What The Data Tells Us

By Dean Baker of Center For Economic Policy and Research

Co-Director at Center for Economic and Policy Research • Aug 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM EDT

We discuss the recently launched “State of the Nation” project — and why Trump’s war on data could undermine its existence in the future.

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In today’s episode of Mostly Economics, we speak to Doug Harris, Professor and Chair of the Economics Department at Tulane University, about the recently launched “State of the Nation” project — and why Trump’s war on data could undermine its existence in the future.

Video Length: 00:43:30