Dean Baker

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Hometown:	Washington, DC
Interests:	Health Care for All, New Energy, Quality Education, Real Security, Social Security, The Big Con, An Economy for All, Take Back America, Invest In America, Progressive Vision, Revitalizing Democracy
Honors:	4

Dean's Voice

Published Big Banks Go Bust: Time to Reform Wall Street (Blog entry)
September 15, 2008 - 10:45am
With the demise of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, IndyMac, Bear Stearns and now Lehman Brothers, we’ve been treated to the failure of more major financial firms than during any year since the Great Depression. This is a sector that badly cries out for reform and there is no better time than now to put it into place.
Shared Happy Talk on the Bailout (Progressive Opinion)
March 12, 2008 - 8:46pm
The Fed is keeping banks from having to write down large losses and quite likely go into bankruptcy. Bank executives, whose inept management pushed them into bankruptcy, get to keep their jobs and their salaries, Does this bail out the rest of us?
Published The Bubble Boys and the Recession (Blog entry)
February 29, 2008 - 4:41pm
While the recession is just beginning, it’s not too early to start pointing fingers as to who is responsible. This is not just an exercise in vengeance (although that might be fun); the people who wrecked the economy should be held accountable. We also should be clear about the policies that gave us this mess so we don’t go this route again

Published Big Banks Go Bust: Time to Reform Wall Street (Blog entry)
September 15, 2008 - 10:45am
With the demise of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, IndyMac, Bear Stearns and now Lehman Brothers, we’ve been treated to the failure of more major financial firms than during any year since the Great Depression. This is a sector that badly cries out for reform and there is no better time than now to put it into place.
Shared Happy Talk on the Bailout (Progressive Opinion)
March 12, 2008 - 8:46pm
The Fed is keeping banks from having to write down large losses and quite likely go into bankruptcy. Bank executives, whose inept management pushed them into bankruptcy, get to keep their jobs and their salaries, Does this bail out the rest of us?
Published The Bubble Boys and the Recession (Blog entry)
February 29, 2008 - 4:41pm
While the recession is just beginning, it’s not too early to start pointing fingers as to who is responsible. This is not just an exercise in vengeance (although that might be fun); the people who wrecked the economy should be held accountable. We also should be clear about the policies that gave us this mess so we don’t go this route again