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@arindube.bsky.social explains what we stand to gain from increasing the minimum wage is SUBSTANTIALLY more beneficial than anything we lose. #economics #minimumwage #USPolitics #mostlyeconomics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfrbbEkH1i0
June 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Medicare For All could save a trillion dollars and increase wages. @rokhanna.bsky.social explains why #mostlyeconomics #econsky
September 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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4/4: For more context on why all indicators point to a bubble, watch the latest #MostlyEconomics podcast with
@edzitron.com and @deanbaker13.bsky.social.

They pick through all the issues with today's AI Boom.
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Mostly Economics Podcast #36: From AI Boom to AI Bubble with Ed Zitron
YouTube video by Center for Economic and Policy Research
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June 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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NEW #MostlyEconomics: Renowned AI critic @edzitron.com is back talking with CEPR's @deanbaker13.bsky.social about who will pay when the #AIbubble pops. They dig into Amazon's multibillion dollar AI chip scheme, Oracle’s debt & Nvidia's stockpiles of unused chips. #econsky

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Mostly Economics Podcast #55: Who pays when the AI bubble bursts with Ed Zitron
YouTube video by Center for Economic and Policy Research
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October 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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@deanbaker13.bsky.social talks to Adam Gaffney
on our NEW episode of #MostlyEconomics.

Our health care system is in shambles. Congress is attempting to make it worse. Is it finally time for #medicareforall?

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May 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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For-profit hospitals have problems, but #privateequity is uniquely dangerous: they extract profits fast, then bail when things collapse.

PE expert and CEPR co-director Eileen Appelbaum explains 🎧 on #mostlyeconomics with @deanbaker13.bsky.social : https://youtu.be/UlaQbSANV7U?si=dKNTxEvs-i8iwUMa
January 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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@deanbaker13.bsky.social called the #dotcom bubble, the #housingbubble. And now: is AI next? Dean speaks with one of the foremost critics of the AI industry, @edzitron.com , on today's ep of #mostlyeconomics:
https://youtu.be/_nbURWWgUx0?si=-6usgtOqN8Mf2RuS
May 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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@tahiramin.bsky.social explains the “Vaccine Apartheid” and how patent laws prevented global access to necessary healthcare.

#mostlyeconomics #patents #government #pharma #healthcare #econsky
July 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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NEW EPISODE: Nancy Altman, president of @SSWorks, joins @deanbaker13.bsky.social  on #MostlyEconomics to break down why Social Security is essential insurance against wage loss in a society that doesn't offer UBI and other guaranteed supports.

Full ep: https://f.mtr.cool/lknypvgmki
June 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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88 profitable corporations paid $0 taxes last year. Meanwhile, capital gains breaks keep protecting the wealthy while workers pay in full. @itep.org  @amyhanauer.bsky.social breaks down the three biggest problems with the US tax code. #econsky

full #mostlyeconomics ep: https://bit.ly/4tVbbuW
May 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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@rokhanna.bsky.social details his argument for implementing a wealth tax on billionaires and how that can be used to fund vital programs #mostlyeconomics #econsky
September 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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A new episode of #MostlyEconomics is out today! @deanbaker13.bsky.social sits down with Jared Bernstein—former chief economic adviser to President Biden—to unpack Biden's economic legacy. #bidenomics WATCH: https://f.mtr.cool/zlwpgqgudy
May 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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@rokhanna.bsky.social explains the massive wealth inequality present in California #mostlyeconomics #econsky
September 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Healthcare financialization has confused the market as PE and mergers and acquisitions keep taking place. Rather than optimizing for care, they’re optimizing for profits. @sabrinacorlette.bsky.social  explains why.

#ACA #healthcare #privateequity #mostlyeconomics #health #econsky
July 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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NEW EP: #MostlyEconomics host @deanbaker13.bsky.social speaks with @helaineolen.bsky.social of @econliberties.bsky.social about what it could mean for your retirement savings if the #aibubble bursts. #mustlisten #podcast #econsky

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Mostly Economics Podcast #54: Can the AI Bubble Wipe Out Your Retirement with Helaine Olen
YouTube video by Center for Economic and Policy Research
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October 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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@arindube.bsky.social argues full employment and worker mobility is required to make the market work better. #workersrights #USPolitics #economics #mostlyeconomics 
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfrbbEkH1i0
June 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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The ACA was one of the best ways insurance was provided to millions of Americans and prevented Job Lock, the idea that people are stuck at a job because they’re afraid to lose benefits. @deanbaker13.bsky.social dives deep into how it helped.

#ACA #healthcare #privateequity #mostlyeconomics #econsky
July 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Uber is hypocritical - Paul Osterman breaks down how they exploit and treat workers as employees but labels them as “partners” by restricting benefits and pay they could’ve received

#mostlyeconomics #econsky
August 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Elon Musk probably pays a lower tax rate than your local firefighter. #mostlyeconomics host @deanbaker13.bsky.social and @amyhanauer.bsky.social of @itep.org break down exactly how that happens and who built it that way. #econsky

If you earn a paycheck, this is for you:

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Mostly Economics Podcast #35: Tax the Worker, Spare the Wealthy
YouTube video by Center for Economic and Policy Research
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May 22, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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NEW EPISODE: Ha-Joon Chang joins @deanbaker13.bsky.social  to trace South Korea's rise from one of the world's poorest countries to an economic powerhouse and what that story reveals about free markets and industrial policy. #mostlyeconomics #econsky

Watch: https://bit.ly/4evpUIk
June 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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After 5 years of failed talks with Starbucks, @sbworkersunited.org have now launched a boycott. Will you stand with them? Hear from barista and organizer Vicente Martinez on our lateat episode of #mostlyeconomics hosted by @deanbaker13.bsky.social.

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Mostly Economics Podcast #51: Boycott Starbucks with Vicente Martinez
YouTube video by Center for Economic and Policy Research
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September 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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#SCOTUS turned a 1925 law meant for merchant disputes into a corporate get-out-of-jail-free card. Now, companies can force you into private courts they control.

@deanbaker13.bsky.social speaks to former fed prosecutor @brendanballou.bsky.social #econsky #mostlyeconomics: youtu.be/3oX3qhx1kuM?...
Mostly Economics Podcast #39: When Companies Run the Courts with Brendan Ballou
YouTube video by Center for Economic and Policy Research
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June 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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@deanbaker13.bsky.social  talks with @mattsedlar.bsky.social  about staffing cuts, the insurance crisis in Florida and California, and the politics of relocating communities. New episode out now:
 #mostlyeconomics #econsky

Mostly Economics Podcast #42: Hope is not a Plan with Matt Sedlar
Dean Baker sits down with CEPR climate analyst Matt Sedlar to unpac...
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July 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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We can afford Medicare For All - it’s just a matter of priorities. As @rokhanna.bsky.social explains, Trump's increase in the defense budget could’ve paid for healthcare for everyone in the country #mostlyeconomics
September 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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NEW EPISODE: @arindube.bsky.social  joins @deanbaker13.bsky.social on #MostlyEconomics podcast to talk about his new book, The Wage Standard, and why raising pay for more workers is better for everyone. Happening now, tune in. 🎧 https://youtu.be/nfrbbEkH1i0
June 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM