Op-Eds & Columns
Hostage Takers in the Senate
Dean Baker
Truthout, November 16, 2009
Kennedy's Quick Win for Social Security
Dean Baker
Talking Points Memo, August 26, 2009
The Bankrupt Debate Over Bankrupting Our Children
Dean Baker
Truthout, May 11, 2009
Hands off Social Security
Dean Baker
USA Today Opinion Blog, April 7, 2009
The Granny Bashers: Different Facts, Same Policy
Dean Baker
Truthout, March 16, 2009
Are We Really Nostalgic for the Great Depression?
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, March 2, 2009
The Solution to the Budget Deficit
Dean Baker
Truthout, February 23, 2009
The Peter G. Peterson Crew Is Coming After Your Social Security and Medicare
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, February 23, 2009
Stop Baby Boomer Bashing: Protect Social Security and Medicare
Dean Baker
Truthout, February 16, 2009
Stimulus II: Reaffirm Support for Social Security
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, February 16, 2009
The Economists Who Missed the Housing Bubble Are Coming After Your Social Security
Dean Baker
Talking Points Memo, February 13, 2009
Redefining Chutzpah: Wall Street Goes After Social Security, Again
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, January 12, 2009
Paper Wealth and the Economic Crisis
Dean Baker
Talking Points Memo, November 28, 2008
Libertarians and Corporate Power: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Dean Baker
CATO Unbound, November 17, 2008
After Four Decades, Finally: The Beginning of the End
Mark Weisbrot
Common Dreams, November 5, 2008
New Film on National Debt Focuses on Wrong Problem
Dean Baker and F. Scott McCown
The Houston Chronicle, October 31, 2008
The Deficit and Health Care Costs
Dean Baker and Murtaza H. Baxamusa
The San Diego Union-Tribune, October 31, 2008
Response to IOUSA Director Patrick Creadon
Dean Baker
October 29, 2008
Why Obama Has Pulled Ahead on the Economic Issues
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee (CA), October 23, 2008
Peter Peterson’s Bad Economics
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, October 20, 2008
Slinging Mud to Hide the Real Dirt
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, September 15, 2008
John McCain Wants to Privatize Social Security
Dean Baker
Truthout, September 15, 2008
Vicious Ideologue Renews Attack on Social Security
Dean Baker
Truthout, July 21, 2008
McCain's "Knowledge Gap": It's An Issue
Mark Weisbrot
AlterNet, July 11, 2008
Media Needs to Take More Responsibility With Regard to False Information
Mark Weisbrot
AlterNet, March 12, 2008
Victories on the Left
Dean Baker
Truthout, December 3, 2007
The Crisis That Isn't
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, November 19, 2007
Bat Boy Lives! As Do Myths About Social Security
Mark Weisbrot
AlterNet, November 14, 2007
The Real Economic Crisis
Dean Baker and John Schmitt
The Guardian Unlimited, October 14, 2007
From WMDs to Social Security: More Bush Stories
Dean Baker
Truthout, October 1, 2007
Stop Blaming the Boomers
Dean Baker
AlterNet, September 20, 2007
The Peace Weenies Were Right
Dean Baker
Truthout, May 21, 2007
The Social Security WMD Story
Dean Baker
Truthout, Jan. 23, 2007
Stagnation Celebration
Dean Baker
American Prospect, July 19, 2006
Fiction on the Social Security Fund
Dean Baker
Truthout, June 16, 2006
Scoring a Drug Fix
Dean Baker
TomPaine.com, January 5, 2006
Social Security: Another Media Failure
Mark Weisbrot
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, May 16, 2005
Numbers Before Politics
Dean Baker
In These Times, April 26, 2005
Owning Up to the "Ownership Society"
Mark Weisbrot
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 25, 2005
Let's Be Honest about Social Security
Dean Baker
and Mark Weisbrot
The Boston Globe, March 20, 2005
Show Me the Money
Mark Weisbrot
The Daily Herald, February 20, 2005
Why Did You Change Your Mind, Mr. Greenspan?
Dean Baker
Houston Chronicle, February 18, 2005
2018
Mark Weisbrot
Denver Post, February 7, 2005
Bush's Numbers Racket
Dean Baker
The American Prospect, February 2005
Social Security "Reform": A Solution in Search of a Problem
Mark Weisbrot and Dean Baker
Washington Post, January 23, 2005
Social Security Deception Funded With Taxpayers' Dollars
Mark Weisbrot
Topeka Journal, January 23, 2005
Anti-Social Security
Dean Baker
The Nation, December 27, 2004
Economic Summit: Fiddling While Rome Burns
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Information Tribune Services, December 14, 2004
Who Wants to Cut Social Security Benefits?
Mark Weisbrot
Philadelphia Inquirer, December 12, 2004
Cutting Our Benefits: Bush Begins Second Term by Attacking Social Security
Dean Baker
In These Times, December 6, 2004
The Social Security Crisis, Another White House Lie?
Dean Baker
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information Services, November 30, 2004
Cutting Social Security for Christians?
Dean Baker
Topeka Capital Journal, November 19, 2004
Social Security: It's Not Broken, So Don't Fix It
Mark Weisbrot
Herald News (Passaic, NJ), October 17, 2004
Social Security Doing Just Fine
Mark Weisbrot
Providence Journal, January 23, 2004
A Phony Crisis Met By Deception
Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot
Boston Globe, May 4, 2003
Still No Problem With Social Security
Mark Weisbrot
Sun Journal (ME), March 16, 2003
Social Security Report Kept From Terrorists
Dean Baker
The American Prospect Online, March 27, 2002
Focus Group Economics
Dean Baker
Feb. 12, 2002
Lying on Top
Dean Baker
Jan. 22, 2002
Bush Commission: No Social Security Crisis
Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot
San Francisco Chronicle, December 13, 2001
The Social Security Sideshow
Dean Baker
Dec. 3, 2001
The World Bank's Attack on Social Security
Dean Baker
August 7, 2001
Social Security's Real Problem - Trust Fund Theft
Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot
July 19, 2001
The Trust Fund Raiders
Dean Baker
Cleveland Plain-Dealer, July 19, 2001
Lying About Social Security
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, June 18, 2001
The Liberal Establishment Was Wrong
Dean Baker
June 11 2001
Social Security Privatization - A Faith-Based Initiative?
Dean Baker
May 29, 2001
Warning to Bush: Don't Mess With Social Security
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, Feb. 27, 2001
New Year's Resolution for Congress
Mark Weisbrot
San-Diego Union Tribune, Dec. 31, 2000
Post Election Bipartisanship Could Spell Trouble for Social Security, Medicare
Mark Weisbrot
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 24, 2000
Social Security Needs Saving Only From the Politicians
Dean Baker
Baltimore Sun, May 23, 2000
Social Security: Too Important to Leave to the Politicians
Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot
San Francisco Chronicle, May 21, 2000
Putting 'Secure' Back in Social Security
Dean Baker
Washington Post, May 3, 2000
You Call This a Crisis?
Dean Baker
USA Today, Apil 10, 2000
Finally, A Reform Proposal for Social Security
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, April 6, 2000
False Poverty: The Nation Can't Afford To Care For Its Elderly
Dean Baker
Aging Today, March/April 2000
Budget Baloney
Mark Weisbrot
Dollars and Sense, Feb. 2000
King's Dream: Still Distant
Mark Weisbrot
Boston Globe, Jan. 17, 2000
Social Security Scaremongering
Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot
Washington Post, Dec. 13, 1999
Social Security: The Political Football
Mark Weisbrot
Ventura County Star (CA), Nov. 17, 1999
What Everyone Should Know About the Budget Debate
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, Aug. 11, 1999
More Tax Cuts for Those Who Need It Least
Mark Weisbrot
Houston Chronicle, July 28, 1999
Social Security: Can the Trustees Be Trusted?
Mark Weisbrot
El Paso Times (TX), May 22, 1999
The President's New Legacy - Keeping It Honest
Mark Weisbrot
Los Angeles Daily News, Feb. 1, 1999
The State of Social Security
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, Jan. 22, 1999
Saving Social Security - from the "Reformers"
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, Jan. 15, 1999
Social Security: The Truth Emerges (Slowly)
Mark Weisbrot
The Washington Times, Dec. 21, 1998
Elections Bury the Truth About Social Security
Mark Weisbrot
Washington Times, Nov. 3, 1998
The White House Scandal: Look on the Bright Side
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, Aug. 18, 1998
We Can't Fix What Aint Broken
Mark Weisbrot
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 6, 1998
Baah, Ram, Ewe: Sheep Take the Lead on Social Security
Mark Weisbrot
Sunday Journal, May 19, 1998
Paycheck Deception
Mark Weisbrot
Knight-Ridder/Tribune Media Services, May 1998
Saving Social Security From Those Who Want to "Fix" It
Mark Weisbrot
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 27, 1998
Why No One Needs to Worry About Social Security or the National Debt
Mark Weisbrot
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 21, 1998
Social Security: The Phony Crisis
Mark Weisbrot
Portland Oregonian, April 26, 1997
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