Mark Weisbrot
Senior Economist and Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research
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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 Sacramento Bee) Congress Can Stop US Military Involvement in Yemen Atrocities — And Should Do It
The Sacramento Bee: A bipartisan Senate bill, led by Sanders, Lee, and Murphy, seeks to end unauthorized US military support for Saudi Arabia’s devastating war in Yemen, which has caused a humanitarian crisis and tens of thousands of civilian deaths.
(US News & World Report) Trump Administration Tries to Torpedo Venezuelan Elections as It Intensifies “Regime Change” Efforts
US News & World Report: The Trump administration, influenced by Senator Marco Rubio, is actively pursuing regime-change efforts in Venezuela—including sanctions, economic pressure, and election interference—to weaken Maduro’s government, while disregarding opposition leaders who could win fairly and undermining the democratic process.
Letter to Melissa Smith, Director of the Division of Regulations, Legislation and Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division, US Department of Labor
February 2, 2018
(The New York Times) Brazil’s Democracy Pushed Into the Abyss
The New York Times: The rule of law and the independence of the judiciary are fragile achievements in many countries — and susceptible to sharp reversals.
(The Hill) Unconstitutional War and Saudis’ Mass Starvation of Yemen Faces Growing Opposition in Washington
The Hill: The New York Times and Congress have highlighted that the US is actively aiding Saudi Arabia’s devastating war in Yemen—through refueling, targeting assistance, and arms sales—contributing to mass civilian deaths, famine, and cholera, and efforts are now underway to use congressional authority to end this unconstitutional military involvement.
(AlterNet) Trump Doubles Down on Sanctions and Regime Change for Venezuela
AlterNet: The Trump administration, backed by allies like Senator Rubio, has escalated sanctions and economic pressure on Venezuela to block debt restructuring and undermine the government, deliberately worsening shortages and suffering to provoke regime change rather than promote democracy.
(AlterNet) The Current Conflict in Spain Has a Lot to Do With Economic Failure
AlterNet: The Catalan independence movement reflects both a long history of cultural and political repression and the economic failures of Spain and the eurozone—including high unemployment, austerity, and rising inequality—while the Spanish government’s heavy-handed response under Rajoy, rooted in Francoist legacies, has exacerbated tensions and fueled separatist sentiment.
(US NEws and World Report) Brazilian Presidential Hopeful’s US Trip Ends in Failure
US News and World Report: Brazilian politician Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right, misogynist, and nostalgic supporter of the country’s military dictatorship, is rising in the polls partly due to media support and judicial interference against his main rival, former president Lula da Silva, highlighting the fragility of Brazil’s democracy amid economic turmoil and elite-driven political manipulation.
The Scorecard on Development, 1960–2016: China and the Global Economic Rebound
October 2017, David Rosnick, Mark Weisbrot, and Jacob Wilson
(HuffPost) The International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook in Theory and Practice
HuffPost: The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook highlights critical issues like wage stagnation, inequality, climate change, and global financial risks, but its policy prescriptions—favoring interest rate hikes, austerity, and structural reforms that weaken labor power—undermine solutions and leave developing countries and workers vulnerable.