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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.

To watch more visit us @ http://www.youtube.com/CapitalAccount Watch the full episode @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjAuUbEeIKA http://twitter.com/laurenlyster http://twitter.com/coveringdelta The futures regulator the CFTC unanimously approved tighter limits on how brokerage firms can use customer funds. It's dubbed the "MF Global Rule," coming in the wake of MF Global's collapse, where it's suspected Jon Corzine was betting with client money. $1.2 billion of that money is...

To watch more visit us @ http://www.youtube.com/CapitalAccount http://twitter.com/laurenlyster http://twitter.com/coveringdelta New austerity measures in Italy bring the labor minister to tears while US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Greece and cracks jokes to the president about bringing bailout cash with him. Merkel and Sarkozy are pushing a plan for tighter fiscal union. And some believe this is it, this is the week that will decide the fate of the eurozone, culminating with a...

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.

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Baker appeared to discuss economic issues on Ed Schultz's MSNBC news hour Wednesday. Visit: http://firedoglake.com

Economist Dean Baker from the Center for Economic and Policy Research examines the nation's current recession and the prospects for recovery. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV). To purchase a DVD, contact CAN TV's Community Partners at (312) 738-1400 or at [email protected].