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Weisbrot: Illegitimate Election Is a Setback for Haiti
Znet Article, December, 03 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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The “election” in Haiti shows once again how low Washington’s standards are for democracy.
Weisbrot: Who are the Real PIIGS?
Znet Article, November, 20 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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As another one of the so-called “PIIGS” countries is being led to the slaughterhouse, it is worth asking whether all the carnage advocated by the European authorities is really necessary.
Weisbrot: G-20 Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Znet Article, November, 14 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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If the G-20 is going to be nothing more than a talking shop on economic issues, they ought to at least talk about the economic problems that really matter, and the ones that they can do something about.
Weisbrot: Failure to Enact Bigger Stimulus Was Fatal Mistake
Znet Article, November, 06 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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The overwhelming reason for the Democrats’ losses was their failure to take the necessary measures to ensure a robust recovery from the recession.
Weisbrot: Dilma’s Victory in Brazil: “Restore Sanity” Beats “Keep Fear Alive”
Znet Article, November, 02 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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Dilma Rousseff of the governing Worker’s Party coasted to victory against the opposition candidate José Serra, with a comfortable margin of 56 – 44 percent.
Weisbrot: Kirchner Rescued Argentina’s Economy, Helped Unite South America
Znet Article, October, 28 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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The sudden death of Néstor Kirchner today is a great loss not only to Argentina but to the region and the world.
Weisbrot: French Protesters Have It Right: No Need to Raise Retirement Age
Znet Article, October, 22 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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The demonstrations that have rocked France this past week highlight some of its differences from the United States.
Weisbrot: Brazil’s Elections Will Matter for the Rest of the World
Znet Article, October, 14 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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In Brazil, as in the United States, most people do not vote for a president on the basis of foreign policy issues. Yet sometimes the result matters for the rest of the world – as when President George W. Bush was declared the winner of the 2000 el...
Weisbrot: The Majority of the World's Countries Can Change the IMF
Znet Article, October, 08 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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As finance ministers, bankers, and other interested parties from around the world flock to Washington for the semi-annual IMF-World Bank meetings, the Fund is experiencing its most serious infighting in decades. The fight is over how to give a bit...
Weisbrot: Ecuador's Correa haunted by Honduras
Znet Article, October, 02 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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In June of last year, when the Honduran military overthrew the social-democratic government of Manuel Zelaya, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador took it personally. "We have intelligence reports that say that after Zelaya, I'm next," said Correa.
Weisbrot: Venezuela: This Was About The Taking Part
Znet Article, September, 28 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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The Venezuela election was not a major blow to Hugo Chávez. It shows politics is working properly again, says Mark Weisbrot.
Weisbrot: Right-Wing Upsurge In U.S.: Less Than Meets The Eye?
Znet Article, September, 23 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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Is America in the grip of a right-wing backlash that will hit the November elections like a hurricane? This narrative is gathering steam.
Weisbrot: "Net Neutrality" Is Vital to Free Speech in the Internet Age
Znet Article, September, 18 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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The mass media remains, in the 21st century, one of the most powerful forces blocking social and economic progress.
Weisbrot: The Venezuelan Economy: Media Sources Get It Wrong, Again
Znet Article, September, 14 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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The bulk of the media often gets pulled along for the ride when the United States government has a serious political and public relations campaign around foreign policy. But almost nowhere is it so monolithic as with Venezuela. Even in the run-up ...
Weisbrot: More Stimulus Badly Needed to Create Jobs
Znet Article, September, 05 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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This is the worst Labor Day for American labor in decades, maybe since the Great Depression. Unemployment is at 9.5 percent (as of July), and if we add in the people involuntarily working part time or who have given up looking for work, we get 16....
Weisbrot: Who Will Allow Brazil to Reach Its Economic Potential?
Znet Article, August, 31 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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The biggest economic question facing Brazil, as for most developing countries, is when it will achieve its potential economic growth. For Brazil, there is a simple, most relevant comparison: its pre-1980 - or pre-neoliberal - past.
Weisbrot: Who Will Allow Brazil to Reach Its Economic Potential?
Znet Article, August, 28 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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The biggest economic question facing Brazil, as for most developing countries, is when it will achieve its potential economic growth. For Brazil, there is a simple, most relevant comparison: its pre-1980 - or pre-neoliberal - past.
Weisbrot: Does Washington Want Normal Diplomatic Relations With Venezuela?
Znet Article, August, 19 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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While President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and the new President of Colombia, Manuel Santos met in Santa Marta, Colombia last Tuesday and agreed to normalize relations after a fierce diplomatic fight, there are no indications that such détente is in...
Weisbrot: Washington and International Donors Have Failed Haiti
Znet Article, August, 14 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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The "international community" is in charge of rebuilding Haiti, and one thing has become clear: they are not interested in any kind of democracy there, not even the low level of "democracy" that they have committed to in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Weisbrot: Hungary's Defiance of IMF and European Authorities Scares the Guardians of Austerity in Europe
Znet Article, August, 11 2010
Mark Weisbrot
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The government of Hungary has taken on a lot of powerful interests in the last couple of months, and so far appears to be winning - despite provoking outrage from "everybody who's anybody."
