Mark Weisbrot’s Columns
Mark Weisbrot’s column examines critical threats to global economic stability and democratic institutions, offering incisive analysis of pressing issues facing the US and international community.
Mark Weisbrot’s column examines critical threats to global economic stability and democratic institutions, offering incisive analysis of pressing issues facing the US and international community.
The Nation: A congressional war powers resolution could bring pressure and is the best hope for averting another disastrous war.
Newsweek: Javier Milei’s record borrowing and market interventions have deepened Argentina’s crisis, exposing the failures of his anti-state economic strategy.
Newsweek: President Trump’s escalating use of military force—abroad without war and at home against legal norms—marks a troubling move toward authoritarian rule.
Miami Herald: AI will likely boost productivity, but what will be the impact on workers and their incomes? The fact that we are facing a regime that is so much more anti-labor than those who went before is not a good sign for the distribution of gains from AI productivity going forward.
The Hill: Another Israeli attack on Iran in the near future remains quite possible. Should Trump decide to join such an operation before the next election, it could significantly undermine Republican chances of retaining Congress.
Los Angeles Times: Broad economic sanctions, most of which are imposed by the US government, kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people each year — disproportionately children.
Foreign Policy: Mark Weisbrot writes for Foreign Policy about the IMF’s decision to loan tens of billions more to Milei’s government in Argentina, despite that half of the IMF board reportedly opposed the new loan.
CEPR Co-Director and economist Mark Weisbrot joined other members of the Jubilee Commission of Experts at the Vatican on Friday, June 20, for the release of The Jubilee Report: A Blueprint for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises and Creating the Financial Foundations for a Sustainable People-Centered Global Economy.
Project Syndicate: With global growth slowing and many developing countries facing debt crises, the world needs another infusion of the International Monetary Fund’s reserve asset. But while the benefits would be far-reaching and free of risk, the US Treasury has been standing in the way.
The Guardian: Explore the potential effects of Trump’s tariffs on the US’s biggest trading partners. Learn about the political and economic implications of these trade policies.