Publications

Washington Post Says Trump Proposes Tax Cut that is More Than 10 Times “Vast”

Dean Baker / March 14, 2020

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Educating the Washington Post: We Did Not Have to Bail Out the Banks in 2008

Dean Baker / March 14, 2020

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Healthcare

Biden’s Health Care Plan Abandons Older Americans

Joe Biden has surged since the South Carolina primary, mainly because of the perception by his voters that he was the most electable candidate against Trump. But there are some potential pitfalls that have not yet surfaced.

Mark Weisbrot / March 14, 2020

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Trump’s Failing Coronavirus Response is Standard Issue Republicanism in 2020

The Republican operatives on the COVID-19 response team disdain expertise, adore profiteering and are loath to help the needy. That’s what got them this far in their careers.

March 13, 2020

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Workers

CEPR on the Coronavirus

The policies and ideas that CEPR has been promoting for decades are exactly the policy responses we need at this time.

Dawn Niederhauser / March 13, 2020

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Labor Force Participation for Japanese Women Outpaces US Women

Labor force participation for women in Japan has increased, outpacing women’s labor force participation in the US.

Sarah Rawlins / March 13, 2020

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Globalization and Trade

IMF

Special Drawing Rights

World

IMF Should Issue 3 Trillion SDRs to Fight Coronavirus

It is time for the IMF to act, like it did in mid-2009.

Andrés Arauz / March 13, 2020

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Healthcare

Health Insurance Costs Still Soaring

Dean Baker / March 12, 2020

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Latin America and the Caribbean

Can Coronavirus Force Policy Types to Think Clearly About Intellectual Property?

Dean Baker / March 12, 2020

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Haiti

US Foreign Policy

Why the Haitian Diaspora Has an Important Role to Play in US Elections

Trump himself referred to Haiti as a “shithole country,” and has spent the past two years propping up a flailing government that has overseen a dramatic deterioration of living conditions in Haiti.

Jake Johnston / March 12, 2020

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Good News in the Post-Coronavirus World

Dean Baker / March 12, 2020

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Trump is Screwing Up His Response to the Coronavirus. House Democrats are Screwing Up their Response to Trump

Democrats insist they're not interested in attacking Trump but in offering remedies for regular people's lives. But Trump is a threat to regular people’s lives.

March 12, 2020

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Affordable Care Act

The Coronavirus Crisis: A Who’s-Who of Trumpian Mismanagement

The Revolving Door Project has created a running blog presenting critical information about the individuals leading the executive branch’s response to the coronavirus crisis, along with sources for readers to do their own follow-up research.

March 11, 2020

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Latin America and the Caribbean

How Many Times Do the Drug Companies Have to be Paid for Their Research?

Dean Baker / March 10, 2020

report informe

Bolivia

World

Observing the Observers: The OAS in the 2019 Bolivian Elections

This study focuses primarily on the “Final Report” of the OAS audit of Bolivia's election results and shows how that report's authors misrepresent data and evidence found in the audit in an attempt to further bolster claims of intentional manipulation.

Jake Johnston and David Rosnick / March 10, 2020

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Trump Wants a Stimulus Twice the Size of Obama’s but Everything is Fine

Dean Baker / March 10, 2020

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Planning the Anti-Recession Stimulus: The Make Work Pay Tax Credit

Dean Baker / March 09, 2020

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Donald Trump Owns the Coronavirus

At this point, we can only speculate how bad things will get. But let us say it loud and clear: “Thank you, President Trump!”

Dean Baker / March 09, 2020

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