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2008 - Mark Weisbrot's Op-eds & Columns

Obama Should Make A Clean Break With the Past on Latin America
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, November 26, 2008
Janesville Gazette (WI), November 28, 2008
Rochester Post-Bulletin (MN), December 2, 2008
Banderas News (México), December 2, 2008
Truthout, December 2, 2008
Alternet, December 4, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA), December 7, 2008
Deming Headlight (NM), December 22, 2008
Asheville Citizen-Times (NC), December 30, 2008

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

Alternet, November 18, 2008

After Four Decades, Finally: The Beginning of the End
Common Dreams, November 5, 2008
TruthOut,
November 6, 2008

Why Obama Has Pulled Ahead on the Economic Issues
Sacramento Bee (CA), October 23, 2008
News and Observer (NC), October 23, 2008
Fresno Bee (CA), October 23, 2008
Bellingham Herald (WA), October 23, 2008
Tri-City Herald (WA),
October 24, 2008
Anchorage Daily News (AK),
October 24, 2008
Belleville News-Democrat (IL), October 24, 2008
Rock Hill Herald (SC),
October 24, 2008
Modesto Bee, October 24, 2008
Wapakoneta Daily News (OH), October 24, 2008
Bluffton Island Packet (SC), October 24, 2008
Janesville Gazette (WI), October 25, 2008
Alternet, October 25, 2008
Kansas City Sunday Star (MO), October 26, 2008
Eureka Reporter (CA), October 27, 2008
Miami Herald (FL), October 30, 2008

Statement on the Need for Coordinated Stimulus
October 10, 2008 (with Dean Baker)
Truthout, October 11, 2008
Alternet, October 12, 2008

Wall Street Bailout Won’t Do Much to Help Ailing Economy
Lake Wylie Pilot (SC), October 9, 2008
Tri-City Herald (WA), October 9, 2008
Bellingham Herald (WA), October 9, 2008
Modesto Bee (CA), October 9, 2008
Sacramento Bee (CA), October 9, 2008
News and Observer (NC), October 9, 2008
Truthout, October 9, 2008
Alternet, October 9, 2008
Bluffton Island Packet (SC), October 9, 2008
Fresno Bee (CA), October 10, 2008
Duluth News Tribune (MN), October 10, 2008
Anchorage Daily News (AK), October 10, 2008
Billings Sunday Gazette (MT), October 10, 2008
Wapakoneta Daily News (OH), October 10, 2008
Rock Hill Herald (SC), October 10, 2008
Common Dreams, October 11, 2008
Janesville Gazette (WI), October 11, 2008
Traverse City Record-Eagle (MI), October 11, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH), October 12, 2008
Eureka Reporter (CA), October 12, 2008
Connecticut Sunday Post, October 12, 2008
Sunday Idaho Statesman, October 12, 2008
Lexington Sunday Herald-Leader (KY), October 12, 2008
Honolulu Sunday Advertiser (HI), October 12, 2008
La Crosse Sunday Tribune (WI),
October 12, 2008
Sunday Valley Morning Star (TX),
October 12, 2008
Shreveport Times (LA), October 13, 2008
International Business Times, October 14, 2008
Bloomington Pantagraph (IL), October 14, 2008
Kokomo Sunday Tribune (IN), October 19, 2008
Asheville Citizen-Times (NC), November 30, 2008

Time to Take a Second Look at Our “Free Trade” Agreements
Fresno Bee (CA), September 18, 2008
Kennewick Tri-City Herald (WA), September 18, 2008
News and Observer (NC), September 18, 2008
Island Packet (SC), September 18, 2008
Truthout, September 18, 2008
Bellingham Herald (WA), September 18, 2008
Lake Wylie Pilot (SC), September 18, 2008
Modesto Bee (CA), September 18, 2008
Sacramento Bee (CA), September 18, 2008
Huffington Post, September 19, 2008
Columbus Dispatch (OH), September 20, 2008
Janesville Gazette (WI), September 20, 2008
Billings Gazette (MT), September 21, 2008
Star Telegram (TX), September 22, 2008
Oakland Tribune (CA), September 22, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, September 22, 2008
Times Herald-Record (NY), September 22, 2008
Chicago Sun-Times (IL), September 23, 2008

Michigan Citizen, September 30, 2008
Alternet, September 30, 2008
Buffalo News, October 5, 2008
Allentown Morning Call (PA), October 5, 2008

Employee Free Choice Act Could Be Biggest Reform Since New Deal
Olympian (WA), August 28, 2008
Lake Wylie Pilot (SC), August 28, 2008
Bellingham Herald (WA), August 28, 2008
Bluffton Island Packet (SC), August 28, 2008
News and Observer (NC), August 28, 2008
Modesto Bee (CA), August 28, 2008
Sacramento Bee (CA), August 28, 2008
Kennewick Tri-City Herald (WA), August 28, 2008
Fresno Bee (CA), August 28, 2008
Belleville News-Democrat (IL), August 28, 2008
Tacoma Tribune (WA), August 29, 2008
Columbia State (SC), August 29, 2008
Anchorage Daily News (AK), August 29, 2008
Rock Hill Herald (SC), August 29, 2008
Janesville Gazette (WI), August 30, 2008
Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 30, 2008
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), August 31, 2008
Arizona Sunday Star (AZ), August 31, 2008
Charleston Sunday Gazette (WV), August 31, 2008
Cape Cod Times (MA), September 1, 2008
Grand Forks Herald (ND), September 1, 2008
Billings Sunday Gazette (MT), September 1, 2008
Columbus Dispatch (OH), September 1, 2008
Norfolk Virginian Pilot (VA), September 1, 2008
Kansas City Star (MO), September 1, 2008
Lincoln Journal Star, (NE), September 1, 2008
Miami Herald (FL), September 1, 2008
Newport Daily News (RI), September 2, 2008
Wisconsin State Journal, September 3, 2008
Alternet, September 16, 2008
Asheville Citizen Times (NC), October 17, 2008

U.S.-Russian Relations: Current Tensions Reflect Past Foreign Policy Failures
PostGlobal at washingtonpost.com, August 29, 2008
International Business Times, September 2, 2008

Should Obama, If Elected, Make a Clean Break With Bush’s Latin America Policy?
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, August 12, 2008
Morgantown Dominion Post (WV), August 13, 2008
Bellingham Herald (WA), August 15, 2008
Bluffton Island Packet (SC), August 15, 2008
Tacoma Tribune (WA), August 15, 2008
Columbia State (SC), August 15, 2008
Lake Wylie Pilot (SC), August 15, 2008
Anchorage Daily News (AK), August 15, 2008
Rock Hill Herald (SC), August 15, 2008
Kennewick Tri-City Herald (WA), August 15, 2008
Raleigh News & Observer (NC), August 15, 2008
Sacramento Bee (CA), August 15, 2008
Belleville News-Democrat (IL), August 15, 2008
Modesto Bee (CA), August 15, 2008
Olympian (WA), August 15, 2008
Norman Transcript (OK), August 16, 2008
Kokomo Sunday Tribune (IN), August 17, 2008
Moline Sunday Dispatch (IL), August 17, 2008
Eureka Reporter (CA), August 18, 2008
Kansas City Star (MO), August 18, 2008
Newport News Daily Press (VA), August 19, 2008

Bolivia: Can The Majority of People Vote for Change and Actually Get It?
The Nation, August 15, 2008
Common Dreams, August 16, 2008
Slovo (Slovakia), August 20-26, 2008
Alternet, August 27, 2008
En español

Offshore Drilling Won't Help But "Green Stimulus" Can
News and Observer (NC), July 31, 2008
Island Packet (SC), July 31, 2008
Bellingham Herald (WA), July 31, 2008
Bellevile News-Democrat (IL), July 31, 2008
Tri-City Herald (WA), July 31, 2008
Lake Wylie Pilot (SC), July 31, 2008
Tacoma Tribune (WA), July 31, 2008
Columbia State (SC), July 31, 2008
Anchorage Daily News (AK), July 31, 2008
Rock Hill Herald (SC), July 31, 2008
Kennewick Tri-City Herald (WA), July 31, 2008
Sacramento Bee (CA), July 31, 2008
Janesville Gazette (WI), August 2, 2008
Moline Sunday Dispatch (IL), August 3, 2008
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), August 4, 2008
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX), August 4, 2008
Kansas City Star (MO), August 4, 2008
Newport News Daily Press (VA), August 5, 2008
Meriden Record-Journal (CT), August 8, 2008
Washington Daily News (NC), August 8, 2008
Augusta Chronicle (GA), August 8, 2008
Lexington Sunday Herald-Leader (KY), August 10, 2008
Cleveland Sunday Plain Dealer (OH), August 10, 2008
Asheville Citizen-Times (NC), August 12, 2008
Morgantown Dominion Post (WV), August 13, 2008
Bemidji Pioneer (MN), August 13, 2008

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

McCain's "Knowledge Gap": It's An Issue

AlterNet, July, 11, 2008

Internet Purchases Shouldn't Be Subsidized
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, June 12, 2008
The Olympian (WA), June 12, 2008
Center Daily Times (PA), June 12, 2008
San Luis Obispo Tribune (CA), June 12, 2008
Sacramento Bee (CA), June 12, 2008
Belleville News-Democrat (IL), June 12, 2008
Sun Herald (MS), June 12, 2008
Bellingham Herald (WA), June 12, 2008
Modesto Bee (CA), June 12, 2008
Fresno Bee (CA), June 12, 2008
Sun News (SC), June 12, 2008
Raleigh News and Observer (NC), June 12, 2008
Times Herald-Record (NY), June 12, 2008
Kennewick Tri-City Herald (WA), June 12, 2008
Rock Hill Herald (SC), June 12, 2008
Bluffton Island Packet (SC), June 12, 2008
Bergen County Record (NJ), June 13, 2008
Janesville Sunday Gazette (WI), June 16, 2008
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA), June 16, 2008
Providence Journal (RI), June 16, 2008
Newport News Daily Press (VA), June 17, 2008
Fresno Sunday Bee (CA), June 22, 2008
Gainesville Sun (FL), June 22, 2008
Portsmouth Daily Times (OH), June 22, 2008
Seattle Post-Inteligencer (WA), June 24, 2008
Alternet, June 24, 2008
Canandaigua Daily Messenger (NY), June 24, 2008
Longmont Daily Times-Call (CO), June 24, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH), June 24, 2008
Biloxi Sun-Herald (MS), June 25, 2008
Press of Atlantic City (NJ), June 26, 2008
Daily Breeze (CA), June 29, 2008
Pueblo Sunday Chieftain & Star-Journal (CO), June 29, 2008
Daily News (CA), June 30, 2008
Mountain Mail Newspaper (CO), July 3, 2008
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (CA), July 10, 2008
Pasadena Star News (CA), July 10, 2008
Whittier Daily News (CA), July 10, 2008


Gap Between Latin America and Washington Still Growing
AlterNet, June 11, 2008
International Business Times, June 17, 2008
The Panama News (Panama), June 22, 2008

U.S. Economy: The Worst is Yet to Come
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, May 23, 2008
Janesville Gazette (WI), May 24, 2008
Ogden Standard (UT), May 24, 2008
Sacramento Bee (CA), May 24, 2008
News and Observer (NC), May 24, 2008
Belleville News-Democrat (IL), May 24, 2008
Kennewick Tri-City Herald (WA), May 24, 2008
Rock Hill Herald (SC), May 24, 2008
Bellingham Herald (WA), May 24, 2008
Bluffton Island Packet (SC), May 24, 2008
Honolulu Advertiser (HI), May 25, 2008
Watertown Daily Times (NY), May 25, 2008
Modesto Bee (CA), May 25, 2008
Pueblo Chieftain (CO), May 25, 2008
Kokomo Sunday Tribune (IN), May 25, 2008
Charlotte Observer (NC), May 26, 2008
Grand Forks Herald (ND), May 27, 2008
Times Herald Record (NY), May 27, 2008
Daily Press (VA), May 27, 2008
Augusta Chronicle (GA), May 27, 2008
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), May 27, 2008
América Latina en Movimiento (ALAI), May 27, 2008
AlterNet, May 29, 2008
International Business Times, May 29, 2008
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY), June 1, 2008
Fresno Bee (CA), June 1, 2008
Wisconsin State Journal, June 1, 2008
Pantagraph (IL), June 1, 2008
Kansas City Star (MO), June 4, 2008
Providence Journal (RI), June 5, 2008
Newport Daily News (RI), June 6, 2008
Cape Cod Times (MA), June 9, 2008

The IMF's Historic Transition: Is Less Better?
Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2008
AlterNet, May 1, 2008
Post-Autistic Economic Review, May 20, 2008
En español

Bush Administration, More Isolated in Latin America, Cries "Terrorism"
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, April 8, 2008
San Diego Union-Tribune
, April 11, 2008
NACLA, April 11, 2008
Kansas City Star (MO), April 11, 2008
Eureka Reporter (CA), April 13, 2008
Columbus Dispatch (OH), April 14, 2008
Janesville Gazette (WI), April 14, 2008
Duluth News Tribune (MN), April 14, 2008
En español

The Audacity of Populism: What Obama Needs to Do
AlterNet, April 7, 2008

Drug Patent Rules Must Allow Exceptions for Public Health
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, March 20, 2008
Sacramento Bee (CA), March 24, 2008
Lake Wylie Pilot (SC), March 24, 2008
Bellingham Herald (WA), March 24, 2008
The Island Packet (SC), March 24, 2008
News & Observer (NC), March 24, 2008
Tri-City Herald (WA), March 24, 2008
Belleville News-Democrat (IL), March 24, 2008
Modesto Bee (CA), March 24, 2008
Fresno Bee (CA), March 24, 2008
Rock Hill Herald (SC), March 24, 2008
AlterNet, March 25, 2008
Argus Leader (SD), March 27, 2008
Janesville Gazette (WI), March 27, 2008
Kansas City Star (MO), March 27, 2008
Columbus Dispatch (OH), March 29, 2008
Charlotte Observer (NC), March 31, 2008

Media Needs to Take More Responsibility With Regard to False Information
AlterNet, March 12, 2008

Media Has Large, Often Unnoticed Role In National Politics
AlterNet, February 27, 2008
MediaChannel.org, February 28, 2008
The Mountain Mail (CO), March 13, 2008
Topeka Capital-Journal (KS), March 14, 2008
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 21, 2008

Is Washington Undermining Democracy in Bolivia?

AlterNet, February 16, 2008

En español


Proposed Stimulus Package is Not Enough
McClatchy Tribune Information Services, February 1, 2008
Duluth News-Tribune (MN), February 2, 2008
Wisconsin State Journal, February 3, 2008
Modesto Bee
(CA), February 3, 2008
Kansas City Star (MO), February 3, 2008
Charlotte Observer (NC), February 4, 2008
Rochester Post-Bulletin (MN), February 5, 2008
AlterNet, February 6, 2008
La Crosse Tribune (WI), February 10, 2008
Fresno Bee, February 10, 2008
Pueblo Chieftain & Star-Journal (CO), February 10, 2008
Moline Dispatch (IL), February 10, 2008
Bloomington Pantagraph (IL), February 10, 2008
Stockton Record (CA), February 10, 2008
Newport News Daily Press, February 12, 2008
Daily Press (VA), February 12, 2008
The Mountain Mail (CO), February 14, 2008
Topeka Capital-Journal (KS), February 15, 2008
Osawatomie Graphic (KS), February 20, 2008
Lake Worth Herald (FL), February 21, 2008
Little Falls Evening Times (NY), February 26, 2008

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

Big Rate Cuts and Fiscal Stimulus: Are We "All Keynesians Now?"

AlterNet, January 22, 2008
Truthout, January 22, 2008
The Guardian Unlimited, January 25, 2008
World Economy & Development In Brief, January 31, 2008

Hostage Drama Shows Flaws in Washington's Policy on Colombia

WashingtonPost.com, January 15, 2008

En español

Americans Need to Look Beyond the Media on Venezuela

McClatchy Tribune Information Services, January 14, 2008
Kansas City Star (MO), January 14, 2008
Charlotte Observer (NC), January 14, 2008
Duluth News Tribune (MN), January 14, 2008
Janesville Gazette (WI), January 14, 2008
Augusta Chronicle (GA), January 14, 2008
CommonDreams.org, January 16, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, January 20, 2008
La Crosse Tribune (WI), January 20, 2008
Fresno Bee (CA), January 20, 2008
Rochester Post-Bulletin (MN), January 21, 2008
International Business Times, January 22, 2008
En español

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

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


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