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Baker: How Occupy Stopped the Supercommittee
Znet Article, November, 25 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Since the supercommittee's real agenda was to bypass Congress and cut social security, let's give thanks for the 99%
Baker: The One Percent Turns Class War Into Generational War
Znet Article, November, 15 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The public should realize that "generational warfare" is an agenda that was deliberately designed by the 1 percent to distract the rest of us from class war
Baker: Greece, Home of Democracy, Deprived of a Vote
Znet Article, November, 12 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Armed by Papandreou with a referendum, the Greek people had clout. Now, they're powerless before the troika's austerity plan
Baker: The Spurious Case Against a Financial Transactions Tax
Znet Article, November, 05 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
With the European Commission seriously considering a tax on financial transactions the opponents of such a tax are shifting their campaign into high gear
Baker: A Generation of CEOs Who Don't Know How to Raise Wages
Znet Article, October, 26 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Companies should not have to forego expansion and workers should not have to be unemployed just because CEOs don't how to raise wages
Baker: Democracy Versus Bankers at the Fed
Znet Article, October, 20 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
An overhaul of the Fed is long overdue
Baker: When Being Rich Makes Us Poor, People Should Occupy Wall Street
Znet Article, October, 13 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
We have an economic system that, even when it is working, has been rigged to redistribute income to rich
Baker: Bill Clinton Is Baaaaaaaaack!
Znet Article, October, 07 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Clinton stands alongside Alan Greenspan as one of the last people who should be giving the country and the world advice on economic policy
Baker: Why Don't the Deficit Hawks Want to Tax Wall Street?
Znet Article, September, 27 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The intensity with which the country's leading deficit hawks continue to ignore financial speculation taxes (FST) is getting ever more entertaining
Baker: Can China Save the World Economy?
Znet Article, September, 24 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Certainly, China has the ability to act as a backstop for the world economy, if it chooses to play this role
Baker: Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?
Znet Article, September, 22 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The proper response to Governor Perry's charge should have been to ask whether he had any understanding at all about the country's most important social program
Baker: Work Sharing Should Be Part of the President's Job Program
Znet Article, September, 09 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The quickest, and likely cheapest, way to increase employment would be to aggressively promote a policy of work sharing
Baker: The Canadian Oil Pipeline
Znet Article, September, 03 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
This Canadian oil would increase greenhouse gas emissions by 14 percent over the use of other types of oil
Baker: President Obama's Job Creation Mirage
Znet Article, August, 31 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Look forward to being disappointed – especially if you're one of the unfortunate unemployed
Baker: Double-dip Recession is Unlikely
Znet Article, August, 28 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
We need real growth; avoiding a double-dip is nothing to brag about
Baker: The Morality of the Other Side in the Class War
Znet Article, August, 27 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
It is important to remember that the tens of millions of people who are unemployed or underemployed today did not do anything wrong
Baker: Why Is President Obama So Anxious to Cut Social Security?
Znet Article, August, 25 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
President Obama again indicated his interest in cutting Social Security
Baker: Shorter Weeks, Longer Vacations
Znet Article, August, 20 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The United States is suffering the enduring effects of a collapsed housing bubble, not a financial crisis
Baker: President Obama Joins the Cult of Economics Deniers
Znet Article, August, 19 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Evidence apparently doesn’t matter at the White House any more
Baker: Why Does the New York Times Think It's So Cool to Beat Up on Seniors?
Znet Article, August, 13 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Cutting Social Security is especially off base since the latest projections show that the program is fully funded through the year 2038
