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Through the combination of subsidence — land literally sinking from the previously noted resource extraction — and rising sea waters, the Gulf of Mexico is slowly swallowing lower Plaquemines.

Matt Sedlar / February 15, 2024

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Global Debt Crisis

Global Finance

IMF

Special Drawing Rights

Surcharges

No More Excuse for Surcharges: the Target for Precautionary Balances Has Been Reached

New calculations negate one of the main rationales the IMF has put forward to justify its unfair, unnecessary, and counterproductive surcharge policy.

Andrés Arauz and Ivana Vasic-Lalovic / February 15, 2024

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New York Times Tells Readers that the Inability of Big Firms to Raise Prices is Evidence of Inflation

Dean Baker / February 14, 2024

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Biden’s Record on Income Growth

Dean Baker / February 13, 2024

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Democracy

Honduras

Latin America and the Caribbean

United States

US Foreign Policy

Once the US’s “Good Friend” in Honduras; Now on Trial for Drug Trafficking

The trial of Juan Orlando Hernández, once the seemingly untouchable and authoritarian president of Honduras, is officially set to begin on February 12. The US government supported Hernández from the beginning of his first presidential term and backed him even as evidence of his criminal involvement grew.

Dan Beeton and Alexander Main / February 09, 2024

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Democracy

Haiti

Latin America and the Caribbean

United States

US Foreign Policy

Haiti News Round-Up No. 12: US Backs De Facto Prime Minister Amid Increasing Protests Calling for His Resignation

Haiti's de facto prime minister Ariel Henry is vowing to stay in office despite mass protests the day that a democratic transition should have occurred. Henry's government has not scheduled new elections.

Jake Johnston and Chris François / February 09, 2024

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Really Big Numbers and the Ukraine Funding Request

Dean Baker / February 08, 2024

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Do You Want to Subsidize Rich People’s Political Contributions?

Dean Baker / February 06, 2024

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The Young People Will Never Own Homes Lie that the Media Keep Pushing

Dean Baker / February 04, 2024

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Job and Wage Growth Surge in January

The January jobs report removed any immediate concerns about a weakening labor market as the economy added 353,000 jobs. In addition, the December figure was revised up to 278,000, bringing the three-month average to 289,000 a month.

Dean Baker / February 02, 2024

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Contrary to What You Read in the Washington Post, Malaysia Is Not Stuck in a Middle-Income Growth Trap

Dean Baker / February 01, 2024

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Elon Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Package Nixed as Unfair to Shareholders

Dean Baker / February 01, 2024

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Disability Justice and Civil Rights: The Fight Isn’t Over After Acheson v. Laufer

With a supermajority on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), conservative justices have made quick work of undermining and dismantling decades of civil rights advances.

Ariel Adelman and Hayley Brown / January 31, 2024

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CEPR Sanctions Watch January 2024

Pedro Labayen Herrera and Michael Galant / January 31, 2024

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Inequality Denialism: Washington Post and Vox Edition

Dean Baker / January 31, 2024

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CNN Goes Full Loon Tune on Taxes

Dean Baker / January 30, 2024

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Haiti

Latin America and the Caribbean

World

Aid State

How did Haiti’s state reach near-collapse, with armed groups overrunning the country, many government officials having fled after the 2021 assassination of President Moise and not a single elected leader holding office?

Jake Johnston / January 30, 2024

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

January Jobs Preview: What to Expect in the January Jobs Report

Barring an unexpected jump, January will be the 24th consecutive month of below 4.0 percent unemployment. The economy is closing in the record of 26 consecutive months, set between November of 1967 and January of 1970.

Dean Baker / January 29, 2024

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Black Employment Rates Are at Record Highs

Dean Baker / January 29, 2024