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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Economy Adds 80,000 Jobs in June; Unemployment Steady at 8.2 Percent
By Dean Baker, Center for Economic Policy and Research | News Analysis
A Wall Street Gambling Tax: The Remedy to Inequality
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
The Regulation Monster
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Liberals Working for the Right
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
The Debt Is Not a Measure of Generational Burdens
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Alan Simpson: The Washington Elite's Attack Dog
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Mortgage and Securitization Fraud: Where Is the Task Force?
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Deficit Reduction: The Great Distraction
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis