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The "Free Traders" are Against Free Trade: Prescription DrugsDean Baker / March 25, 2014
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Latin America and the Caribbean
Venezuela’s Black Market Dollar Plummets on News of New Exchange Rate MechanismMark Weisbrot / March 24, 2014
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Latin America and the Caribbean
La verdad sobre Venezuela: una revuelta de la gente acomodada, nada de “campaña de terror”Mark Weisbrot / March 24, 2014
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The Government's Role in Blocking Access to Health CareDean Baker / March 24, 2014
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Europe Doesn't Need America's Fracked Natural GasDean Baker
Al Jazeera America, March 24, 2014
Dean Baker / March 24, 2014
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Latin America and the Caribbean
Should the Media Report on Who is Killing Whom In Venezuela, When Death Tolls are Reported?CEPR / March 24, 2014
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George Will: A Man Impervious to the Evidence In His Own ColumnDean Baker / March 22, 2014
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Latin America and the Caribbean
OAS Votes Not to “Turn Itself Into a Circus”Jake Johnston / March 21, 2014
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Labor Market Policy Research Reports, March 15-21, 2014The following reports on labor market policy were recently released:
CEPR and / March 21, 2014
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Sam Nunn: Director Watch Director of the Day
Directorships, 2008-2012: 5
Total director compensation, 2008-2012: $4,579,315
Average annual director compensation, 2008-2012: $915,863
Average compensation per full year of service as director: $274,321
Dean Baker / March 21, 2014
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The Health Care Exchanges Need Healthy People, It Doesn't Matter If They Are Young, #65,412Dean Baker / March 20, 2014
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Employers Report Modest Use of Paid Sick DaysMaybe you’ve had that early morning moment of anxiety when you wake up with a fever and a cough that won’t stop and you think ‘Should I go to work today?’ If you’re lucky, your employer offers a few paid days off in case of illness and you can roll over to get some much needed rest. Unfortunately, that is not the case for everyone. More than 41 million working Americans, in industries from fast food to health, education and social services, face the dilemma of taking time to recover from an illness or losing a day’s pay.
Currently, only seven cities in the United States and the state of Connecticut have laws mandating some type of paid sick leave. Yes, that is as bad as it sounds. To give a little context,
CEPR / March 19, 2014
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China Isn't as Rich as They Say, and Making U.S. Workers Poorer Didn't HelpDean Baker / March 19, 2014
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Latin America and the Caribbean
Beginning of the End of the Neoliberal Approach to DevelopmentHa-Joon Chang and Ilene Grabel
The Guardian, March 18, 2014
CEPR, and / March 18, 2014
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An Aging Population Won't Make America PoorDean Baker
CNN Money, March 18, 2014
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Nate Silver Gets the Story Partly Right on Social Security and MedicareDean Baker / March 18, 2014
