November 03, 2022

03 14:21:00 Noviembre 2022

The Post does not present any evidence that a substantial segment of the population would be happy with cuts to Social Security and Medicare, which polls consistently show enjoy strong support across the political spectrum.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónEconomic GrowthEl DesarolloInflationUnited StatesEE. UU.

It’s Five Days Before the Election and the NYT Has Another Bad News About the Economy Story that Contradicts Government Data

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 03, 2022

03 10:14:00 Noviembre 2022

We have seen an extraordinary rise in homeownership rates for less advantaged groups in the last two and a half years.

• Economic PolicyInequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad IntelectualJobsTrabajosUnited StatesEE. UU.WorkersSector del trabajo

Thomas Edsall Talks About the Elites Screwing the Masses, But It’s Much Worse Than He Says

By Dean BakerDean Baker

November 02, 2022

02 10:36:00 Noviembre 2022

The column gets one important fact badly wrong, and hugely understates the extent to which the screwing of noncollege educated workers was the result of deliberate government policies.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónEconomic PolicyInflationUnited StatesEE. UU.

Inflation and Recession: Where Are We Now?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 30, 2022

30 20:36:00 Octubre 2022

A lot of new data on the economy last week … was pretty good from the standpoint of stable growth and slowing inflation, but there is still much ambiguity and serious grounds for concerns about the future.

• BudgetGovernmentEl GobiernoHealth and Social ProgramsLos Programas Sociales y de SaludUnited StatesEE. UU.

Contrary to What Ezra Klein and Mark Leibovich Tell You, Paul Ryan Was Very Much a Lightweight

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 29, 2022

29 07:06:00 Octubre 2022

Ryan was a lightweight who did not want his proposals to be taken seriously, and thankfully, most people other than centrist pundits did not.

• GovernmentEl GobiernoUnited StatesEE. UU.

Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Can We Stop Wasting Time on Campaign Finance Reform?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 28, 2022

28 Octubre 2022

Do we have a plan to keep a right-wing jerk like Musk from taking over a major social media platform?

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónInflationUnited StatesEE. UU.

NPR Tells Listeners Not to Give Biden Credit for Falling Gas Prices, Even When its Story Effectively Does

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 27, 2022

27 04:49:00 Octubre 2022

The gist of this brief exchange is that Biden’s latest announcement that he was releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves was not lowering prices because he had earlier committed himself to this release.

• Economic GrowthEl DesarolloUnited StatesEE. UU.

NYT Calls the Obama Stimulus, Which Most Economists Think Was Too Small, “Huge”

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 25, 2022

25 05:39:00 Octubre 2022

The NYT doesn’t like the Democrats’ economic policies. They make this very clear in their news section.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Washington Post Preemptively Trashes Third Quarter GDP Numbers

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 23, 2022

23 19:34:00 Octubre 2022

We should never make too much of one quarter’s productivity data. …this quarter will be good news and a huge turnaround from the productivity numbers we saw in the first half of 2022.

• DebtEconomic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónEducationUnited StatesEE. UU.

Corrected: What Difference Does It Make If Spending Is Over One Year or Forty? None to the New York Times

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 21, 2022

21 12:16:00 Octubre 2022

We have a right to expect more serious budget reporting from the country’s leading newspaper.

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Washington Post Says Voters Want Cuts to Social Security and Medicare

It’s Five Days Before the Election and the NYT Has Another Bad News About the Economy Story that Contradicts Government Data

Thomas Edsall Talks About the Elites Screwing the Masses, But It’s Much Worse Than He Says

Inflation and Recession: Where Are We Now?

Contrary to What Ezra Klein and Mark Leibovich Tell You, Paul Ryan Was Very Much a Lightweight

Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Can We Stop Wasting Time on Campaign Finance Reform?

NPR Tells Listeners Not to Give Biden Credit for Falling Gas Prices, Even When its Story Effectively Does

NYT Calls the Obama Stimulus, Which Most Economists Think Was Too Small, “Huge”

Washington Post Preemptively Trashes Third Quarter GDP Numbers

Corrected: What Difference Does It Make If Spending Is Over One Year or Forty? None to the New York Times

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