Dean Baker senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. He is the author of several books, including Plunder & Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy, The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer and The United States Since 1980. Read more about Dean.
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Allowing foreign imports, authorizing Medicare bargaining, or setting prices at what other nations pay—all good options Read more
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The unemployment rate fell to the lowest rate in decades, but there is still a long way to go to make up for the damage of the Great Recession and the decades of wage stagnation that preceded it. Read more
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Will lower corporate taxes generate an investment boom? The evidence suggests not. Read more
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Two provisions designed to offset the federal cap on SALT deductions is a big step toward fighting back against the GOP tax plan. Read more
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Democratic states can nullify the GOP’s war on them by altering their employer-side payroll taxes. Read more
Dean Baker responds to his forum counterparts. Read more
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As the sequester looms, what's most clear is that both parties have given in to the idea that our chief problem is deficits. Read more
Our current tax system rewards unproductive speculation and punishes the working middle class. Read more
To fix Medicare, fix the larger inefficiencies in America's health-care system. Read more
