Dean Baker

Government policies, not technologies, cause our income and wealth inequalIty, but our best news organizations avoid this truth.

Dean Baker RFK Jr.'s main claim to fame, apart from his ancestry, is from saying crazy things about vaccines.

Photograph Source: Gage Skidmore – CC BY-SA 2.0 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is known first and foremost for his anti-vaccine crusades.

Dean Baker Photograph Source: Csp.guru – CC BY-SA 4.0 The Washington Post had a bizarre article last week in which it questioned whether China was doing much to combat global warming.

Last week Donald Trump made a bizarre threat on his Truth Social site that he would impose 100 percent taxes on the imports (tariffs) from any

With the insurance landscape ever evolving, it is becoming increasingly crucial for insurance companies to embrace innovative technological advancements

Big Pink, Portland, Oregon. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. As Donald Trump prepares to embark on another round of MAGA tax cuts it is worth a

I’m not one to generally tout the wisdom of the economics discipline, but it actually does offer some useful insights into the likely motive for the

If the economy is producing near its limits, the idea would be virtually certain to increase inflation.

Photo by Traxer Bitcoin also won't put gas in your car or provide medical care for your family. To be clear, I mean this literally.