Real-World Economics Review

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Dean Baker, Progressive Economist, contends that, absent the Fed, the J.P. Morgans would dominate the economy. As though the Fed is not a fig leaf for the domination. Takes a swipe at the media.

Dean Baker, Progressive Economist, defends the idea of central banking in general, though not our Federal Reserve. Contrasts Spain and Britain's situation with central bankers. Enumerates bank collapses in the pre-Fed era. Regret that I was too close to the steps, as the feet are stepping on the background.

Dean Baker, Progressive Economist, refers to the movie "Inside Job", and Iceland. An analogy for central banks as being like fire departments.

Dean Baker, Progressive Economist, defends the idea of central banking, while parking Ben Bernanke firmly under the bus.

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Video and additional Occupy Wall Street (OWS) content at plutocracyfiles.com. Another installment in a series of virtual teach-ins designed to bring the great minds of our day to the multitude of smaller occupations across the globe. Taryn Hart and economist Dean Baker (http://www.cepr.net/index.php/biographies/dean-baker/) discuss economic inequality, the housing bubble, and how the world economy could be directed toward recovery. Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic...

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After participating in Occupy DC's "Robin Hood March" on October 29, 2011, CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker gave a teach-in at the Institute for Policy Studies on a financial transactions tax.