Op-Eds & Columns

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

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  
Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 20, 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
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
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  
Honolulu Advertiser (HI), January 4, 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
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
TPM Café (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
TPM Café (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
TAP (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
Truthout, December 31, 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

Restoring the Right to Organize Unions
Mark Weisbrot
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, May 24, 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, Feb. 2, 2007

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

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

Inequality Without Growth, Pain Without Gain
Dean Baker
Truthout, Oct. 10, 2006

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

From Welfare to Poverty
Heather Boushey
TomPaine.com, Aug. 23, 2006 (with Randy Albelda)

Conservatives Love Government
Dean Baker
Truthout, Aug. 22, 2006

Stagnation Celebration
Dean Baker
American Prospect, July 19, 2006

Fed Treading on Thin Ice as US Housing Bubble Weakens
Mark Weisbrot
Charlotte Observer (NC), July 3, 2006

Wall Street Rules
Dean Baker
Truthout, June 21, 2006

Congress May Have to Raise the Minimum Wage
Mark Weisbrot
Mother Jones, June 27, 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
Sacramento Bee, March 31, 2006    På Svenska

U.S. Economy Faces Large Imbalances in 2006
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee, December 30, 2005

United States Need Labor Law Reform
Mark Weisbrot
Augusta Chronicle, December 12, 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
Charlotte Observer, September 4, 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
Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS)- August 27, 2002   Em português

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
Oct. 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, Aug. 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

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

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

Fed Raises Interest Rates Again - But Why?
Mark Weisbrot
San Diego Union Tribune, Aug. 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, Jan./Feb. 1999

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

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

Bailout Blunders: More Money for the IMF?
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, Aug. 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, Dec. 23, 1997

From Welfare to Poverty
Mark Weisbrot
Sunday Journal, Dec. 21, 1997

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

Turning the Corner on the Two-Tier Economy
Mark Weisbrot
Houston Chronicle, Aug. 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