNBC Power Lunch: Raising Margins, May 27, 2008

Poughkeepsie Journal: Rising Oil Prices Causing Ripple Effect, May 25, 2008

Radio Islam (WCBE): Recession: Its Effect on You (Dean Baker joins at 43:27), May 19, 2008

USA Today: Taxpayers' Bill Leaps by Trillions, May 19, 2008

Daily Health Policy Report (Kaiser Family Foundation): Medicare | Federal Government's Long-Term Liabilities Total $57.3T, May 19, 2008

Baltimore Sun: The Man Who Told You So, May 18, 2008

Detroit Free Press: Unions Boost Wages Most for Lowest-Paid Workers, May 18, 2008

Los Angeles Times: Steep Drop in Home Prices May Help Economy, May 18, 2008

The Real Estate Wonk (Baltimore Sun): Q&A with a Man Who Gave an Early Warning
May 18, 2008

Real Time with Jeff Ostrowski (Palm Beach Post): Housing Glass Half-Full and Half-Empty, May 15, 2008

The New Capital Show: Welfare for the Wealthy, May 15, 2008

Oregonian Opinion: Oregonians Take Federal Stage, May 15, 2008

Market Movers (Condé Nast Porfolio): Why Agricultural Subsidies Don't Mean Lower Food Prices, May 14, 2008

Bangor Daily News (ME): Food Pantries for Poor, Loans for Hungry Bankers, May 13, 2008

The Foundry (The Heritage Foundation): Morning Bell: The Wall Street Bailout Enhancement Act, May 12, 2008

News Blog (Fresno Bee):Owning vs Renting, May 8, 2008

USA Today: Mortgage Crisis Seeps to Prime Loans, May 8, 2008

How the World Works (Salon.com): David Lereah Takes a Turn as Chicken Little, May 7, 2008

New York Times: Mortgage-Free, but Not Free From the Temptation to Borrow, May 3, 2008 

San Francisco Chronicle: The Plague of Potomac Fever, May 2, 2008 

Minnesota Daily: Economic Irresponsibility, May 1, 2008

Seeking Alpha: A Few Good Crumbs of Housing News, May 1, 2008

How the World Works (Salon.com): 500,000 New Jobs -- Are We Supposed to Be Impressed?, May 1, 2008

The Real Estate Wonk (Baltimore Sun): Putting a Dollar Figure to the Decline, May 1, 2008

L.A. Land (Los Angeles Times): Disappearing Now: $6 Trillion in Housing Wealth, April 30, 2008

MarketWatch: Recasting a Housing Rescue, April 30, 2008

USA Today: Experts, Consumers Share Home Market Views, April 29, 2008

Huffington Post (Robert Borosage): A Little Love for Big Oil, April 29, 2008

J St. (The Nation): A Terrible Idea, April 29, 2008

Nashua Telegraph: Public's Right to Know Isn't Always Enough, April 27, 2008

Market Movers (Condé Nast Porfolio): Did the CBOT Strongarm Bob Rubin?, April 27, 2008

Eschaton: Rather Important News, April 27, 2008

Daily Kos: McCain Proposes Summer Giveaway to Oil Companies, April 27, 2008

Economist's View: Links for 2008-04-27, April 27, 2008

Real Time Economics (WSJ): Secondary Sources: Ratings Agencies, Litigation, Ideologues, Rice, April 24, 2008

Peek (AlterNet): Life Expectancies Dropping, Wages Falling, Food Rationing Reported -- What the Hell is Going on?, April 23, 2008

Mound City Money (St. Louis Post-Dispatch): If You Don't Like the Stats, Stop Collecting Them, April 22, 2008

Capital Gains and Games: McCain's Pro- Tax Agenda, April 22, 2008

The Huffington Post: The ABC Debate: Enough Capital Gains Tax Nonsense, April 21, 2008

CNNMoney.com: The Trillion-Dollar Mortgage Time Bomb, April 21, 2008

East Valley Tribune (AZ): Coppersmith: To McCain, All, er, Most Earmarks Bad, April 20, 2008

ThinkProgress: McCain Embraces 'Cocktail Napkin Economics', April 20, 2008

Newsday: Financial Meltdowns Make Case for Regulation, April 18, 2008

The Nation: Journalists Slam ABC Debate Tactics, April 18, 2008

Media Matters: Gibson's Capital - Gains Assertion During Debate Disputed by Economists, April 18, 2008

Daily Times (DE): Markell Offers Home Loan Plan, April 18, 2008

Newsday: Financial Meltdowns Make Case for Regulation, April 18, 2008

Market Movers (Condé Nast Portfolio): A Little Financial Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing, April 17, 2008

Secondary Sources (WSJ): Imperial Fed, Behavioral Economics, Gas Tax, April 17, 2008

USA Today: Housing Bailout: Helping Hand or Handout?, April 16, 2008

Watchdog Blog (Neiman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University): Saul Friedman: Anyone Remember Glass-Steagall?, April 16, 2008

The Swamp (Baltimore Sun): Whither Inflation? Who Knows?, April 16, 2008

Bangor Daily News: Real Worry Is Medicare, Not Social Security, April 15, 2008

USA Today: Rate of Home Foreclosures Expected to Get Worse, April 15, 2008

MarketWatch: Helping Jobless Could Help Economy, Democrats Say, April 14, 2008

How the World Works (Salon.com): The Herbert Hoover of the Housing Bust, April 14, 2008

New York Times: Letter: A Rental Option, April 13, 2008

Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): Jobless Men, April 12, 2008 (with John Schmitt)

Notions on High and Low Finance (NYT): Fewer Men Work, April 12, 2008 (with John Schmitt)

Angry Bear: Impoverished Pilots: An Inward Shift of the Demand Curve, April 11, 2008

Credit Union Times: Downturn Hits Mortgage Bankers Association, April 11, 2008

Comment Is Free (Guardian Unlimited): Small Voices, April 11, 2008

Market Movers (Condé Nast Portfolio): Agricultural Subsidies: Still a Bad Idea, April 10, 2008

MarketWatch: Sen. Dodd Urges U.S. to Insure New Mortgages, April 10, 2008

Sacramento Bee: California Assembly Panel Passes State-Run IRA Proposal, April 10, 2008

Condé Nast Portfolio: Agricultural Subsidies: Still a Bad Idea, April 10, 2008

Asia Times Online: The De-flattening of the World, April 9, 2008

Kojo Nnamdi (NPR): Media and the Economy, April 8, 2008

Seattle Real Estate News (Seattle Post-Intelligencer): Don't Help Seattle Homeowners?, April 8, 2008

Real Time Economics (WSJ): Secondary Sources: Greenspan Roundup, Builders' Breaks, Turning Point, April 8, 2008

Sydney Morning Herald: Home Is Where the Heartache Lies, April 7, 2008

The McLaughlin Group: Issue One -- The "R" Stigma (Transcript) (Video, at 4:14), April 6, 2008

New York Times: In the Shadow of Foreclosures, April 6, 2008

Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR): If It's a Recession, How Deep?, April 6, 2008

Washington Post: Housing Crisis Hits Its Own, April 6, 2008

Boston Globe: Golden Years for the Clintons, April 5, 2008

Nightly Business Report (PBS): What's In The Foreclosure Prevention Bill, April 4, 2008

CNNMoney.com: What Job Woes Mean to You, April 4, 2008

CNBC: Helping Homebuilders, April 4, 2008

Minneapolis Star-Tribune (AP): Homebuilders Get Breaks From Congress, April 3, 2008

The Foundry (Heritage Foundation): Morning Bell: Don't Make It Worse, April 3, 2008

Media and Culture (Center for American Progress): Think Again: Getting Iraq Right, April 3, 2008

ABC News: Homebuilders Win Big in Senate Bill, April 3, 2008

CNN: American Morning, April 3, 2008

Democracy Now!: Bi-Partisan Housing Deal Slights Struggling Homeowners, (Audio and video available, 5:42-6:45), April 3, 2008

Washington Post: Housing Accord Puts Builders First, April 3, 2008

Chicago Sun-Times (AP): Help on the Home Front, April 3, 2008

Politico: Isakson Sells Home Tax Credit, April 3, 2008

Indianapolis Star: Obama Challenges Clinton on NAFTA, April 2, 2008

BBC News: US Market Reform Plan Criticized, April 1, 2008

Market Movers (Condé Nast Porfolio): The H1-B Fiasco, Redux, April 1, 2008

Lou Dobbs Tonight (CNN): Wall Street Oversight, March 31, 2008 

CNNMoney.com: Fed Up With the Fed, March 31, 2008

Market Movers (Condé Nast Porfolio): The H1-B Fiasco, Redux, April 1, 2008

New York Times: Homeowners’ Pleas Put G.O.P. Lawmakers in Bind on Defaults, March 30, 2008

The Morning Call (McClatchy-Tribune News Service): Candidates' Fiscal Cures Underwhelm Economists, March 30, 2008

MarketWatch: Treasury Regulatory Blueprint Hobbled from the Start, March 29, 2008

Coeur d'Alene Press (ID): Is the Economy in Recession?, March 29, 2008

BusinessWeek.com: Two Cheers for Free Trade, March 28, 2008

Daily Herald (WA): Social Security Remains Star in the Gloom, March 28, 2008

FAIR: Dean Baker on the Financial Crisis, Keith Poole on Voteview, March 28, 2008

ABCNews.com: Candidates' Plans Don't Match Up, March 27, 2008

PBS NewsHour: Paulson Urges Oversight in Wake of Bear Stearns Bailout, March 26, 2008

Matthew Yglesias (TheAtlantic.com): Looking for My Return, March 26, 2008

How the World Works (Salon.com): Who Killed Global Capitalism, March 26, 2008

Ezra Klein (TAP): Silent Stocks, March 26, 2008

Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): The Age of the Anti-Cassandra, March 25, 2008

Your Call (KALW, NPR in CA): What is the State of Our Economy?, March 25, 2008 (with Robert Pollin)

WCSH-TV (NBC, Maine): Economic Woes Continue; No End In Sight, March 25, 2008

MarketWatch: Candidates Low on Specifics for Economy Cures, March 25, 2008

CNBC: The Imperial Fed, March 25, 2008

Los Angeles Times: Bear Stearns Fetches a Better Price, Shoring up Deal, March 25, 2008

Jonathan Tasini (Huffington Post): Sen Clinton, You Want WHO To Fix Our Economic Mess?, March 25, 2008

Marketplace Radio (PRI): Why the Changes to Bear Stearns Deal?, March 24, 2008

Rabble.ca: We Don't 'Hafta' NAFTA, March 25, 2008

Christian Science Monitor: Recession is a Given. Can We Avoid Depression?, March 24, 2008

The Pennsylvania Policy Blog: Dean Baker Has a Good Idea, March 24, 2008

New York Times: A Break for Freddie and Fannie, March 20, 2008

New York Times: The Affluent, Too, Couldn’t Resist Adjustable Rates, March 20, 2008

NPR Morning Edition: Fed Rate Cut Boosts Stocks; Another Cut Coming?, March 19, 2008

Boston Globe: A Government Cure to the Sliding Economy, March 19, 2008

MarketWatch: Homeowners Need Help, Not Wall Street, March 17, 2008

Mario Solis-Marich Show (KTLK): Interview with Dean Baker, (begins at 18:50) March 17, 2008

Dani Rodrick: Why Doesn't the Public Buy the Economists' Advocay of Free Trade?, March 16, 2008

The Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): The Few, The Proud, The Ignored, March 15, 2008

Salon.com: Economists Surprised Consumers Aren't Superhuman, March 13, 2008

CNNMoney.com: Meet Your New Banker: Uncle Sam, March 13, 2007

Fortune Magazine: Bailing Out Lenders Hurts the Economy, March 13, 2008

PharmaTimes: Clinical Trials Need a Public-Sector Solution, Says US Report, March 12, 2008

Seeking Alpha: Repurchase Agreements and Covert Nationalization, March 12, 2008

MarketWatch: U.S. Mint is Making Cents, but at a Price Far More Than a Penny, March 12, 2008

Gaylord Herald Times: Broken Dreams: Has Crisis Plunged Us Into Recession?, March 12, 2008

MoJo Blog (Mother Jones): Dean Baker on Fed Bank Bailout, March 11, 2008

Ezra Klein (TAP): Sorry, Makes Too Much Sense, March 11, 2008

Christian Science Monitor: Job Losses' Ramifications Far-Reaching, March 10, 2008

Shanghai Daily: Downturn Hits Hard at Plans for Retirement, March 10, 2008

Kansas City Star: Jobs See Their Biggest Monthly Dip in Year, March 7, 2008

BBC World Service: Bubble in Property Prices in Europe, March 5, 2008

CNNMoney.com: More Signs of Job Weakness, March 5, 2008

New York Times: Bush and Fed Step Toward a Mortgage Rescue, March 5, 2008

Economists' View: Renting Vs. Owning and the Flexibility of Job Markets, March 4, 2008

Angry Bear: Kudlow on Reagan's Strong Dollar Policy, March 4, 2008

Real Time Economics (WSJ): Secondary Sources: Trade, Truckin' and Krugman, March 3, 2008

Washington Post (Reuters): Rocky Markets Highlight Retirement Insecurity, March 3, 2008

CNNMoney.com: New Recession Worry: Bank Failures, March 3, 2008

MotherJones.com: Is the Economy a Casualty of War?, February 29, 2008

Media Matters: Meet Tim Russert, February 29, 2008 (with Mark Weisbrot)

CBS Evening News: Bush Rebukes Recession Claims, February 28, 2008

Talk of the Nation (NPR): What Does 'Stagflation' Mean for You?, February 28, 2008

U.S. News & World Report: The Housing Nightmare Hits Main Street, February 28, 2008

Real Time Economics (WSJ): Secondary Sources: Political Fed?, Housing, Mishkin, February 28, 2008

Denver Post: Stagosaurus Back on Display, February 27, 2006

Capital Commerce (U.S. News and World Report): Should Feds Fix the Housing Market 'Failure'?, February 25, 2008

Condé Nast Porfolio: The New Market for $700,000 Houses, February 25, 2008

News and Observer (NC): The Incidental Costs of a Costly Defense, February 25, 2008

The Real News Network: Democrats on the Economy, February 22, 2008

Openers (The Plain Dealer): Presidential Campaign Issues: Foreclosure, February 24, 2008

The Nation: Transforming the Liberal Checklist, February 21, 2008

Marketplace Radio (PRI): High Prices Spread Throughout Economy, February 20, 2008 

Philippine Daily Inquirer: Capitalism in an Apocalyptic Mood, February 20, 2008

Time: The Economy: How Bad Can it Get?, February 19, 2008

Reuters: Unthinkable Housing Solutions Now Thinkable, February 15, 2008

USA Today: Senior Benefit Costs Rise 24% Since 2000, February 14, 2008

The Real News Network: US Economy and the Elections, February 13, 2007

Detroit Free Press: Mortgage Firms to Cut Many a Break, February 13, 2008

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Raising Limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac is Risky Business, February 13, 2008

USA Today: Buffett's Muni Move: Nothing Risked, Something Gained, February 12, 2008

Condé Nast Porfolio: Extra Credit, Tuesday Edition, February 12, 2008 

Angry Bear: An Occasional Rant Revisited, February 12, 2008

New York Times: Recession Would Work in Democrats’ Favor, February 9, 2008 (with John Schmitt)

News Dissector: Tracking the Economic Disaster, February 8, 2008

The Real News Network: A Stimulus Proposal to Fight Recession, February 7, 2008

TPMCafe (Maggie Mahar): Clinton and Obama on Healthcare: Mandates Mean Unity, February 5, 2008

Condé Nast Porfolio: Extra Credit, Tuesday Edition, February 5, 2008

The New Yorker: The Minsky Moment, February 4, 2008 

CNNMoney.com: Recession Watch 2008: Stimulus Plan May Not Lead to Many New Jobs, February 4, 2008

Barron's: Worry Beads, Anyone? (subscription required), February 4, 2008

CNNMoney.com: Recession Watch 2008: Why Job Market is Even Worse Than You Think, February 2, 2008

Real Time Economics (WSJ): ISM Indicates Perplexingly Strong GDP Growth, February 1, 2008

Matthew Yglesias (TheAtlantic.com): Post as Pravda, January 31, 2008

Condé Nast Porfolio: Treasuries: Steeper, January 30, 2008

KXAN (Austin, TX): UT Financial Expert Gives Refinancing Tips, January 30, 2008

WorkingLife (Jonathan Tasini): The Coming Recession, January 29, 2008 (with John Schmitt)

Real Time Economics: Reccesions, Politics, Hannah Montana, January 29, 2008 (with John Schmitt)

Kudlow & Co. (CNBC): State of the Stimulus, January 29, 2008 

CNNMoney.com: Recession Watch 2008: Home Ownership in Record Plunge, January 29, 2008

UPI: Outside View: Oil Firms Boom on Iraq War, January 29, 2008

Grasping Reality with Both Hands (Brad DeLong): New York Times Death Spiral Watch: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Edition, January 28, 2008

Washington Journal (C-SPAN): Dean Baker on the State of the Union and Economy, January 28, 2008

Christian Science Monitor: Footsteps of a Recession Grow Louder, January 28, 2008

Daily Kos: Green Stimulus: A Few Simple Thoughts, January 27, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle: Economic Stimulus a Big Break for Home Buyers, January 25, 2008

The New Republic: Maybe Romney Should Stay in the Private Sector, January 24, 2008

Daily Dispatch (Progressive States Network): Aiding States to Stimulate the National Economy, January 24, 2008

Wall Street Journal: Housing Slump Starts to Hit Stronger Cities, January 24, 2008

CNN Money: Recession 2008: How Bad It Can Get, January 23, 2008 

The Guardian (UK) (Reuters): U.S. Rate Cut Weak Medicine for Consumer Ills, January 22, 2008

Truthout: What Was Actually Happening While You Led a Life, January 22, 2008

Washington Post: As Congress Talks Stimulus, Labor Leaders Worry They Won't Have a Voice, January 22, 2008

Salon.com: Bernanke Presses the Panic Button, January 22, 2008 

The Huffington Post: Deregulation and the Financial Crisis, January 22, 2007 (with Mark Weisbrot)

Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Trillions in Equity Has Vanished, January 21, 2008

Condé Nast Portfolio: Counterfeiting Statistics: Still Atrocious, January 21, 2008

Salon.com: Did Somebody Say "Recession"?, January 18, 2008

Washington Times: Edwards Stuck in Third Place, January 17, 2008

Libération (France): Cette récession sera la plus féroce depuis la Seconde Guerre, January 17, 2008

Nightly Business Report (PBS): The Housing Crisis Leads To More Consumer Concern, January 15, 2008

News Journal (DE): Which Bills Do I Pay?, January 13, 2008

Dallas Morning News: Peter Goodman: Reining in the Free Market, January 13, 2008

Condé Nast Portfolio: Trading Recession Probabilities, January 11, 2008

On the Media (NPR): The R-Word, January 11, 2008 

Sacramento News & Review: Come Health or High Prices, January 10, 2008

Reuters: Election Year Recession May Hurt Republicans, January 9, 2008

RGE Monitor: Mood and Views at the American Economic Association Meetings: Recession Ahead, January 7, 2008

MarketWatch: Economists Say 2008 Will Be a Year to Forget, January 5, 2008

Kansas City Star: Unemployment Rate at Highest Level Since November '05, January 4, 2007

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP): Many Homeowners Own Less Than Before, January 4, 2008

Inclusion: Sorry NYT, Things Not Rotten in Denmark, January 3, 2008

Seeking Alpha: Bad Housing Predictions of 2007, January 1, 2008

New York Times: The Free Market: A False Idol After All?, December 30, 2007

CNNMoney.com: How They Got Housing Wrong, December 28, 2007

San Diego Union Tribune: Mortgage Default Notices Fall 31%, December 22, 2007 

Houston Chronicle: Venezuela Works on Confidence as Currency Loses Some Zeroes
December 21, 2007 (Mark Weisbrot) 

Tech Central Station: The 'Own-to-Rent' Solution?, December 20, 2007

International Economic Law and Policy Blog: The Economist on Carbon Border Measures, December 19, 2007

New York Times: In Reversal, Fed Approves Plan to Curb Risky Lending December 19, 2007

Marginal Utility: The NAR's Sunshine Boys December 19, 2007

Real Time Economics (WSJ): Secondary Sources: Subprime, Markets, Republicans, December 18, 2007

AP: Is A Recession Looming? December 18, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: Why Imports Should be Included in a Cap-and-Trade System December 17, 2007

Orlando Sentinel (FL): Health Care: Going Up December 17, 2007

The Huffington Post (Yvette Kantrow): Stein Way December 16, 2007

Marginal Utility: I Have the Flu, So It's Time for Another Thought-Experiment December 15, 2007

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (AP): Homeownership Myth, December 15, 2007

Kansas City Star: Drop in Earnings, Bump in Prices Signal Concern for Holiday Shopping, December 14, 2007

AFP: US Consumer Inflation Sizzles in November, December 14, 2007

Real Time Economics (WSJ): Economists React: Not A Good Report, December 14, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: New Fed Window Still Carries a Little Stigma, December 13, 2007

CNNMoney.com: Builders' Lobbyist: We Made Too Many Homes, December 13, 2007

Dallas Morning News: Fears of Social Security's Collapse Unfounded, Experts Say, December 11,2007

Grasping Reality With Both Hands (Brad DeLong): Dean Baker is Remarkably Calm and Measured, Considering..., December 11, 2007

Christian Science Monitor: Housing: A Crisis With Staying Power, December 10, 2007

The Huffington Post (Henry Blodget): Housing Disaster a Surprise? Don't be Ridiculous, December 10, 2007

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Jobs Data Show Economy Fights Hard to Stay Up, December 8, 2007

WashingtonPost.com: The Fact Checker Checks the Post, December 8, 2007

Boston Globe: Straight Shooter, Wacky Tax Idea, December 7, 2007

Angry Bear: 10 on the Dollar, December 7, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: The Subprime Plan: Now Its Political, December 6, 2007

Detroit Free Press: Foreclosure Mess to Get Help, December 6, 2007 

Alphaville (Financial Times): The Goldman Affair - And Why They Made Money, December 5, 2007

WTOC TV (GA): Are Credit Card Companies Abusing Interest Rates, December 4, 2007

Altercation By Eric Alterman (Media Matters): 1, 2, 3, 4, Can I Have a Little More?, December 4, 2007

Tomorrow's Media Conspiracy Today (Ezra Klein): The Washington Post Discredits NAFTA, December 3, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: Ben Stein Watch: The Aftermath, December 3, 2007

Workers Independent News: Premiums For Seniors In Bush’s Medicare Part D Program Soar 24.5%, December 3, 2007

AFL-CIO Now: After All These years, Press Still Wrong on NAFTA, December 3, 2007
Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): NAFTA Demagoguery, December 3, 2007

Daily Intelligencer (New York Magazine): Ben Stein Takes On Goldman Sachs, Internet Goes for Stein's Sack, December 3, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: Ben Stein Watch, December 3, 2007 

Boston Globe: Mortgage Crisis Tarnishes Las Vegas Boomtown Image, December 2, 2007

Spero News: Medicare Drug Plan Premiums Rise By Almost 25%, November 29, 2007

RTT News: Fed Was "Incredibly Irresponsible" In Letting Housing Bubble Get "So Out Of Line" November 28, 2007

The Economist's View: Social Security and UFO's, November 26, 2007

CBS News: Merchants Look to Cyber Monday for Sales, November 26, 2007

Indianapolis Star (IN): Builders Hope Retail Tactics Pay Off in Home Sales, November 24, 2007

Washington Times (DC): Study: Democrats the Party of the Rich, November 23, 2007

The Caucus (NYT): Fighting to Fix What's Not Broken, November 17, 2007

Real Time Economics (WSJ): Economists React: Shelter Costs 'All Over the Map', November 15, 2007

The Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): Subprime for Nothing, November 15, 2007

WYPR (MD): The Marc Steiner Show, November 14, 2007

Financial Planning: Record Number of Homes Vacant, November 14, 2007

KIRO (WA): The Dave Ross Show, November 13, 2007

Campaign for America's Future: Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up, November 12, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: Electricity: Deregulation Sends Prices Soaring, November 6, 2007

To the Point (KCRW): The Writers' Strike, November 5, 2007

The Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): Pooh-Poohing Health Care Problems, November 5, 2007

Wall Street Journal: Strong October Job Growth Sends Another Mixed Signal on Economy, November 3, 2007

Toronto Star: Soft Spots Show in US Employment, November 3, 2007

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: October's Job Data is Robust, Except for Patches, November 3, 2007

MarketWatch: Jumbo Loans Still Scarce in High-Cost Areas, November 2, 2007

Reuters: Job Growth Strong, But Not Everywhere, November 2, 2007

AFP: US Economy Surges 3.9 Pct Despite Housing, Credit Woes, October 30, 2007

In These Times: Pirates of Private Equity, October 29, 2007 

Salon.com: Watching the Ben Stein Watchers, October 29, 2007

Reuters: U.S. Homeowner Vacancy Rate Rose to 2.7 pct in Q3, October 26, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: Ben Stein Watch: October 28, 2007, October 28, 2007

Real Time Economics (WSJ): Secondary Sources: Risk, Fedwatch, Homeowners, October 24, 2007

CNNMoney.com: Iraq War's Creeping Costs, October 23, 2007

Indianapolis Star: Social Security Truths, October 23, 2007

Media Cow TV: The Housing Bubble, October 2007

Grasping Reality With Both Hands: The End of the Clinton- Era Productivity Boom?, October 22, 2007 (With John Schmitt)

Condé Nast Portfolio: Ben Stein Watch: October 21, 2007, October 22, 2007

The Huffington Post: Sanders Bill Would Replace Drug Monopolies with Prizes, October 20, 2007

FAIR: Social Security Scaremongering, October 19, 2007

Chicago Tribune: Treasury: Worst is Still Ahead, October 17, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: MemeWatch: Superconduit as Bailout, October 16, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: 2007's Mortgages Even Uglier Than 2006, October 16, 2007

Chicago Sun-Times: Housing Market Flame-Out May Burn Us All, October 16, 2007

Washington Post: Car Dealer Tactics on the New-Home Lot, October 8, 2007 

Detroit News: Mortgage Cure: Just Wish Upon a Czar, October 6, 2007 

FAIR: Dean Baker on Social Security, October 5, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: Beware Copyright Statistics, October 4, 2007

Salon.com: Yet Another Horrible Housing Data Point, October 3, 2007

Washington Post: Housing Experts See Further Declines in 2008, September 30, 2007

BusinessWeek: Traders Betting on Home Price Declines, September 26, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: The Oil Price Denomination Fallacy, September 24, 2007

Palm Beach Post: Single-Payer, or Medicare for All, Is the Way to Go, September 23, 2007

New York Times: They Cried Wolf: They Were Right, September 23, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: How to Mitigate the Pain of Foreclosure, September 21, 2007

Yahoo! Finance News: Mortgage Rates Lower, Too? Not So Fast, September 20, 2007

Richmond.com: Agree to Disagree: Leahy and Williamson Weigh In on the National Economy, September 20, 2007

Nightly Business Report: Federal Regulators Are Relaxing the Restrictions on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, September 19, 2007

Salon.com: Rate Cut Delirium Battles Housing Starts Unhappiness, September 19, 2007

CBS Evening News: Trying to Escape the Credit Crunch, September 18, 2007

CNNMoney.com: Fed Cut Could Buoy Housing Market, September 18, 2007

Christian Science Monitor: Automatic IRA's Present Risks, Opportunities, September 17, 2007

Salon.com: Invasion Greenspan, September 17, 2007

Reuters: Mortgage Experts Push New Home-Saving Programs,September 14, 2007

Christian Science Monitor: Credit Crunch Likely to Spur Reforms,September 14, 2007

KPCC 89.3 FM: When Good Times Stop Rolling: Living in a Recession, September 13, 2007

WMNF 88.5 FM: Liberal Economist Says Recession Is On the Way, September 13, 2007 

Guardian.co.uk: Be Careful What You Wish For, September 12, 2007

Las Vegas Sun: Regulator Defends Subprime Lending, September 9, 2007

FAIR: The Poor Will Always Be With Us, September 6, 2007

Mother Jones: Dissecting the Mortgage Meltdown, September 6, 2007

KTUU-NBC (Alaska): Record Number of Southcentral Families Face Foreclosure, September 6, 2007

Marketplace Radio (PRI): An Own-to-Rent Solution, September 6, 2007

BusinessWeek: Gas Tax Equals Bridge Safety, September 4, 2007

CNBC: Abolish the Fed?, September 4, 2007

Los Angeles Times: Bad Outlook for Homeowners, September 2, 2007

CNNMoney.com: Bush Will Let FHA Refinance Mortgages in Default to Aid Struggling Borrowers, August 31, 2007

Business Week: Housing: Bush Rides to the Rescue, Sort Of, August 31, 2007

Salon.com: Bush's New Deal on Housing, August 31, 2007

Investor's Business Daily: Bush Will Let FHA Refinance Mortgages In Default To Aid Struggling Borrowers, August 31, 2007

PopMatters.com: Winds of Creative Destruction, August 29, 2007

Condé Nast Portfolio: Do We Need to Bailout Homeowners?, August 28, 2007

New York Times: In Washington, Aid to Homeowners Debated, August 28, 2007

Charleston Gazette: Mortgages, 40,000 Jobs Lost, August 27, 2007

New York Times: Drop Foreseen in Median Price of U.S. Homes, August 26, 2007

US News & World Reports: Bailing Out Homeowners, August 26, 2007

WMNF 88.5 FM: Economist: Save At-Risk Borrowers, Not Bloated Bankers, August 22, 2007

Edmonton Sun (Alberta, CA): Risky Mortgages May Hurt Us All, August 22, 2007

San Francisco Chronicle: Letter to the Editor, 'Hold the Sniping', August 20, 2007

The Charleston Gazette (WV): Welfare for the Rich: Liberals and Conservatives Love Big Government, Economist Says, August 19, 2007

The Star-Ledger (NJ): Anatomy of a Credit Crisis, from Subprime to Prime Time, August 19, 2007

The New York Times: Waking Up to the Real Estate Nightmare, August 18, 2007

CNNMoney.com: Fed Cut: Easier on Home Borrowers, Too, August 17, 2007

U.S. News and World Reports: Bernake Plays a High-Risk Game, August 17, 2007

MSNBC: Housing, Stock Woes Could Pinch Consumer, August 16, 2007

Left Business Observer (WBAI): Dean Baker on the Housing Bust , August 16, 2007

Dayton Daily News: Does the Drug Patent System Make Consumers Spend More?, August 14, 2007

The Osgood File: Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis, August 13, 2007

Media Matters with Bob McChesney (WILL): Housing Bubble, August 12, 2007

Miami Herald (McClatchy News Service): Could Hedge Funds Be a Looming Crisis?, August 8, 2007

Wall Street Journal online: Fed May Lose Productivity Ally in Inflation Fight, August 7, 2007

Kansas City Star: National Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly, August 3, 2007

Insighters (KPFK): Outsourcing and Globalization, August 2, 2007

Barron's Online: Market Mayhem, July 28, 2007

Counter Spin (FAIR): Dean Baker on Economic Myths, July 27, 2007

Washington Times: Campaign Economic Indicators, July 26, 2007

Washington Times: '08 Economic Advisers Hew to Center, July 16, 2007

Minyanville: Is War Really Good for the Economy?, July 12, 2007

Jackson Sun (TN): Food, Gas Prices Up, July 8, 2007

Columbia Journalism Review: Southern Strategy, July/ August 2007

Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan): Goldman-Sachs the Go-to Place for Bush, June 29, 2007 

Political Animal (Washington Monthly): Pharma, Part 2, June 27, 2007 

NPR Talk of the Nation: Should You Be Buying in a Sliding Real Estate Market?, June 25, 2007

CNNMoney.com: Out of Touch with Realty Reality, June 21, 2007

The Age (Melbourne): U.S. Food Price Rises 'Hard on Consumers', June 14, 2007

CNBC Kudlow & Company: America's New "New Deal", June 12, 2007 

National Journal: Let More Doctors Immigrate (Subscription required), June 9, 2007

La Prensa (NYT Syndicate, Panama): Farándula: Una herida abierta en la sanidad de Bush, June 8, 2007

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Job Data Not Exact Science, June 7, 2007 

Reuters: US Companies Seen Warming to Idea of Health Reform, June 4, 2007 

Wall Street Journal: Economists Debate Signals from Employment Numbers, June 1, 2007, (Subscription required)

U.S. News & World Report Online: Capital Commerce: China Troubles, June 1, 2007

Dollars & Sense: The Homeownership Myth, May 23, 2007

San Francisco Chronicle: Mortgages Too Much for Many, May 20, 2007

Washington Post: Why Some Homes Are Able to Inspire Bidding Wars in a Slow Market, May 19, 2007

Palm Beach Post (FL): Federal Reinsurance Plan Studied, May 16, 2007

Tahlequah Daily Press: Do Unto Others With Fair Trade, May 9, 2007

In These Times: Making Trade Work for Everyone, May 7, 2007 

Christian Science Monitor: Are Iraq War Costs Spinning Out of Control?, May 7, 2007 

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Is There a Recession Calling?, May 6, 2007 

Chicago Tribune: Housing Cheers Turn Gloomy, May 6, 2007

Nashua Telegraph (NH): 'Double Whammy' Could Mean Foreclosure for Those with ARMs, May 4, 2007

Washington Post: Commerce Report Raises Eyebrows, April 28, 2007

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Oil, Gas Prices Send Inflation Meter Soaring, April 18, 2007

Passaic County Herald News (NJ): Senate Urged to Alter Part