The Nation: France’s election highlights how EU-imposed austerity limits real choices, fueling far-right gains and underscoring the need for a stronger left alternative.
The New York Times: Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s plan to boost spending and jobs could revive France’s stagnant economy, challenge EU austerity rules, and offer a democratic alternative to rising far-right politics.
April 2017, Mark Weisbrot, Lara Merling, Alexander Main, and David Rosnick
The Hill: Italy’s rejection of Renzi’s constitutional reforms reflects deep economic stagnation, mass youth unemployment, and disillusionment with neoliberal policies, not simply a populist backlash.
Workers in the United States trail other high-income countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in terms of work-life balance. The U.S. tops the list in terms of yearly hours worked and falls significantly behind other
An Interview with Mark Weisbrot, by Nacho Berdugo La Circular nº5 (Instituto25M), pp. 114–125
Deborah JamesThe Huffington Post, October 14, 2016
The Nation: The neoliberal reforms it has imposed on countries around the world have been disastrous.
Dean Baker
The Hankyoreh, July 17, 2016
