Why US Workers Are Far Better Off Than Four Years Ago – OpEd
This is not a tough one. First and foremost, workers are better off today because they overwhelmingly have jobs if
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Author: Dean Baker
Dean Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). He is the author of Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy.
Articles by Dean Baker :
In The Battle Against Inflation, We’ve Already Gone The Last Mile – OpEd
Peter Coy had a somewhat bizarre column in the New York Times this week warning us that even though we have gotten
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Diverting Class Warfare Into Generational Warfare – OpEd
In the last-half century, productivity has outpaced the growth of real compensation for the median worker by more than 40 percent. This
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Harris Proposes To Increase Deficit By 0.5 Percent Of GDP Over Next Decade – OpEd
In an effort to promote hysteria, the media have jumped on the proposals laid out by Vice-President Harris, telling their
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Is Drill Everywhere Good For The Oil Companies? – OpEd
The Trump campaign has made “drill everywhere” one of its main campaign slogans, implying that it will radically weaken environmental
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Manufacturing Jobs: Unions Made Them Good, Not The Factories – OpEd
The effort to bring back manufacturing jobs has been a major theme in the 2024 election. Both parties say they
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The High Cost Of Protectionism: AI Edition – OpEd
Economists go on endless diatribes against tariffs and quotas as costly policies that raise prices to consumers and slow economic
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Why Do People Lie To CNN Pollsters About Their Financial Situation? – OpEd
I don’t have the answer to that question, but if I was CNN’s pollster I would be concerned. They just
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AI, Guaranteed Income, And The ‘Which Way Is Up?’ Problem Afflicting Our Elites – OpEd
Leading media outlets like The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker have about as much concern for
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Time For The Fed To Cut Interest Rates – Analysis
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell has been saying for some time that he needs to see more evidence that
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