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
(Project Syndicate) The IMF’s Agreement with Argentina Could Be a Game Changer
Project Syndicate: After long pushing failed belt-tightening policies, the International Monetary Fund has agreed to a deal that will allow Argentina’s government to pursue a pro-growth strategy.
(USA Today) Biden’s Sanctions on Afghanistan Threaten to Kill More Civilians than Two Decades of War
USA Today: 22.8 million Afghans – more than half the population – are facing acute food insecurity. Lift Biden administration’s hold on billions of central bank reserves.
(The Sacramento Bee) US Sanctions on Afghanistan Could Be Deadlier than 20 Years of War
The Sacramento Bee: If more Americans knew how many innocent civilians actually die as a result of these sanctions, would the worst of them be permitted?
(Foreign Policy) Back from the Brink — Argentina and the IMF Negotiate a Better Agreement
Foreign Policy: In the end, in a democracy, it is the voice of the citizens of the country that must be heard most loudly.
The IMF and Special Drawing Rights: Saving Lives, Backlash and Attempted Coup, and Structural Reform
This was a speech delivered at the Arise Festival of Labour’s Left Ideas on Saturday, November 17.
(The Los Angeles Times) Setting the Record Straight About what Biden’s Proposed Social Programs Would Do
The Los Angeles Times: If this bill is passed, voters in the midterm elections a year from now will support those incumbents who made it happen.
IMF Surcharges: Counterproductive and Unfair
This report finds that International Monetary Fund (IMF) surcharges are inappropriate and unjustifiable, particularly during a pandemic combined with a very uneven recovery from a pandemic-driven world recession.
(MarketWatch) Billions of People Who Need the Most Help Can Also Benefit — as Americans Have — from Changes in Economic Policy
MarketWatch: There has to be at least one Republican senator who will have the fortitude to support something that will create jobs in the US, save lives all over the world, and is costless to the US government.
(Inside Sources) Labor Day: US Labor’s Future May Depend on Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Inside Sources: Labor Day is a good time to reflect upon how American workers have been doing — especially the majority who have been left behind for most of the past 40 years.
(The Guardian) Inflation Fears, Economic Policy, and the Future of the United States
The Guardian: Larry Summers and others have been sounding the alarm over inflation. But are fears overblown?
