Is Inflation Out of Control, Again?
By Dean Baker / Beat the Press (CEPR) The January data on consumer expenditures released yesterday had a lot of people freaking out. The story is that the Fed is…
Price Increases Persist Despite Supply Chain Progress
The overall Consumer Price Index rose 0.1 percent in August, core was up 0.6 percent; up 8.3 percent and 6.3 percent year-over-year, respectively.
The Big Myth About Inequality: It Just Happened!
By Dean Baker / Beat the Press/CEPR The standard line in policy circles about the soaring inequality of the last four decades is that it is just an unfortunate outcome…
Newsom Plans to Bring Affordable Insulin to California
By Dean Baker / Center for Economic and Policy Research California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, announced plans last week for the state to set up its own manufacturing facility to produce…