But the label doesn t mean anything by itself I would use more info from the source but it hardly says that much more about Weisbrot The entirety of the CEPR entry is Established in 1999 the Center for Economic Policy and Research seeks to promote debate on economic and social issues Its co founders economists Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot hold Ph D s from the University of Michigan and they strive to communicate to policymakers and the general public through a variety of publications including columns and blogs One of the most popular is Baker s Beat the Press accessible on the Web site of the American Prospect It critiques media coverage of economic issues paragraph break Baker and Weisbrot offer a left of center analysis of trade policy issues including the Doha negotiations Baker for example is critical of so called free trade agreements viewing them primarily as investment agreements to lure manufacturers abroad to utilize low cost labor in competition with U S workers CEPR strives to address a variety of economic topics and its advisory board includes Robert Solow and Joseph Stiglitz two Nobel prize winning economists para break Publications For literature related to trade and globalization see CEPR s Web site It s hard to see how cherry picking left of center trade policy from that is anything but an unhelpful exercise in labelling Show don t tell What are the views analysis and what makes them left of center