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Follow on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/actdottv Julianna welcomes back recurring guest Dean Baker, macroeconomist and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, to discuss how last week an official with China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced it may have a vaccine available for widespread distribution by November or December. But here in the United States, we’d have to wait at least a few months-- probably a lot longer-- to benefit. And that was by design of the U.S. government. Dean talks about how cooperative research could have saved lives, and saved average people lots of money too. Dean Baker co-founded The Center for Economic and Policy Research in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social
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Follow on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/actdottv Julianna welcomes back recurring guest Dean Baker, macroeconomist and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, to discuss how last week an official with China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced it may have a vaccine available for widespread distribution by November or December. But here in the United States, we’d have to wait at least a few months-- probably a lot longer-- to benefit. And that was by design of the U.S. government. Dean talks about how cooperative research could have saved lives, and saved average people lots of money too. Dean Baker co-founded The Center for Economic and Policy Research in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social
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| Follow on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/actdottv Julianna welcomes back recurring guest Dean Baker, macroeconomist and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, to discuss how last week an official with China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced it may have a vaccine available for widespread distribution by November or December. But here in the United States, we’d have to wait at least a few months-- probably a lot longer-- to benefit. And that was by design of the U.S. government. Dean talks about how cooperative research could have saved lives, and saved average people lots of money too. Dean Baker co-founded The Center for Economic and Policy Research in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare and European labor markets. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. His blog, "Beat the Press," provides commentary on economic reporting. For info on Dean visit: https://deanbaker.net/ And make sure to follow him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/DeanBaker13 For more Julianna, follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/juliannaforlano and @juliannaforlano on Instagram and Facebook! ——— act.tv is a progressive media company specializing in next generation live streaming and digital strategy. Our YouTube channel focuses on interviews with noted progressive voices, animated explainers, livestreams from protests around the country, and original political commentary. Main site: http://act.tv Facebook: http://facebook.com/actdottv Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/actdottv Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/actdottv YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/actdottv - @act.tv #DoMoreThanWatch |