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As Aid Distributions Fall Short, Academics and Activists Call on France to Repay Independence DebtCEPR / August 16, 2010
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Bernanke’s Paralysis and the Need for an Independent FedDean Baker / August 16, 2010
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IDP’s Demand a Halt to Forced Evictions and a Place to Go, While RAND Calls for Haitian Government to Get Out of Education and Health Care ProvisionFood distributions have come to a halt and many aid agencies are intentionally withholding necessary and fundamental services such as latrines, water, food and medical aid, in order to force earthquake victims to abandon the camps that currently exist in former parks, school grounds and churchyards. However, no feasible plans exist to relocate these families.
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“Haitians who lost loved ones, homes and all their belongings are now out in the merciless summer sun all day, then soaked to the bone by rains each night,” explains Melinda Miles, director of Let Haiti Live and Coordinator of the Haiti Response Coalition. “They are deprived of fundamental human rights – access to food, water, shelter – and have no other place to go.”
Jake Johnston / August 16, 2010
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How Will Cuts to Social Security Affect Spending By Retirees?Dean Baker / August 16, 2010
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China Has Long Been the World's Second Largest Economy: NYT Kills Electrons for NothingDean Baker / August 16, 2010
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Everyone Cannot Use Trade Surpluses to Generate DemandDean Baker / August 14, 2010
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Protectionism Leads to Corruption # 27,453: The Case of Drug Patents, AgainDean Baker / August 14, 2010
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Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington and International Donors Have Failed HaitiCEPR / August 13, 2010
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Washington and International Donors Have Failed HaitiMark Weisbrot / August 13, 2010
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Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington y los donantes internacionales han fallado a HaitíMark Weisbrot / August 13, 2010
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After Three Months of Deflation, Modest Uptick in CPIDavid Rosnick / August 13, 2010
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Monthly Change in Used Vehicle Prices, Jan. 2009 – July 2010David Rosnick / August 13, 2010
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The High Cost of Protectionism in Prescription Drugs #53,476Dean Baker / August 13, 2010
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Three Years Later, We Still Don’t Know: Where is Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine?CEPR / August 12, 2010
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The Vast Majority of Small Businesses Have Nothing To Fear From the End of the Bush Tax CutsDean Baker / August 12, 2010
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How Would Fed Policy Lead to Inflation Without First Creating Jobs?Dean Baker / August 12, 2010
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CEPR Comments about Federal Deficits to the Fiscal CommissionThe following comments were submitted by CEPR to the National Commission of Fiscal Responsibility and Reform on August 11, 2010:
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) is a non-partisan think tank in Washington, DC, that was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives. CEPR is committed to presenting issues in an accurate and understandable manner, so that the public is better prepared to choose among the various policy options.
Since its founding, CEPR has conducted analyses of Social Security and the federal budget. Here is a summary of our most recent work on federal deficits and Social Security, which we hope will be useful to the Commission as you continue your deliberations.
CEPR and / August 11, 2010
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Haiti’s Presidential Candidates: Not Just Wyclef and His FamilyCEPR / August 11, 2010
