“South of the Border”: New Openings, Interviews, and Response to Criticism
Mark Weisbrot, CEPR Co-Director and co-writer of the Oliver Stone documentary, "South of the Border," responds to ill-informed criticism of the film in his latest Guardian column. The film is showing to large audiences in various U.S. cities, and just opened in Minneapolis, Seattle, Santa Barbara, and Portland, OR. Listen to Mark's latest radio interviews about the film here.
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Obama Signs off on Wall Street Reform Bill
Congress has passed a financial reform bill that the White House hails as the most sweeping reform of the financial sector in decades. While many aspects, such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, represent a step forward, Dean Baker argues the legislation could go further by including policy tools like a financial speculation tax amongst others.
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Spain: Stimulus Better for Economy, Debt Burden, Than Austerity
A new CEPR report shows that Spain, under pressure to cut spending and raise taxes while its economy is barely recovering, might be better off with a continued stimulus instead. The report also shows that Spain's recession is the result of the collapse of sizable housing and stock market bubbles, rather than government overspending.
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The Urgent Need for Job Creation
On the heels of the Senate vote on the extension of unemployment benefits, Sen. Al Franken, Rep. Keith Ellison and Alan Charney of Jobs for America Now joined John Schmitt of CEPR for a press conference to discuss the findings of a new CEPR report on the desperate need for action on job creation. The report shows that absent serious proposals for job creation, it may take a decade for the nation to get back to pre-recession unemployment rates. |
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The Social Security Trustees Report
In this year's Social Security Byte, Dean Baker notes that the Trustees Report presents a more optimistic long-term outlook than previously projected. This should come as bad news to those suggesting cuts to the program, such as raising the retirement age. The Trustees Report aside, this cut would be a bad policy change, as underscored in a recent CEPR study on the occupations of older workers. |
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CEPR in the News |
All Business: Risks Abound if Too Many Refinance
AP, August 06, 2010
The Return of the $1,000 Down Mortgage
The Washington Independent, August 05, 2010
A Look at Senate's $26B Aid Package
Nightly Business Report (PBS), August 05, 2010
Extend and Pretend: The Obama Administration's Failed Foreclosure Program
The Huffington Post, August 04, 2010
Oliver Stone: the New Michael Moore?
Prospect Magazine, August 03, 2010
Parental Leave: Can You Afford It?
Forbes, July 30, 2010
Hungary Does Without EU and IMF
The Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2010
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