Op-Eds & Columns

One Year Later, Honduran Victims of US Drug War Still Await Justice

Dan Beeton and Alexander Main
Al Jazeera English, May 20, 2013

"Free Trade" Agreements Won’t Create Jobs But a More Competitive Dollar Would

Mark Weisbrot
Fresno Bee (CA), May 9, 2013
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, May 9, 2013
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY), May 9, 2013
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), May 9, 2013
Merced Sun-Star (CA), May 9, 2013
Bradenton Herald (FL), May 9, 2013
Beaufort Gazette (SC), May 9, 2013
Bellingham Herald (WA), May 9, 2013
Kansas City Star (KS), May 9, 2013
Anchorage Daily News (AK), May 9, 2013
Modesto Bee (CA), May 9, 2013
Wapakoneta Daily News (OH), May 11, 2013
Salinas Californian (CA), May 11, 2013
Marysville Appeal-Democrat (CA), May 12, 2013
Gainesville Times (GA), May 12, 2013
Schenectady Gazette (NY), May 12, 2013
The Times of India, May 12, 2013
Youngstown Vindicator (OH), May 13, 2013
Arizona Daily Star (AZ), May 13, 2013
En Español

What Probability and Statistics Have to Say About an Election in Venezuela

Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, May 10, 2013
En Español

Watch Out, George Osborne: Smith, Marx and Even the IMF Are After You

Ha-Joon Chang
The Guardian Unlimited, May 7, 2013

Venezuela’s Post-Election Campaign: Pots and Pans and Uncle Sam Weren’t Enough This Time

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, April 22, 2013
En Español

U.S. Seeks to Get Rid of Left Governments in Latin America

Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), April 20, 2013
Em Português | En Español

Maduro Wins Narrowly on Chávez Record; Close Election is a Wake-up Call for the Government

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, April 15, 2013

Haters Gonna Hate: Rory Carroll's Venezuela on NPR

Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, April 11, 2013

Will Obama’s Legacy Be a Death Squad Government in Honduras?

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, March 30, 2013
En Español

Chávez's Legacy

Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, March 5, 2013
En Español | Em Português

The U.N.’s Crimes Have Killed Thousands in Haiti – When Will They Pay?

Jake Johnston
Caribbean Journal, March 1, 2013

Ecuador's New Deal: Nothing Succeeds Like Success

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, February 15, 2013
En Español

European Authorities Still Punishing Greece – Can They Be Stopped?

Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, February 2, 2013

Europe is Haunted by the Myth of the Lazy Mob

Ha-Joon Chang
The Guardian Unlimited, January 28, 2013

Media Hate Fest for Venezuela Keeps on Keepin’ On

Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, January 29, 2013
En Español

The Deficit Hawks: When Did They Stop Being Wrong About the Economy?

Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, January 28, 2013

Japan’s Fiscal Stimulus: Yes, There Is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, January 22, 2013

More Room for Debate on Venezuela

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, January 9, 2013
En Español | Em Português

Paul Krugman for Treasury Secretary

Dean Baker
Truthout, January 8, 2013

Will Japan Lead the Path Away from the Fiscal Cliff?

Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, January 7, 2013

Continuity Likely in Venezuela Even if Chávez Steps Down

Mark Weisbrot
Room for Debate (The New York Times), January 4, 2013

U.S. Military Needs to Leave Afghanistan and Stop Widening Drone Strikes

Mark Weisbrot
Stars and Stripes, December 20, 2012
Janesville Gazette (WI), December 20, 2012
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), December 20, 2012
Bellingham Herald (WA), December 20, 2012
Anchorage Daily News (AK), December 20, 2012
Kansas City Star (KS), December 20, 2012
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, December 20, 2012
Walworth County Today (WI), December 20, 2012
Newsday, December 20, 2012
Times of India, December 20, 2012
Aiken Standard (SC), December 27, 2012
Omaha World-Herald (NE), December 27, 2012
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), December 28, 2012

Antiquated Economic Policy Will Strangle Wealthy Country Growth in 2013

Dean Baker
Valor Econômico (Brazil), December 19, 2012

Em Português

Obama Signals Four More Years of Bad Relations With Latin America

Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, December 18, 2012
En Español

More Pressure Necessary to Get Desperately Needed Clean Water to Haiti

Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, December 12, 2012

How Could Greece and Argentina – The New 'Debt Colonies' – Be Set Free?

Ha-Joon Chang
The Guardian Unlimited, November 25, 2012

The UN Caused Haiti's Cholera Epidemic, Now it Must End It

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, November 12, 2012

Debate Was Gross But Still Showed Some Differences

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, October 23, 2012

For-Profit Folly in Haiti: Development-Industrial Complex Can't Deliver Reconstruction After Earthquake

Jake Johnston
AlterNet, October 17, 2012

Chávez Election Not So Different from the Rest of South America

Mark Weisbrot
The New York Times (International Herald Tribune), October 9, 2012
En Español

Polling in Venezuela is Different

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, October 5, 2012
En Español

Washington Doesn’t Like Democratic Elections in Venezuela, Because of the Result

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, October 3, 2012
En Español

Arithmetic Trumps Eurozone Politics

Dean Baker
Truthout, October 1, 2012

Cracking Down on China Means Cracking Down on Mitt Romney

Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, October 1, 2012

Sweden's Shame

Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, September 6, 2012
En Español

“Trans-Pacific Partnership” is Washington Speak for Corruption and Theft

Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, August 27, 2012

Romney Pledges a Fed that Will Screw Workers

Dean Baker
Truthout, August 27, 2012

Ecuador Grants Asylum, Respecting Human Rights Despite Threats From UK

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 16, 2012
En Español

UN Should Get Rid of Cholera Epidemic That It Brought to Haiti

Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee (CA), August 9, 2012
Bradenton Herald (FL), August 9, 2012
Bellingham Herald (WA), August 9, 2012
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), August 9, 2012
Janesville Gazette (WI), August 9, 2012
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, August 9, 2012
Times of India, August 10, 2012
Fresno Bee (CA), August 11, 2012
New Bedford Standard-Times (MA), August 11, 2012
Salt Lake City Deseret News (UT), August 12, 2012
Arizona Daily Star (AZ), August 13, 2012
Centre Daily Times (PA), August 13, 2012
Keene Sentinel (NH), August 14, 2012

The Fed, Ben Bernanke, and the Rotten Libor
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, August 7, 2012

How the ECB Came to Control the Fate of the World Economy
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 30, 2012
En Español

Germany Is Scared to Throw Greece Out of the Euro
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, July 30, 2012

Housing Bubbles Are Not Funny
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, July 24, 2012

Human Rights Defenders Should Support Assange’s Right to Asylum, Rather than Attacking Ecuador
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 21, 2012

Ecuador Should Grant Political Asylum to Wikileaks Founder
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), July 13, 2012
Em Português

Mexico Still Far From Fair Elections
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 9, 2012
En Español

Mexico’s Election: It’s the Economy Stupid
Mark Weisbrot
The New York Times, July 2, 2012
En Español

Legacy of Honduran Coup Still Threatens Democracy In Latin America
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, June 29, 2012
En Español

South America Responds to Coup In Paraguay
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, June 22, 2012
En Español | Em Português | In Italiano

Wrong Lessons from Latvia for the Eurozone
Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, June 14, 2012

IMF Chief Praises Latvian "Success Story" - A Scary Speech for the Eurozone
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, June 7, 2012

Austerity Has Never Worked
Ha-Joon Chang
The Guardian Unlimited, June 4, 2012

New ILO Leadership Could Push For Better Economic Policies
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, May 22, 2012

The Jamaicanization of Europe
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, May 18, 2012
En Español

Jamaica, Greece and Putting the People Before the Creditors
Jake Johnston
Caribbean Journal, May 17, 2012

Greek Voters Give the Boot to Austerity
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, May 7, 2012

Argentina and the Magic Soybean: The Commodity Export Boom That Wasn’t
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, May 4, 2012

Haiti’s Fight for Transparency
Jake Johnston
Caribbean Journal, May 3, 2012

The United Kingdom Does Austerity So We Don’t Have To
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, May 1, 2012

Victory at UNCTAD XIII
Deborah James
The Huffington Post, April 29, 2012

Eurozone Austerity Faces Increasing Political Challenges as Economy Worsens
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, April 27, 2012

Who Should Run the Global Economy?
Deborah James
Al Jazeera English, April 20, 2012

Argentina’s Critics Get it Wrong Again
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, April 18, 2012
En Español | In Italiano | Em Português

Obama in Cartagena: No Change, Dwindling Hope
Alexander Main
Al Jazeera English, April 12, 2012

Faith-Based Economics at the European Central Bank
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, April 11, 2012

Mélenchon Could Change French Politics With Strong Showing
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, April 10, 2012
En Français

The United States as Number 2
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, April 4, 2012
En Español

Soldiers Without a Cause: Why Are Thousands of UN Troops Still in Haiti?

Dan Beeton
NACLA Report on the Americas, Spring 2012

Washington’s Loss of Control Over World Bank is a Big Historic Change
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), March 28, 2012

Change is Gonna Come: For the First Time, Global Health Expert Nominated by U.S. for World Bank Presidency
Deborah James
Common Dreams, March 24, 2012

Obama and Clinton Ignore Democrats' Pleas to Stop the Killing In Honduras
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, March 22, 2012
En Español

Brazil Could Have an Impact by Supporting Sachs’ Reform Candidacy for the World Bank Presidency
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), March 14, 2012
Em Português

U.S. Government Still Not Ready for Democracy in Haiti
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, March 13, 2012
En Español

Jeffrey Sachs’ Reform Candidacy for World Bank President Offers Chance to Fix the Bank
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, March 8, 2012

The Iceland Follies: Loony Currency Schemes
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, March 6, 2012

Do Environmentalists Have An Interest In Who Controls Oil Resources?
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, March 2, 2012
En Español

Brazil Takes the Lead In Trying to Prevent Another Senseless War
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), February 28, 2012
En Español | Em Português

Gas in the U.S. Elections
Dean Baker
Truthout, February 27, 2012

Greece and Those Wild and Crazy Guys at the ECB
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, February 21, 2012

Will Israel Attack Iran? Not Before the U.S. Presidential Election
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), February 15, 2012
En Español | Em Português

Brazil’s Economy Could Do Much Better With Industrial Policy
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), February 1, 2012
En Español | Em Português

International Republican Institute Not “Promoting Democracy”
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, January 31, 2012

Obama Increases Hostility Toward Venezuela: It’s an Election Year
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), January 18, 2012
Em Português

Appeal To Brazil: Please Help Stop U.S. Government Before They Kill Again
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), January 4, 2012
Em Português

New Regional Organization is a Big Step Forward for the Hemisphere
Mark Weisbrot
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, December 22, 2011
Janesville Gazette (WI), December 22, 2011
Walworth County Today (WI), December 22, 2011
Times of India, December 24, 2011
New Bedford Standard-Times (MA), December 24, 2011
USA Today, December 24, 2011
Wapakoneta Daily News (OH), December 24, 2011
Salt Lake City Deseret News (UT), December 25, 2011
Arizona Daily Star (AZ), December 26, 2011
En Español

Humanitarian Aid in Haiti: Supply and Demand
Jake Johnston
Caribbean Journal, December 23, 2011

The U.S.’s Bizarre Approach to Elections in Latin America and the Caribbean
Alexander Main and Daniel McCurdy
NACLA News, December 22, 2011

The ECB’s High Wire Act
Dean Baker
International Relations and Security Network, December 22, 2011

End of Iraq War is a Victory for Peace Movement – But What a Heinous Crime Was Committed
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), December 21, 2011
Em Português

UN Must Pay for Disaster It Caused in Haiti – and Stop Lying About It
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, December 20, 2011
En Español

The Eurozone Crisis Is Not About Market Discipline
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, December 19, 2011

Europe’s Crisis and Latvia’s “Success”
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, December 15, 2011

Economic Conflicts with China and Class War in the United States
Dean Baker
Truthout, December 12, 2011

Eurozone Crisis Enters New Phase as ECB Fights Europe for Austerity
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), December 7, 2011
Em Português

WTO Turnaround: Food, Jobs and Sustainable Development First!
Deborah James
Common Dreams, December 6, 2011

Blacklisted Contractor Continues Receiving Government Money Through Haiti Contracts
Jake Johnston
Congress Blog (The Hill), December 2, 2011

What Should the Fed Do Next?: It Has to Be More Aggressive
Dean Baker
The New York Times (Room for Debate), November 30, 2011

Time for the Fed to Take Over the European Central Bank’s Job
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, November 28, 2011

Brazil Should Help Honduras
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), November 23, 2011
Em Português

Honduras Needs Help from the South
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, November 18, 2011
En Español

Will the Euro be Destroyed by Ideologues?
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, November 17, 2011

Brazil Should Include Conditions for Any Funds Going to the IMF or Europe
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), November 9, 2011
Em Português

Europe’s Crisis Worsens Due to Economic Mismanagement, Especially by ECB
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, November 9, 2011
En Español

If the Greek People Got to Negotiate Directly with the ECB and the IMF
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, November 8, 2011

Occupy the European Central Bank
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, November 1, 2011

Obama Administration Escalates Confrontation With Iran: Why?
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), October 27, 2011
Em Português

Trichet’s Rein at the ECB: No Party for Europe
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, October 24, 2011

Argentina's Economic Success is Key to Presidential Election
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, October 22, 2011

BRICS Have Good Reasons to Oppose U.S. and Europe at UN Security Council
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), October 12, 2011
Em Português

BRICS Countries Would Not Help Europe By Supporting Current Policy
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), September 27, 2011
Em Português

Eurozone Has A Crisis of Policy Failure, Not Debt
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, September 27, 2011

Can China Save the World Economy?
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, September 22, 2011

How Global Trade Can Rein in Health Costs
Dean Baker and Jagdish Bhagwati
CNN Money, September 16, 2011

Brazil’s “Independent” Central Bank: “Independent From Whom?”
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), September 14, 2011
Em Português

International Community Fails Haiti Yet Again – This Time With A Cholera Epidemic
Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, September 8, 2011

UN Troops In Haiti Accused of Sexual Assault
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, September 3, 2011
En Español

Brazil's "Wall Street" Problem
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), August 31, 2011
Em Português

Illegal Evictions and Violence Are No Solution to Haiti’s Post-Earthquake Housing Problem
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 22, 2011

How Long Will We Tolerate an Incompetent Cult Running Central Banks?
Dean Baker
International Relations and Security Network, August 22, 2011

Brazilian Defense Minister Amorim Supports Withdrawal of Troops from Haiti – But When?
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), August 17, 2011
Em Português

U.S. and Europe: Slow Strangulation is Much More Likely Than Financial Catastrophe
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 17, 2011

Will the Popular Movements Teach the European Central Bank Economics?
Dean Baker
Al Jazeera English, August 8, 2011
En Español

Jamaica Remains Buried Under a Mountain of Debt, Despite Restructuring
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 22, 2011

Brazil, MINUSTAH, Need a Timetable for Withdrawal from Haiti
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), July 21, 2011
Em Português
En Español

Why the Euro is Not Worth Saving
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 11, 2011
En Español

Non-Violent Protest Works – That's Why "The Audacity Of Hope" Is Being Held Up in Greece
Mark Weisbrot
Al Jazeera English, June 30, 2011

When Did the IMF Learn About the Economy?
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, June 20, 2011

Greek Protesters Are Better Economists Than the European Authorities
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, June 17, 2011

Macroeconomic Policy Changes Have Helped Brazil Increase Growth, But Much More is Needed
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), June 12, 2011
Em Português

No Tax Holiday for Multinational Corporations
Eileen Appelbaum
Truthout, June 11, 2011

Humala’s Win in Peru Consolidates Hemispheric Gains for Democracy, Independence, Progress
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, June 6, 2011
En Español

Peru’s Election Could Change Hemispheric Relations, and Washington is Worried
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, June 2, 2011
La República (Peru), June 3, 2011
En Español

There's a Right Way and a Wrong Way to Deal With a Jobs Crisis — Why Is Germany Doing It So Well?
John Schmitt
AlterNet, May 30, 2011

Zelaya’s Return to Honduras: A Step Forward, But Will Political Repression Continue?
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, May 28, 2011

Haiti’s Elections: Parties Banned, Media Yawns
Dan Beeton
NACLA Report on the Americas, May 2011

A Response to Krugman on Greece and the Euro
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, May 13, 2011

Why Greece Should Reject the Euro
Mark Weisbrot
The New York Times, May 10, 2011
En Español

Bin Laden Provoked a U.S. "War on Terror" That Strengthened His Movement
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, May 3, 2011
En Español

Job Creation the Old Economic Textbook Way: Reducing the Value of the Dollar
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, May 2, 2011

China’s Economy Passing Up U.S.: Should Anyone Be Worried?
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, April 27, 2011
En Español

Budget Deficits, Accounting Identities, and China Bashing
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, April 22, 2011

Only in America: Former U.S. Official Sued Haiti Contractors for Kickbacks
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, April 22, 2011

IMF’s Rhetoric Still Far from Its Policies
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, April 18, 2011
En Español

Tyranny of the Central Bankers
Dean Baker
International Relations and Security Network, April 18, 2011

Honest Economic Thinking Is More Important Than "New" Economic Thinking
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, April 11, 2011

U.S. "Diplomacy" Still Failing In Latin America
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, April 8, 2011
En Español

Congress Must Debate U.S. Going to War in Libya
Mark Weisbrot
The Sacramento Bee (CA), March 24, 2011 En Español
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, March 24, 2011
Bellingham Herald (WA), March 24, 2011
Modesto Bee (CA), March 24, 2011
Merced Sun-Star (CA), March 24, 2011
Juneau Empire (AK), March 25, 2011
Centre Daily Times (PA), March 25, 2011
Walworth County News (WI), March 26, 2011
Janesville Gazette (WI), March 26, 2011
Fresno Bee (CA), March 26, 2011
Sioux Falls Argus Leader (SD), March 26, 2011
West Nyack Journal (NY), March 27, 2011
White Plains Journal News (NY), March 27, 2011
Deseret News (UT), March 27, 2011
Youngstown Vindicator (OH), March 28, 2011
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA), March 29, 2011

The International Community Should Recognize Reality in Haiti
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, March 17, 2011

Evidence of Intelligent Life at the IMF
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, March 15, 2011

Washington Can’t Block Aristide’s Return or Deny Haiti’s Sovereignty
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, February 11, 2011
En Español

Haiti Resists US Pressure, Announces Aristide Can Return
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, February 2, 2011

Spain’s Troubles are Tied to Eurozone Policies
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, January 29, 2011
En Español

Haiti: The Great Fear
Mark Weisbrot
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, January 23, 2011

Aristide Should Be Allowed to Return to Haiti
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee (CA), January 20, 2011
Bellingham Herald (WA), January 20, 2011
Times of India, January 20, 2011
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, January 20, 2011
The Huffington Post, January 21, 2011
Northwest Arkansas Times (AR), January 21, 2011
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR), January 21, 2011
Riverside Press-Enterprise (CA), January 21, 2011
Juneau Empire (AK), January 21, 2011
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), January 22, 2011
Moline Dispatch (IL), January 22, 2011
Rock Island Argus (IL), January 22, 2011
Lima News (OH), January 23, 2011
Modesto Bee (CA), January 23, 2011
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (FL), January 23, 2011
Kansas City Star (KS), January 23, 2011
Spartanburg Herald-Journal (SC), January 23, 2011
Hendersonville Times-News (NC), January 23, 2011
Hanover Evening Sun (PA), January 24, 2011
En Español

U.S., France, Increase Pressure On Haiti to Accept Their Choices for Presidential Candidates
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, January 18, 2011
En Español

OAS Backs Illegitimate Election in Haiti in Which Three-Quarters of Haitians Didn’t Vote
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, January 10, 2011

Brazilian Troops, and MINUSTAH, Should Leave Haiti
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de Sao Paulo (Brazil), December 30, 2010
Em Português

Wikileaks Cables Show Why Washington Won’t Allow Democracy in Haiti
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, December 17, 2010
Diario de Mendoza, December 20, 2010
Publico.es, January 4, 2011
En Español

Illegitimate Election Is a Setback for Haiti
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, December 1, 2010

A Tale of Two Elections
Dan Beeton
The Los Angeles Times, November 23, 2010

The European Central Bank Sinks Ireland
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, November 22, 2010

European Authorities Pushing Ireland Down the Wrong Track
Who Are The Real PIIGS?
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, November 19, 2010

Trade Flows and Currency Values for the G-20
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, November 15, 2010

G-20 Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Bad Macroeconomic Policies, Especially in the High Income Countries, Are the Main Threat to World Economic Recovery
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, November 12, 2010

Kirchner Rescued Argentina’s Economy, Helped Unite South America
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, October 27, 2010
En Español

Brazil’s Elections Will Matter for the Rest of the World
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), October 8, 2010
Em Português

The Majority of the World’s Countries Can Change the IMF
Mark Weisbrot
The New York Times/International Herald Tribune, October 7, 2010

Attempted Coup in Ecuador Fails, But Threat Remains
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, October 1, 2010
En Español

Venezuelan Election Not All That Surprising nor Game-Changing
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, September 28, 2010
En Español

The Venezuelan Economy: Media Sources Get It Wrong, Again
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, September 11, 2010
En Español

Wrong Lessons Drawn From Germany's Recovery
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 30, 2010
Pagina 12 (Argentina), September 12, 2010
En Español

Who Will Allow Brazil to Reach Its Economic Potential?
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), August 27, 2010
Em Português

Does Washington Want Normal Diplomatic Relations With Venezuela?
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 18, 2010
En Español

Washington and International Donors Have Failed Haiti
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee (CA), August 13, 2010
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, August 13, 2010
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY), August 13, 2010
Bellingham Herald (WA), August 13, 2010
Daily Me (ME), August 13, 2010
Appleton Post-Crescent (WI), August 14, 2010
Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI), August 14, 2010
Winnipeg Free Press (Canada), August 18, 2010
Pueblo Sunday Chieftain & Star-Journal (CO), August 22, 2010
Centre Daily Times (PA), August 23, 2010
En Español

Hungary’s Defiance of IMF and European Authorities Scares the Guardians of Austerity in Europe
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 9, 2010

Colombia-Venezuela Dispute Will Be Better Resolved in South America
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 28, 2010
En Español

Life Imitates Art: That Completes My Argument
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 16, 2010

European Authorities Taking Advantage of “Crisis” To Enact Regressive “Reforms”
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 9, 2010
En Español

Washington Still Has Problems With Democracy in Latin America
Mark Weisbrot
En Español
Sacramento Bee (CA), July 8, 2010
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, July 8, 2010 
Daily Me (ME), July 8, 2010
Bellingham Herald (WA), July 8, 2010
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY), July 8, 2010
Juneau Empire (AK), July 9, 2010
Modesto Bee (CA), July 9, 2010
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), July 10, 2010
Janesville Gazette (WI), July 10, 2010
Appleton Post-Crescent (WI), July 10, 2010
Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI), July 10, 2010
Wapakoneta Daily News (OH), July 10, 2010
Kansas City Star (KS), July 11, 2010
Hendersonville Sunday Times-News (NC), July 11, 2010
Moline Sunday Dispatch (IL), July 11, 2010
Rock Island Sunday Argus (IL), July 11, 2010
Providence Journal (RI), July 12, 2010
Lewiston Sun Journal (ME), July 13, 2010
Philadelphia Inquirer (PA), July 15, 2010
Centre Daily Times (PA), July 19, 2010

Brazil’s Presidential Election: Opposition Tries "Republican Strategy" On Foreign Policy
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, June 17, 2010
Em Português

Bad Economic Policy Still Biggest Threat to Global Economic Recovery
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, June 11, 2010

Latin America and the Middle East: a Threatening Alliance?
Alexander Main
Foreign Policy, June 3, 2010

Eurozone Crisis is Self-Inflicted, with Help from Financial Markets
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, May 26, 2010

A “New World Order” is Possible – And Needed
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo, May 25, 2010
Em Português

How Do You Spell “Success”? A Look At “Internal Devaluation” in Greece, Latvia, and Argentina
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, May 18, 2010

Media Battles in Latin America Not About “Free Speech”
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, January 8, 2010

Public Spending Still Key to Economic Recovery
Mark Weisbrot
Kansas City Star (MO), January 3, 2010

Top Ten Ways You Can Tell Which Side The United States Government is On With Regard to the Military Coup in Honduras
Mark Weisbrot
Common Dreams, December 16, 2009

Brazil’s Differences With Washington Are Unavoidable, And Positive
Mark Weisbrot
Folha de São Paulo, November 28, 2009
Em Português
En Español

Honduran Dictatorship Is A Threat to Democracy In the Hemisphere
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee, November 19, 2009

U.S. Must Solve Its Own Economic Problems
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, November 12, 2009

President Obama’s Credibility on the Line in Honduras
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, November 4, 2009

Ecuador, Bolivia Show that Even Small Developing Countries Can Pursue Independent Economic Policies, Stand Up for Their Rights, and Win
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, October 28, 2009

A New Role For the IMF?

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, October 8, 2009

Occupying Afghanistan Is Making Things Worse
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee, October 8, 2009

Debunking the Dumping-the-Dollar Conspiracy
Dean Baker
Foreign Policy, October 7, 2009

G-20 Doesn’t Offer Much Reform
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, September 27, 2009

How Much Repression Will Hillary Clinton Support in Honduras?
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, September 23, 2009

IMF Gives $164 million to Coup Government in Honduras, Following Familiar Pattern

Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, September 3, 2009

American Public Still Ahead Of Its Leaders on Foreign Policy
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 27, 2009

Seven Weeks After Honduran Coup, Washington Still Lagging the Region on Restoring Democracy
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 21, 2009

Obama Should Change Course and Support Democracy In Honduras
Mark Weisbrot
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, August 13, 2009

Obama’s Continuance of Bush Policies in Latin America is a Serious Mistake

Mark Weisbrot
New York Times Online, August 11, 2009

Lawyers, Guns, and Money: A Coup Tests Obama’s Will
Mark Weisbrot
Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2009

Who’s in Charge Of Obama’s Foreign Policy?
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, July 16, 2009

NPR, the IMF, and the Global Savings Glut

Dean Baker
TPMCafé, June 16, 2009

Was the Iranian Election Stolen? Does It Matter?
Mark Weisbrot
Washington Post, June 26, 2009

Washington Showdown Over IMF Money
Mark Weisbrot     
The Guardian Unlimited, June 10, 2009

Hillary Clinton Recognizes Multi-Polar World, Failures of U.S. Latin America Policy
Mark Weisbrot   
The Guardian Unlimited, May 6, 2009

Ecuador's Election Shows Why Left Continues Winning in Hard Times
Mark Weisbrot   En español
The Guardian Unlimited, May 1, 2009

The Fun House Mirror: Distortions and Omissions in the News on Bolivia
Dan Beeton
NACLA Report on the Americas, May/June 2009

IMF Shouldn't Get Money Without Reform
Mark Weisbrot   En español
New York Times and International Herald Tribune, April 24, 2009

"Deeds, Not Words" Will Determine Future of U.S.-Latin American Relations
Mark Weisbrot   En español
The Guardian Unlimited, April 22, 2009

More Fiscal Stimulus is Needed to Reverse Economic Decline
Mark Weisbrot  
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, April 14, 2009 

Summit Unlikely to Bridge Gap Between Washington and Latin America
Mark Weisbrot   En español
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, April 15, 2009

Obama Team Could Use Some "Audacity of Hope" for Latin America Summit
Mark Weisbrot  
The Guardian Unlimited, April 15, 2009

It's the Global Economy (Stupid) or Is It?
Mark Weisbrot   En español
The Guardian Unlimited, April 8, 2009

G-20: Why support the IMF?
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, April 2, 2009

Europe's Leaders Must Say "Stimulus"
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, April 2, 2009

G-20: Welcome to the Multi-Polar World
Mark Weisbrot  
The Guardian Unlimited, April 1, 2009

China’s Empty Threat
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, March 30, 2009

G-20 Should Think Twice About Increasing IMF Funding Without Reforms
Mark Weisbrot   En español
The Guardian Unlimited, March 25, 2009

El Salvador’s Left Wins Historic Election
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, March 18, 2009

Washington's Lost Credibility on Human Rights
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, March 11, 2009

East Asia's Revenge: The Crash of the Housing Bubble
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, March 9, 2009

World Recession Forces Economic Re-thinking
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, March 4, 2009

The United States and Bolivia: A New Beginning?
Mark Weisbrot   En español
The Guardian Unlimited, February 25, 2009

Will Obama Change U.S. Policy Toward Latin America?
Mark Weisbrot  En español
The Guardian Unlimited, February 18, 2009

Obama Should Make A Clean Break With the Past on Latin America
Mark Weisbrot
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, November 26, 2008
En español

South America: Recession Can Be Avoided
Mark Weisbrot En español
Página/12 (Argentina), November 16, 2008

The G-20 and Biological Warfare
Dean Baker
Truthout, November 10, 2008

After Four Decades, Finally: The Beginning of the End
Mark Weisbrot
Common Dreams, November 5, 2008

CEPR Statement for the Next Administration
November 3, 2008, CEPR

Ripping Off European Investors: The Great American Pastime
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, October 27, 2008

Time to Take a Second Look at Our "Free Trade" Agreements
Mark Weisbrot
Fresno Bee, September 18, 2008

Bad News From Haiti: U.S. Press Misses the Story
Dan Beeton
NACLA Report on the Americas, September/October 2008

U.S.-Russian Relations: Current Tensions Reflect Past Foreign Policy Failures
Mark Weisbrot
PostGlobal (Washington Post), August 29, 2008

Globalization: Leaving the WTO Behind
Deborah James En español
Alternet, August 21, 2008

Should Obama, If Elected, Make a Clean Break With Bush’s Latin America Policy?
Mark Weisbrot
Kansas City Star, August 18, 2008

Bolivia: Can The Majority of People Vote for Change and Actually Get It?
Mark Weisbrot   En español
The Nation, August 15, 2008

Anti-War Movement Successfully Pushes Back Against Military Confrontation With Iran
Mark Weisbrot
AlterNet, July 23, 2008

McCain's "Knowledge Gap": It's An Issue
Mark Weisbrot
AlterNet, July 11, 2008

Gap Between Latin America and Washington Still Growing
Mark Weisbrot  En español
AlterNet, June 11, 2008

The IMF's Historic Transition: Is Less Better?
Mark Weisbrot En español
Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2008

Bush Administration, More Isolated in Latin America, Cries "Terrorism"
Mark Weisbrot   En español
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 11, 2008

Drug Patent Rules Must Allow Exceptions for Public Health
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee (CA), March 24, 2008

The Media Need More TLC in CAFTA Reporting
Dan Beeton
Media Accuracy on Latin America (NACLA), February 27, 2008

Is Washington Undermining Democracy in Bolivia?
Mark Weisbrot   En español
AlterNet, February 16, 2008

The Economic Hit from the War in Iraq
Dean Baker
Newsday, February  10, 2008

Proposed Stimulus Package is Not Enough
Mark Weisbrot
Kansas City Star, February 3, 2008

Latin America News Coverage: Half the Story is Worse Than None
Mark Weisbrot   En español
AlterNet, February 1, 2008

Hostage Drama Shows Flaws in Washington's Policy on Colombia
Mark Weisbrot   En español
WashingtonPost.com, January 15, 2008

"Suitcase Scandal" Is Another U.S. Foreign Policy Blunder
Mark Weisbrot   En español
AlterNet, January 10, 2008

Americans Need to Look Beyond the Media on Venezuela
Mark Weisbrot En español
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, January 9, 2008

Inter-American Press Association Shouldn't Pursue Partisan Agenda in Venezuela
Mark Weisbrot   En español
Editor & Publisher, January 7, 2008

The Cold War Rages On
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, December 20, 2007

Progressive Change in Venezuela and Latin America
Mark Weisbrot   En español
TheNation.com, December 7, 2007  

Venezuela is Not Florida
Mark Weisbrot   En español
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, December 5, 2007

Free Trade for Wall Street
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, December 3, 2007

Victories on the Left
Dean Baker
Truthout, December 3, 2007

Holocaust Denial, American Style
Mark Weisbrot
AlterNet, November 21, 2007

Democracy Still Alive and Well in Venezuela
Mark Weisbrot   En español
New Statesman (UK), November 21, 2007

Who's Afraid of a Falling Dollar?
Mark Weisbrot
AlterNet, November 8, 2007

Down With the Dollar
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, November 5, 2007

A Bank of Their Own
Mark Weisbrot   En español
AlterNet, October 31, 2007

How Argentina Jump-Started Its Economy
Mark Weisbrot   En español
Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2007

IMF Misses Epoch-Making Changes in the Global Economy
Mark Weisbrot   En español
International Herald Tribune, October 19, 2007

The Real Economic Crisis
Dean Baker and John Schmitt
The Guardian Unlimited, October 14, 2007

Why the "Free Trade" Agenda is Losing Steam
Mark Weisbrot
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, October 4, 2007

Threats, Dirty Tricks, Fake Polls: Costa Rica Votes Under Duress on 'Free Trade'
Mark Weisbrot
AlterNet, October 5, 2007

Nobel Prize Economist James Heckman Praises Paper on the European Welfare State and Unemployment
James Heckman
Capitalism and Society, 2007

Eyes Wide Shut: The International Media Looks at Venezuela
Mark Weisbrot   En español
International Business Times, August 13, 2007

Argentina's Hold-Out Bondholders Try to Scare Ecuador, Not Very Effectively
Mark Weisbrot   En español
International Business Times, July 24, 2007

Globalization, Productivity, and "Protectionism": CEPR Responds To Foreign Affairs
Mark Weisbrot and Dean Baker
International Business Times, July 6, 2007

Congress Should Reject Trade Agreement with Colombia
Mark Weisbrot   En español
WashingtonPost.com, July 6, 2007

A New Assertiveness for Latin American Governments
Mark Weisbrot   En español
International Business Times, June 11, 2007

Wolfowitz and the Bank
Mark Weisbrot
The Nation, June 11, 2007

Venezuela and the Media: Fact and Fiction
Robert McChesney and Mark Weisbrot   En español Auf Deutsch
Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, June 3, 2007

The Peace Weenies Were Right
Dean Baker
Truthout, May 21, 2007

The Economic Costs of the Iraq War
Dean Baker
Truthout, May 7, 2007

IMF and World Bank Face Declining Authority as Venezuela Announces Withdrawal
Mark Weisbrot   En español
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, May 1, 2007

America Since 1980: A Right Turn Leading to a Dead End
Dean Baker
AlterNet, April 27, 2007

Economic Misinformation Plays a Major Role in French Election
Mark Weisbrot   En Français
WashingtonPost.com, April 26, 2007