Dean Baker
Dean Baker is a macroeconomist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. He previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He is a regular Truthout columnist and a member of Truthout's Board of Advisers.
Other articles by this author

If the Budget Debate Had a Nate Silver
By Dean Baker, Truthout | Op-Ed
How Washington Insiders Bar Economic Reality From Political Debate
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Elites Demanding Austerity Also Ignored Housing Bubble
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Romney's Global Warming Joke Should Haunt Him
By Dean Baker, Truthout | Op-Ed![]()
Economy Adds 171,000 Jobs
By Dean Baker, Center for Economic Policy and Research | Report
Is the Budget "Crisis" History?
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Clinton Criticizes Voters for Not Appreciating the Great Economy He's Given Them
By Dean Baker, Truthout | Op-Ed
The National Debt and Our Children: How Dumb Does Washington Think We Are?
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis