Dean BakerFinancial Reform: It’s About Improving the Financial System, Not 2008As the Democratic presidential race heats up, the debate on financial reform has taken a bizarre twist. Somehow the measure of a good…Feb 10, 2016Feb 10, 2016
Dean BakerBreaking Up the Big Banks Is EasySteve Eisman, the hedge fund manager of Big Short fame, argued against breaking up the big banks in a NYT column today. His basic argument…Feb 10, 2016Feb 10, 2016
Dean BakerWashington Post Takes Wild Swings at Bernie SandersIt’s not surprising that the Washington Post (owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos) would be unhappy with a presidential candidate running on a…Jan 28, 20161Jan 28, 20161
Dean BakerPaul Krugman Revokes Credentials of Those Who Don’t Support ClintonIt looks like the race between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton is really heating up. Yesterday, Paul Krugman told readers:Jan 28, 20166Jan 28, 20166
Dean BakerThe Washington Post Doesn’t Like the Postal ServiceYou probably knew that, but it told readers the story once again in an editorial in which the first paragraph told readers that if the…Jan 27, 20163Jan 27, 20163
Dean BakerPeterson Institute Study Shows TPP Will Lead to $357 Billion Increase in Annual ImportsA new study published by the Peterson Institute projects that the TPP will lead to an increase of $357 billion in annual imports when its…Jan 26, 20163Jan 26, 20163
Dean BakerAre the Irish Speeding? And Why It Means We Might be Throwing Trillions in the ToiletI was struck to see a news article reporting the estimate from Ireland’s central bank that the economy grew by 6.6 percent in 2015. The…Jan 26, 20161Jan 26, 20161
Dean BakerMike Bloomberg’s Billionaire BlackmailAccording to a piece [sorry, no link] in Politico this morning, former New York City mayor and multi-billionaire Michael Bloomberg is…Jan 25, 20161Jan 25, 20161
Dean BakerLower Oil Prices Aren’t All BadWorld financial markets appear to be in a panic, partly over events in China, and partly over the plunge in oil prices. I will claim no…Jan 20, 2016Jan 20, 2016