Dean Baker - Dollars & Sense

Are You Suffering From Low T?

Low Total Compensation Syndrome. It's not you. It's the economy—a silent epidemic affecting at least 51% of the population.

Nancy Folbre Jul 24, 2026

The Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network for June 2026

Frank Stricker Jul 20, 2026

For working Americans, energy security means being able to afford to drive to work, heat a home, and keep the lights on.

James K. Boyce Jul 10, 2026

Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC.

3 articles

Many supporters of an increase in the minimum wage viewed projections of job loss in the recent report from the

Dean Baker Mar 1, 2014

Talk about irrational exuberance. Housing is the new bull market.

Dean Baker Jan 1, 2005

Issue 238

Now that the economy needs stimulus, why not insist that government spending shape economic development in socially beneficial ways? Now

Dean Baker Nov 1, 2001