Beat the Press

If the Politicians Say It, It Must Be True
Dean Baker Jun 30, 2006
The Problem of Rising Wages in China
Dean Baker Jun 30, 2006
The Post Doesn't Think That Mexican Voters Care About the Economy Either
Dean Baker Jun 29, 2006
Do Mexican Voters Care About the Economy?
Dean Baker Jun 29, 2006
Good Piece in the NYT on the Evils of Protectionism (drug patents)
Dean Baker Jun 28, 2006
What Is $16 Billion to the Federal Governemnt?
Dean Baker Jun 28, 2006
When Numbers Don't Add Up at the New York Times
Dean Baker Jun 27, 2006
New Homes Sales, the Rest of the Story
Dean Baker Jun 27, 2006
Trade Nonsense in the NYT
Dean Baker Jun 26, 2006
The Minimum Wage and Doctors' Pay
Dean Baker Jun 24, 2006
NPR's Sob Story for Struggling Doctors
Dean Baker Jun 23, 2006
Reporting Nonsense on the Minimum Wage
Dean Baker Jun 23, 2006
Dollars Down the Drain
Dean Baker Jun 22, 2006
Rich Countries Provide $300 Billion Annually in Subsidies to the Pharmaceutical Industry
Dean Baker Jun 21, 2006
From the Times Europe Bashing Desk
Dean Baker Jun 20, 2006

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