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Dean Baker Dean Baker is a US macroeconomist and co-founder of the Centre for Economic and Policy Research. www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/dean-baker.html Last Modified: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:49:18 GMT - Profile
The wrecking society: Economics today The amount of damage being inflicted on countries around the world by bad economic policy is astounding, writes Baker. www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/201210156340797431.html Last Modified: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:43:35 GMT - Opinion
Inequality: The silly tales economists like to tell Some economists don't get paid to know about the economy, but to justify the trickle-up of wealth. www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/2012102915021526447.html Last Modified: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:37:40 GMT - Opinion
Four more years of 'it could have been worse' Four years after Obama's historic inauguration, the biggest change is that there is no hope for the economy. www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/201312295014271591.html Last Modified: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:49:18 GMT - Opinion
Will Japan lead the path away from the fiscal cliff? If Abe manages to restore Japan to a healthy growth path perhaps it will put an end to austerity economics in the US. www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/20131762234125180.html Last Modified: Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:03:20 GMT - Opinion
Will the euro be destroyed by ideologues? An end to the Eurozone would mean a wave of bank collapses and a recession that would affect the world for a decade. www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/11/20111115142561955.html Last Modified: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:04:51 GMT - Opinion
Occupy the European Central Bank The European Central Bank is responsible for the wreckage that has overtaken the Eurozone, economist says. www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/11/2011111815133102.html Last Modified: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:06:55 GMT - Opinion
US panel to release Iraq advice Bipartisan committee presents its recommendations on Iraq to the US president. www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2006/12/2008525123243621966.html Last Modified: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:13:19 GMT - Americas
GlaxoSmithKline fraud case: Does crime pay? As the pharmaceutical giant is fined a record sum of $3bn, we ask if the move will be a deterrent for others. www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryamericas/2012/07/201271084038662313.html Last Modified: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:46:40 GMT - Inside Story Americas
Rage on Wall Street Will the US administration manage to defuse protesters' anger over the crumbling economy and 'corporate greed'? www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2011/10/201110472151800365.html Last Modified: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:19:20 GMT - Inside Story
'Occupy': A catalyst for change? As anti-greed protests spread to cities across the world, Inside Story examines the movement's goals and its impact. www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2011/10/2011101672419294658.html Last Modified: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:06:26 GMT - Inside Story
US diplomat Eagleburger dies at 80 With 27 years in the foreign service, hard-working state department veteran made his mark from Germany to Middle East. www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2011/06/201164155718274689.html Last Modified: Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:50:16 GMT - Americas
Morocco explains W Sahara plan Western Sahara is Africa's longest-running territorial dispute. www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2007/04/2008525135325618952.html Last Modified: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 06:41:19 GMT - Africa
US tries Muslim charity staff again Members of charity accused of funding Palestinian group Hamas face new trial. www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2008/09/200892305219802869.html Last Modified: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:57:55 GMT - Americas
Libya struggles to disarm fighters People want patrolling armed men off the streets as Libya struggles to form national army. www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2011/12/20111222174012872299.html Last Modified: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:26:11 GMT - Africa
Keeping Al Jazeera on air in Egypt Head of Al Jazeera's Live service talks about the news network being hindered in Egypt. www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2011/01/20111299520446573.html Last Modified: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:39:44 GMT - Middle East
Libyan rebels fortify Ajdabiya But without NATO air strikes, they are struggling to advance on government strongholds. www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2011/04/201142062016752982.html Last Modified: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:25:24 GMT - Middle East
Peter Sutherland Peter Sutherland, former director general of the WTO, currently co-chairs the High-level Expert Group on Trade. www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/peter-sutherland.html Last Modified: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:18:49 GMT - Profile
US nuclear safety questioned Security at US nuclear weapons facilities may not be as impregnable as expected, with two breaches being reported since the September 11 attacks. www.aljazeera.com/archive/2004/02/2008410134843231171.html Last Modified: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:50:44 GMT - Archive
Mother Teresa's hometown legacy Despite living mostly in India, Mother Teresa is widely admired in Skopje, Macedonia. www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2010/08/201082611017241298.html Last Modified: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:47:52 GMT - Europe
Calm after coup in Niger Niger's capital is calm, a day after troops ousted President Mamadou Tandja. www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2010/02/2010219134625966295.html Last Modified: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:41:21 GMT - Africa
A multi-media uprising? Samah El-Shahat and guests discuss the role that social media has played in the Egyptian protests. www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2011/02/201121124120857925.html Last Modified: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:41:08 GMT - Features
Belarus' Azarenka warms up for Qatar Open Fresh from her maiden Grand Slam title in Australia Azarenka will join Kvitova and Wozniacki in Doha. www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/02/2012213163552450206.html Last Modified: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:47:40 GMT - Tennis
Libya at risk from unexploded munitions Safety teams spend weeks to clear area around Ajdabiya after months of conflict. www.aljazeera.com/video/africa/2011/06/201161041513937922.html Last Modified: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:43:25 GMT - Africa
Western Sahara negotiations Morocco and the independence movement, the Polisario, have agreed to talk. www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2007/05/200852518411595672.html Last Modified: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:54:56 GMT - Inside Story
Beirut Under Siege It's a long hot summer for Katia and her family in Lebanon amid the 2006 war. www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2007/04/20085251729162153.html Last Modified: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:31:27 GMT - Witness
Andrew Purvis www.aljazeera.com/profile/andrew-purvis.html Last Modified: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:03:14 GMT - Profile
Preparing for the 'Taliban Tet Offensive' Filmmaker John D McHugh describes three frantic days with US troops expecting a Taliban offensive. www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2011/06/201161665354906708.html Last Modified: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:47:19 GMT - People & Power
Many French voters still undecided The disillusioned and disconnected could influence the outcome of a presidential race still wide open. www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2012/04/20124216334294720.html Last Modified: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:07:13 GMT - Europe
Security drills ahead of London Olympics Though there is no specific threat, organisers say the armed forces will be prepared for anything. www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/01/20121201126047721.html Last Modified: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:09:30 GMT - Europe