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Znet Article Weisbrot: Solving the Euro Crisis

Znet Article, May, 26 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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The bottom line on bailouts for Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland must be help, not punishment

Znet Article Weisbrot: A Response to Krugman on Greece and the Euro

Znet Article, May, 18 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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In this narrative, the European authorities are helping Greece, forcing the country to take the necessary “tough medicine”

Znet Article Weisbrot: Why Greece Should Reject the Euro

Znet Article, May, 12 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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Greece cannot afford to settle for any deal that does not allow it to grow and make its way out of the recession

Znet Article Weisbrot: Bin Laden Provoked a U.S. “War on Terror”

Znet Article, May, 06 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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Bin Laden’s goal was not simply to bring down the U.S. Empire

Znet Article Weisbrot: China’s Economy Passing Up U.S.

Znet Article, April, 28 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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Various observers have noted this week that China’s economy will be bigger than that of the United States, in 2016. This comes from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) latest projections, which were made in its semi-annual April World Econom...

Znet Article Weisbrot: IMF’s Rhetoric Still Far from Its Policies

Znet Article, April, 19 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank gathered in Washington for their annual Spring Meetings, there was more talk about how much the IMF has changed.

Znet Article Weisbrot: U.S. “Diplomacy” Still Failing In Latin America

Znet Article, April, 10 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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Yesterday the United States expelled the Ambassador from Ecuador, in retaliation for Wednesday’s expulsion of the U.S Ambassador from Ecuador.

Znet Article Weisbrot: The International Community Should Recognize Reality in Haiti

Znet Article, March, 18 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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Haiti’s first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is scheduled to return to his homeland this week after seven years in exile in South Africa.

Znet Article Weisbrot: Wisconsin Continues Right-Wing Structural Reforms That Have Transformed the United States

Znet Article, March, 12 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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With the latest turn of events in Wisconsin, Republican state senators have circumvented the need for a quorum vote on Scott Walker's budget bill by leaving out the fiscal clauses and passing the new laws curbing collective bargaining rights for s...

Znet Article Weisbrot: Washington Can’t Block Aristide’s Return or Deny Haiti’s Sovereignty

Znet Article, February, 12 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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In 1915 the U.S. Marines invaded Haiti, occupying the country until 1934. U.S. officials rewrote the Haitian constitution, and when the Haitian national assembly refused to ratify it, they dissolved the assembly.

Znet Article Weisbrot: Yes, There Are Ways to Reduce Unemployment and Revive the Economy

Znet Article, February, 08 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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As President Obama begins the second half of his term with a campaign for “jobs and competitiveness,” we would do well to consider how he might achieve these worthy goals.

Znet Article Weisbrot: Haiti Resists US Pressure; Announces Aristide Can Return

Znet Article, February, 03 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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Like the Egyptians, Haitians are calling for free and fair elections.

Znet Article Weisbrot: Spain's Troubles are Tied to Eurozone Policies

Znet Article, February, 01 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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While Europe's authorities force Spain to undergo the 'internal devaluation' of austerity, its economic recovery will stay stalled.

Znet Article Weisbrot: Haiti: The Great Fear

Znet Article, January, 25 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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The controversy over the return of the infamous dictator, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, to Haiti, is in many ways a distraction.

Znet Article Weisbrot: Aristide Should Be Allowed to Return to Haiti

Znet Article, January, 22 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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Haiti’s infamous dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier, returned to his country this week, while the country’s first elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is kept out.

Znet Article Weisbrot: Haiti's democracy in the balance

Znet Article, January, 19 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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The infamous dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returns to Haiti after 25 years...

Znet Article Weisbrot: OAS Backs Illegitimate Election in Haiti in Which Three-Quarters of Haitians Didn't Vote

Znet Article, January, 12 2011 Mark Weisbrot
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What is it about Haiti that makes the “international community” think they have the right to decide the country’s fate without the consent of the governed?

Znet Article Weisbrot: Wikileaks Show Why Washington Won't Allow Democracy in Haiti

Znet Article, December, 18 2010 Mark Weisbrot
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The polarization of the debate around Wikileaks is pretty simple, really...

Znet Article 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.

Znet Article 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.

Znet Article 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.

Znet Article 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.

Znet Article 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.

Znet Article 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.

Znet Article 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.

Znet Article 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...

Znet Article 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...

Znet Article 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.

Znet Article 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.

Znet Article 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.

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