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.
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Aaron Swartz, Financial Fraud, and the Justice Department
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Michelle Rhee's Failing Report Card
By Dean Baker, Center for Economic Policy Research | Report
The 3 Percent Cut to Social Security, a.k.a. the Chained CPI
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Paul Krugman for Treasury Secretary
By Dean Baker, Truthout | Op-Ed
Obama's Tax Threshold Concession Bodes Ill for Debt Ceiling Talks
By Dean Baker, The Guardian | Op-Ed![]()
No Santa Claus and Bill Clinton Was Not an Economic Savior
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis