
Dean BakerThe Guardian Unlimited, November 30, 2009 See article on original websiteThe big talk in Washington these days is “helping homeowners.” Unfortunately, what passes for help to homeowners in Washington might look more like handing out money to banks anywhere else.The basic story is fai...

November 30, 2009 WTO Agreements Offer Gains Mostly for Rich Countries, More Obstacles to Financial Regulation...

November 30, 2009 Elections Won't Resolve Political Crisis; Democracy Must Be Restored Before Free Elections Can Be Held...

November 24, 2009 (Housing Market Monitor) By Dean BakerNovember 24, 2009There continues to be enormous excess supply in the housing market; the overall vacancy rate is at an all-time high.Existing home sales jumped 10.1 percent in October, while the Case-Shiller 20-City Index showed a rise of...

December 14, 2009 Universal Voluntary Retirement Accounts: A Financially Secure Retirement12:00-2:00pm ESTCEPR Co-Director Dean Baker will be participating in this free webinar (registration required) dicussing Universal Voluntary Retirement Accounts (UVRAs), hosted by the Sargent Shriver National...

December 3, 2009 Disability and Poverty: What Is the Connection and What Should We Do About It?12:00-1:30 pm Mathematica Policy Research600 Maryland Ave., SW, Suite 550, Washington, D.C.CEPR's Shawn Fremstad will be participating in this forum, the seventh in the Center for Studying Disability...

Dean BakerThe Guardian Unlimited, November 23, 2009 See article on original websiteThere are more than 15 million people unemployed and almost 2 million people set to lose their homes to foreclosure this year...

Dean BakerTruthout, November 23, 2009 See article on original websiteThe country is being bombarded with stories claiming that record budget deficits threaten our children’s future and jeopardize the credibility of the dollar. ...

November 23, 2009 International Republican Institute and National Democratic Institute Plan to Observe Elections Controlled by Honduran Military and Police.For Immediate Release: November 23, 2009Contact: Dan Beeton, 202-239-1460 Washington, D.C.- The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and...

November 19, 2009, Testimony of Dean Baker Before the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Hearing entitled "Taking Stock: Independent Views on TARP's Effectiveness."PDF Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, Table 6.1D, line 15...

Mark WeisbrotSacramento Bee, November 19, 2009 McClatchy Tribune Information Services, November 19, 2009 A small group of rich people who own most of Honduras and its politicians enlist the military to kidnap the elected president at gunpoint and take him into exile...

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Dean
Baker will be testifying at a Congressional Oversight Panel hearing on
Thursday, Novemer 19, at 9:30 a.m. about the performance to date of
theTroubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Watch live streaming video at http://cop.senate.gov.
cop.senate.gov
The Congressional Oversight Panel will meet on Thursday, November 19, at 9:30 a.m. in room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to hold a hearing entitled "Taking Stock: Independent Views on TARP's ...

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Dean Baker: "Allowing our elected representatives to know what our central bank (the
Fed) is doing with our money might seem reasonable, but not to Mr.
Watt. He has proposed an alternative which would keep this information
secret."
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com
November 16-20: Going Rouge: Sarah Palin An American NightmareRichard Kim: Sympathy For The Devil?: Oprah and the Palin Media Blitz

November 18, 2009 (Prices Byte) By Dean BakerNovember 18, 2009Used car prices rose at a 30.8 percent annual rate over the quarter.The CPI rose by 0.3 percent in October while the core index increased 0.2 percent. Over the last quarter, the overall CPI has increased at a 3.6 percent annual pace...

November 18, 2009 (Housing Market Monitor) By Dean BakerNovember 18, 2009The 60-day delinquency rate in the 3rd quarter was 58 percent above the year-ago level.There appeared to be a sharp falloff in the housing market in October, as the November 30th expiration date for the first-time homebuyers...










