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Mark Weisbrot

Codirector del Centro para la Investigación de Economía y Política (Center for Economic and Policy Research) en Washington D.C. USA (www.cepr.net).

9 articles

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Latin American "Populism" Doing Well

by Mark Weisbrot

Latin American "Populism" Doing Well

Caracas (Venezuela) | 4 April 2006
A specter is haunting Latin America – the specter of “populism.” Hardly a week goes by without a warning from pundits that the region may return to its “populist” past. We are warned of economic failure, unfavorable investment climates, dictatorships, nationalism, Anti-Americanism, and protectionism. Non-native English speakers would be forgiven for thinking that populism was a dreaded disease, like botulism.

Respect Democratic Elections

by Mark Weisbrot

Respect Democratic Elections

Caracas (Venezuela) | 21 June 2005
While a majority of Americans, according to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll, now believe the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, the Bush administration is chalking up a lesser-known but increasingly obvious foreign policy failure closer to home.
The administration’s efforts to isolate Venezuela as "undemocratic" have been backfiring all year, to the point where every move seems to isolate our own government in the hemisphere.
For anyone who has been to Venezuela, it’s easy to see (...)

U.S. Criticism of Chávez Unfounded

by Mark Weisbrot

U.S. Criticism of Chávez Unfounded

Miami (USA) | 23 December 2004
The recent round of Venezuela-bashing from the U.S. State Department and Washington-based foreign-policy organizations is symptomatic of a broader problem. And it’s not Venezuela’s problem; it’s ours.

The Unbearable Costs of Empire

by Mark Weisbrot

The Unbearable Costs of Empire

3 August 2004
Establishment types are trumpeting America’s role as global police force. Too bad the U.S. just can’t afford the job

Media Falls Short on Iraq, Venezuela

by Mark Weisbrot

Media Falls Short on Iraq, Venezuela

Caracas (Venezuela) | 21 June 2004
Last week the New York Times published an 1100-word note "From the Editors" criticizing its own reporting on the build-up to the Iraq war and the early stages of the occupation. On Sunday the newspaper’s Public Editor went further, citing "flawed journalism" and stories that "pushed Pentagon assertions so aggressively you could almost sense epaulets sprouting on the shoulders of editors."

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