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.
The International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights: Why a New Issuance is Necessary and Feasible at this Time, and Would Save Many Lives
The SDR issuance last year probably saved hundreds of thousands of lives, if we use, e.g., the Bank for International Settlements’ research on the relation between recessions and mortality.
Mark Weisbrot’s Remarks from CEPR’s Webinar on Ending IMF Surcharge Policy – September 10, 2024
Exploring the harm caused by IMF surcharges on borrowing countries and the implications for the global economy and debt-stressed nations.
(Los Angeles Times) Why Is the “Pro-Family” GOP Blocking Legislation that Would Help Lift Many Kids Out of Poverty?
Los Angeles Times: Republicans are actively opposing important legislation to help children and parents.
(Orlando Sentinel) Issues for the Voters in November’s Election: The US Economy, and the Fate of Minority Rule
Orlando Sentinel: Explore the impact of the economy on the November elections. Find out why swing voters consider it the most important issue.
(The American Prospect) Julian Assange Did the Time, but Who Did the Crime?
The American Prospect: Assange was confined and incarcerated for 14 years for something that journalists do every day — according to the leading experts on the law of human rights and civil liberties.
(The Hill) Why Is Chuck Schumer Refusing a Vote on the Child Tax Credit?
The Hill: The Senate Majority Leader needs to move quickly to allow Senators to vote on this massively popular legislation with a real chance of passage.
(The Sacramento Bee) Trump’s Republican Party Is Still the Republican Party: You Should Worry About Your Social Security and Medicare
The Sacramento Bee: What is the Republican Party today? Any answer has to start with Donald Trump, who has a grip on the Republican Party that is perhaps unprecedented in the modern era.
(Time) Why Biden Can’t Afford to Expand the War
Time: When a drone strike from an Iran-backed militia killed three US servicemembers and wounded at least 25 others in Jordan on January 28, pressure grew considerably for the White House to escalate US military involvement in the conflict in the Middle East.
(Miami Herald) A Widening War in the Middle East Could Alter US Election Results
Miami Herald: For months now, there have been news reports that the Biden administration has been trying to prevent the war in Gaza from expanding into a wider war in the region.
In Memory of Robert Solow
In Memory of Robert Solow