Real-World Economics Review

A US-led trade deal is currently being negotiated that could increase the price of prescription drugs, weaken financial regulations and even allow partner countries to challenge American laws. But few know its substance.

http://ourfuture.org editor Isaiah J. Poole interviews Dean Baker, economist for the Center for Economic and Policy Research and author of the new book, "Getting Back to Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People."

Macroeconomic policies and labour market institutions Dean Baker, center of Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC, USA 17th Conference of the Research Network Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM), 24.- 26 October 2013, Berlin.

A US-led trade deal is currently being negotiated that could increase the price of prescription drugs, weaken financial regulations and even allow partner countries to challenge American laws. But few know its substance. The pact, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is deliberately shrouded in secrecy, a trade deal powerful people, including President Obama, don't want you to know about. Over 130 Members of Congress have asked the White House for more transparency about the negotiations...

Economist Dean Baker and Dr. Margaret Flowers debate the merits of the Affordable Care Act See more videos: http://therealnews.com

http://www.huffingtonpost.com Dean Baker: Cruel Arithmetic and President Obama's Big Speech

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Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and Maricruz Magowan, economist and political commentator, join Mike Walter to discuss Obama's Budget Priorities .

Dean Baker is an American economist, who co-directs the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research. A frequent contributor to the New York Times, Huffington Post, CNN, and other media outlets, his economic reporting includes commentary on the financial transaction tax.