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Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and co-author of Social Security: The Phony Crisis (University of Chicago Press, 2000).

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- 15 Mar 07
Productivity: Is The Boom Over?

While it may sound like an obscure detail for economics nerds, the Department of Labor's latest data on… more

web only economy, labor
- News
- 21 Mar 06
Victory in the Medicare Drug War?

In 2000, both George Bush and Al Gore promised a Medicare drug benefit if they got elected. Millions… more

vol. 30, iss. 03 medical and health
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- 26 Apr 05
Numbers Before Politics

Since last autumn’s Republican victory, progressives have engaged in considerable soul searching. The most basic question has been:… more

vol. 29, iss. 12 economy, media
- Features
- 19 Jan 05
The Falling Dollar

The solution, not the problem

vol. 29, iss. 05
- Features
- 06 Dec 04
Cutting Our Benefits

Bush begins second term by attacking Social Security

vol. 29, iss. 03 economy
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- 19 Feb 04
The Bush Budget

More for the military and more deficits

vol. 28, iss. 08 administration, congress, economy