Debt and Deficit in the Time of Coronavirus
What is a deficit, really? Dean Baker drops some science on you.
The Left Becomes Center: Financial Transactions Taxes and Beyond
Eventually sensible people change debates over economic policy, as those who finally fall in line last take the credit. Dean Baker writes.
Taiwan January 2020 Presidential Elections: Who Are the Contenders?
On January 11, 2020, Taiwan will hold key presidential and legislative elections in which three candidates are competing for the post that holds…
The Persistence of Horrible Economic Reporting: They Just Don’t Care
If the top journalists completely fail to protect the truth, and no one cares, why do we have journalists? Dean Baker writes.
The WTO: 20 Years After The Battle of Seattle
Twenty years later — we were right, of course. Deborah James writes.
If Voting Is So Important, Why Aren’t Fair, Open, Verifiable Elections Important?
The lip service of democracy is silent when it comes to ensuring voting is fair and open. Why?
Should We Have Billionaires?
Behind the philosophical question of whether or not there should be billionaires, a more immediate question lurks. Dean Baker writes.
Warren versus Zuckerberg: Unpacking the Fight over Political Ads
The fight over political advertising has only just begun, and it won’t stop at Facebook. Harold Feld writes.
Moderate Democrats Back a Privacy Bill, Minus the Privacy
Washington’s Rep. Suzan DelBene and other centrist Dems propose to protect Big Tech with their latest shambles of a privacy bill. Max Moran ponders.
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