Why are “free trade” agreements so full of protectionism? On #MostlyEconomics, Dean Baker and Lori Wallach of Rethink Trade at AELP unpack how #NAFTA and the #WTO locked in monopolies for Big Pharma and Big Tech, what the China shock cost US workers, and how trade policy could be rebuilt for everyone else. #podcast
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The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives. In order for citizens to effectively exercise their voices in a democracy, they should be informed about the problems and choices that they face. CEPR is committed to presenting issues in an accurate and understandable manner, so that the public is better prepared to choose among the various policy options. Toward this end, CEPR conducts both professional research and public education. The professional research is oriented towards filling important gaps in the understanding of particular economic and social problems, or the impact of specific policies. The public education portion of CEPR's mission is to present the findings of professional research, both by CEPR and others, in a manner that allows broad segments of the public to know exactly what is at stake in major policy debates. An informed public should be able to choose policies that lead to an improving quality of life, both for people within the United States and around the world. CEPR was co-founded by economists Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot. Our Advisory Board includes Nobel Laureate economists Robert Solow and Joseph Stiglitz; Janet Gornick, Professor at the CUNY Graduate School and Director of the Luxembourg Income Study; and Richard Freeman, Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
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Raising interest rates in this economy is not a good idea. While CEPR Senior Economist Dean Baker almost never agrees with Trump, today he partially does. Increasing rates doesn’t solve the inflation nightmare of the Iran War, and it instead will lead to a massive decrease in new housing construction.
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Blue Wave? More like a BLUE TSUNAMI #electionday
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The median net worth of the richest 10% of households rose $872,400 from 2022 to 2025, reaching $3.67 million. Households in the bottom 40% by income lost ground. Then Congress passed a tax law favoring the top. Read the latest from Algernon Austin, Ph.D.
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Workers across the country shouldn’t have to use PTO or risk losing pay in order to vote for candidates they believe in. Why is election day not a federal holiday in America? Of the 106 democracies for which data is available, only 26 other countries besides the US have voting during a weekday without making it a holiday. We need to reform this through guaranteed paid time off, more early voting options, or both. #vote #votingrights
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Sanctions Watch — October 2026 This month the US waived major Russia sanctions while tightening the Cuba embargo and imposing new Iran sectoral sanctions. In Gaza, Israel is restricting aid one year after the ceasefire. The human costs remain severe. Full roundup by Michael Galant and Pedro Labayen Herrera . 🇷🇺 Russia: Trump administration issues waiver for Russian diesel exports and delays sweeping new tariffs/sanctions, citing peace negotiations. Move draws bipartisan criticism in Congress. 🇨🇺 Cuba: UN General Assembly votes 130–17 to condemn the U.S. embargo (34th time). Meanwhile new U.S. restrictions hit private-sector banking and fuel shipments continue to be intercepted. Reports document blackouts, food-price spikes, and rising infant mortality. Also this month: 🇦🇫 Afghanistan: report details how sanctions continue to constrain humanitarian operations 🇺🇸 US announces institutional sanctions on the ICC (effective April 2027) 🇻🇪 Venezuela proposed for removal from outbound investment screening list Full analysis, sources, and more:
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When a sitting US president can sell early access to market-moving announcements, do we even have rule of law anymore? On the latest #MostlyEconomics, CEPR's Dean Baker talks with Brendan Ballou, former federal prosecutor and founder of the Public Integrity Project, about insider trading, Truth Social’s $100K-a-month data feed, and World Liberty Financial’s bank bid. Listen now.
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