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Econamici: Where did The Wealth of Nations come from?
Adam Smith (1723-1790) published The Wealth of Nations in 1776, also the year of the American Revolution. Both The
Economists' Statement Regarding the Need to Raise the Minimum Wage
The folks at the Economic Policy Institute are gathering signatures from economists in support of an increase in the minimum
AMI Monetary Reform Conference, Chicago, Sept. 21–24, 2006
The upcoming issue of Dollars & Sense includes an article on (lack of) transparency at the Federal Reserve by Steven
Dean Baker responds to David Brooks
If the latest goofball article by David Brooks on the NYT op-ed page (to add insult to inanity you
Read the latest from Dean Baker and Jared Bernstein
Enjoy the excerpts of Jared Bernstein and Dean Baker's new books in the Jul/Aug Dollars & Sense?
School Choice: A Lesson from New Zealand
I have long supported school choice--confined to public schools. My son attended primary and middle school in District Three
Immigrant rights activist seeks sanctuary from deportation in Chicago church
Chicago immigrant rights activist Elvira Arellano started making national headlines in mid-Au101215 6:23:03 [ERROR] /usr/local/libexec/
Econ-Atrocity: Health Care on a Wing and a Prayer
Health Care on a Wing and a Prayer An Econ-Atrocity, brought to you by the Center for Popular Economics.
Senate rejects minimum wage/estate tax bill
On August 3, Senate Democrats declined to swallow the poison pill that Republican legislators were offering them -- the bill linking
D&S on 88.1 WMBR's Spherio
Tune in to 88.1 FM, WMBR today at 4 for an hour of Dollars & Sense on Spherio. If
Econamici: The White Man's Burden by William Easterly
"Who got the most standby [credit]s from the IMF over the last half century? The answer is Haiti,
The Short Run: Trouser Trouble
Trouser Trouble An item from "The Short Run" in the July/August issue of Dollars & Sense. An