Publications

On February 17, 2022, the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy held a virtual hearing titled “The Role of the International Monetary Fund in a Changing Global Landscape.

Michael Galant / February 25, 2022

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Health and Social Programs

Inequality

United States

Wage Cap Allows Millionaires to Stop Contributing to Social Security on February 24, 2022

Social Security, the program that provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to almost one-in-five people in the US, stops getting support from America’s wealthiest today

Sarah Rawlins / February 24, 2022

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Reducing Oil Prices Without Ruining the Environment: Pay People Not to Drive

There undoubtedly will be people who get away with substantial amounts of cheating, but that should not be an excuse for not adopting an environmentally friendly way of reducing the price of oil on world markets.

Dean Baker / February 24, 2022

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Ecuador

US Foreign Policy

World

The UK Wanted to Extradite Assange to the US from the Start

In a 2016 meeting, Britain’s deputy minister of foreign affairs removed the diplomatic mask

Guillaume Long / February 24, 2022

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Intellectual Property

Ross Douthat and the Great Resignation

When the people...only hear that their plight was the unfortunate outcome of trends in technology and globalization, when in fact it was the result of policy deliberately designed by the winners, they are likely to be angry.

Dean Baker / February 20, 2022

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Globalization and Trade

Latin America and the Caribbean

Mexico

Workers

Labor Solidarity, and Worker Victories, Across Borders

A new e-book recounts how decades of joint organizing between independent labor unions in Mexico and in the United States has resulted in victories for workers on both sides of the border.

Dan Beeton / February 18, 2022

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Nope, the Biden Administration Is Not Lying About the Supply Chain, Steven Rattner is Confused Again

The biggest problem with Rattner's story is that there has been a large jump in inflation rates in other wealthy countries as well.

Dean Baker / February 17, 2022

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

With Living Standards Up, Increasing Reports on Struggling Families is a Media Call, not a Reflection of Reality

If news outlets are giving more coverage to struggling families today than they did before the pandemic, that is a result of their editorial policy, not a reflection of reality.

Dean Baker / February 14, 2022

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

More Quick Thoughts on Inflation After the January CPI

There are good reasons to believe that inflation is more likely heading lower than higher. This means the Fed should be cautious in its moves and wait to get a clearer picture of the problem it is facing.

Dean Baker / February 13, 2022

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

United States

Supply Chain Problems Still Pushing Prices Higher in January, but Some Evidence of Turning

There is definitely cause for concern here about inflation being more enduring, but these price turns, coupled with the sharp growth in inventories, provide some grounds for optimism.

Dean Baker / February 10, 2022

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Inequality

United States

Black History Month: How Far Are We from Martin Luther King’s Dream of Equal of Opportunity?

We are far from the society of equality of opportunity that King dreamed about. How far are we?

Algernon Austin / February 09, 2022

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Intellectual Property

The Big Lie of the Elites

The key point, that is repeatedly misrepresented in this piece, is that the harm to the working class in the last four decades was the result of deliberate policy, not something that just happened.

Dean Baker / February 09, 2022

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The Link Between Gun Violence and Economic Hardship in Black Communities

If the US wants to reduce gun violence, it is important that to address the profound jobs crisis among Black men.

Algernon Austin / February 08, 2022

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

United States

PREVIEW: What to Look for in the January Consumer Price Index

The big question is whether some of the supply chain-caused price hikes of 2021 are slowing or being reversed. The biggest item on this list is new and used vehicles.

Dean Baker / February 08, 2022

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Haiti

Latin America and the Caribbean

World

Pour comprendre l’assassinat de Jovenel Moïse, il faut revenir à Petit-Bois

Sept mois après l’assassinat du président d’Haïti, les véritables auteurs intellectuels restent inconnus. Mais un complot de “coup d’État” raté qui a précédé l’assassinat fournit de nouvelles informations sur les personnes impliquées – et sur ce que les g

Jake Johnston / February 08, 2022

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Haiti

Latin America and the Caribbean

World

“They Fooled Us”

Seven months after the assassination of Haiti's president, the true masterminds remain unknown. But a failed "coup" plot that preceded it provides new information about those involved — and what the US and Haitian governments may have known ahead of time.

Jake Johnston / February 07, 2022