Why do reporters feel the need to editorialize? They should be given oped columns so that they can tell readers how much they like a trade pact, but their affections can’t make a trade deal that increases patent and copyright protections and leaves most protection for highly-paid professionals unchanged a “free trade” agreement.

–Dean Baker

Dean Baker is senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. Read more about Dean.