| Back | Search Results - New Search |
Baker: Tyranny of the Central Bankers
Znet Article, April, 22 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced earlier this month that it was raising its overnight lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 1.25 percent. This is very bad news for people across the eurozone countries and possibly the rest of...
Baker: Right-to-Rent Would Ease Foreclosure Mess
Znet Article, April, 14 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
While the rate of foreclosures may have finally peaked, it is not going to come down quickly. We are virtually certain to see at least a million foreclosures in 2011 and comparable numbers in 2012 and 2013. Many more homeowners will lose their hom...
Baker: David Brooks Brings You Analysis from Another Planet: Praises Representative Ryan
Znet Article, April, 12 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
I can't claim to have done a comprehensive survey, but all the Democrats I know think that they were handed the political gift of lifetime...
Baker: The Great Jobs Report Celebration
Znet Article, April, 06 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
When the Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy had created 216,000 jobs in March it set off a round of celebrations throughout Washington policy circles.
Baker: Japan’s Earthquake May Shake World Economy
Znet Article, March, 24 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
There's no reason to expect Japan's disaster to wreck the world economy, but plenty to expect politicians to use it as an excuse.
Baker: Spending Cuts Won't Help 25 Million Hurting for Jobs
Znet Article, March, 11 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The politicians in Washington and the media have been busy setting the scene for a great battle over the 2011 budget.
Baker: Greenspan's Incompetence Badgers Wisconsin's Workers
Znet Article, February, 21 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Alan Greenspan has been strangely missing from the fierce battle over the future of public sector unions in Wisconsin and other states.
Baker: Brookings’ “Heckuva Job, Brownie” Moment: Greenspan’s Keynote Address
Znet Article, February, 16 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The Brookings Institution stands alongside Harvard, Yale and Princeton, among the nation’s elite intellectual institutions.
Baker: If Progressives Wanted to Win
Znet Article, February, 09 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
As we mark the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth, his most important legacy has gone largely overlooked. Reagan helped to put a caricature of politics at the center of the national debate and it remains there to this day.
Baker: Can Harry Be a Hero?
Znet Article, January, 22 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
That is the question that supporters of Social Security should be asking as we brace for President Obama's State of the Union address next week.
Baker: The Progressive Case Against Obama’s New Team
Znet Article, January, 18 2011
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Most reports on the selection of William Daley as President Obama’s new chief of staff and Gene Sperling as the head of his National Economic Council included a few lines of criticism from progressives who were unhappy with these picks.
Baker: GDP Outlook in 2011 After the Tax Deal
Znet Article, December, 22 2010
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The enthusiasm of the U.S. business press for the compromise tax package worked out by President Obama and Republicans in Congress led to a mini euphoria of upbeat economic projections for 2011.
Baker: 'Bailout' Capitalism: Two Years On
Znet Article, December, 02 2010
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
In the fall of 2008 major financial institutions were failing across the globe.
Baker: The Deficit Commission’s Parallel Universe
Znet Article, November, 18 2010
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The country in which most people live is experiencing an economic disaster. More than 25 million people are unemployed, underemployed, or have given up looking for work altogether.
Baker: Guardian Unlimited
Znet Article, September, 29 2010
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Virtually everyone has had the experience of being forced to pay a late fee or a bank penalty because of some fine print provision that we overlooked. Sometimes begging by good customers can win forbearance, but usually we are held to the written ...
Baker: Wall Street's Greatest Heist: The Tarp
Znet Article, September, 22 2010
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The notion that without the $700bn bailout we would be reduced to bartering was a ruse by the banks to get taxpayers' money.
Baker: The Soft Bigotry of Incredibly Low Expectations
Znet Article, September, 15 2010
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
In a country with almost 15 million people out of work, it is amazing that any economists still have jobs. This one is their fault first and foremost. Economists are supposed to know about the economy and provide advice on how to avoid disasters b...
Baker: Bernanke's Trifecta of Errors
Znet Article, September, 09 2010
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Many have noted the resemblance between the Federal Reserve Board and the Catholic Church. Both have long traditions of secret convocations: meetings of the Open Market Committee and the College of Cardinals. Both have a revered leader: the Chair ...
Baker: Unemployment Edges up to 9.6 Percent as Weak Job Growth Continues
Znet Article, September, 06 2010
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
The unemployment rate edged up to 9.6 percent in August as the economy shed 54,000 jobs. The decline was entirely attributable to the loss of 114,000 temporary Census jobs. Excluding these jobs, the economy created 60,000 jobs. With job growth ...
Baker: Become a Deficit Hawk
Znet Article, September, 01 2010
Dean Baker
Baker's ZSpace page
Most people try to be respectful of those around them. They also try to be informed and intelligent about the world. This requires some effort, but most of us consider the rewards to be worth the effort.
