Mark Weisbrot
Senior Economist and Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research
- [email protected]
- 202-293-5380 x122
Mark is a Senior Economist and Co-Director of CEPR. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Michigan. He is author of the book Failed: What the “Experts” Got Wrong About the Global Economy (Oxford University Press); is coauthor with Dean Baker of Social Security: The Phony Crisis (University of Chicago Press); and has written numerous research papers on economic policy.
His opinion pieces have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, and almost every major US newspaper as well as in Brazil’s largest newspaper, Folha de São Paulo. He appears regularly on national and local television and radio programs.
All from Mark Weisbrot
(The Nation) Trump’s Other “National Emergency”: Sanctions That Kill Venezuelans
The Nation: The humanitarian crisis will get rapidly worse if the most recent sanctions continue.
(The Los Angeles Times) Trump’s Illegal Regime Change Operation Will Kill More Venezuelans
The Los Angeles Times: If Russia, China, and North Korea decided to recognize Nancy Pelosi as the president of the United States, would Americans go along with that?
(The Los Angeles Times) “Fort Trump” in Poland Is Another Dangerous, Delusional Idea
The Los Angeles Times: “Fort Trump,” we will call it, suggested Poland’s president Andrzej Duda, who knows how to manipulate an insatiable ego.
Argentina’s Deal With the IMF: Will "Expansionary Austerity" Work?
December 2018, Mark Weisbrot and Lara Merling
(The Guardian) Historic Senate Vote Against Trump is Big Step Toward Ending Mass Starvation and Killing in Yemen
The Guardian: Given the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis, there’s not a moment to spare.
(The Guardian) Congress Closes in on US Military Participation in Saudis’ Genocidal War
The Guardian: Republican leaders blocked a House vote to end U.S. involvement in the Yemen war, defying the War Powers Resolution and prolonging a conflict that has caused mass civilian deaths and famine.
(Common Dreams) Trump Was Handed a Major Defeat on Tuesday and There Will Be More
Common Dreams: Democrats’ House victory in 2018 was a major setback for Trump, signaling voter backlash against his divisive politics and marking the start of a likely decline in Republican power heading into 2020.
(Chicago Tribune) Congress Should End US Military Participation in the Saudis’ War in Yemen
Chicago Tribune: Congress has the power to end U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen—responsible for mass civilian deaths and famine—and growing outrage over Jamal Khashoggi’s murder makes cutting ties more urgent than ever.
(Common Dreams) Presidential Election Is about a Fight for Democracy in Brazil
Common Dreams: Brazil’s 2018 election pits far-right Jair Bolsonaro against moderate Fernando Haddad, with Bolsonaro’s rise threatening democracy and reviving fears of military dictatorship.
(The New York Review of Books) How Congress Can End the War in Yemen
The New York Review of Books: Congress is finally moving to end unauthorized U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia’s devastating war in Yemen, a historic step that could save millions of lives and reassert its constitutional war powers.