Mark Weisbrot’s Columns
The Los Angeles Times: The way inflation is looking these past five months, the Fed should take a break from its interest rate hikes before it causes the next recession.
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The Miami Herald: Companies must respond and take action when violations are called to their attention.
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Common Dreams: Those who care about democracy in Brazil will have to keep a watchful eye on what the United States government is doing in the months and years ahead.
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The Hill: The IMF has $1 trillion in lending capacity. There is no excuse for taking this money at a time when tens of millions of people in the countries that must pay it are facing increasing adversity.
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MSN News: Two months from this Labor Day, members of unions, as well as working people throughout the country, will have some important choices to make in our national elections.
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The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will be signed today by President Biden. The act will reduce the costs of health care, prescription drugs, and home energy bills while making real progress on climate change, creating millions of good jobs
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MarketWatch: Interest rate hikes are threatening to cause a recession. The Fed should be able to make sure that it doesn’t make that mistake.
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MarketWatch: There is a way to bring hundreds of billions of dollars of aid to the developing countries where the people who need it most live. Amazingly, this help has zero cost to the US government.
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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.
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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.
