Mark Weisbrot
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 09:25
Argentina’s lawyers warned that the court’s decision created “a serious and imminent risk” that the country would again be forced to default. But the ruling also has profound and disturbing implications for the functioning of the international financial system
Thursday, March 6, 2014 - 00:00
In 2012, according to the World Bank, poverty fell by 20 percent- the largest decline in the Americas. The recent problems have not gone on long enough for most people to give up.
Monday, January 7, 2013 - 00:00
Hugo Chavez has cut poverty in half and given millions of Venezuelans access to health care and education. Voters will respond to this
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 00:00
It may not have been enough to swing the presidential race, but for those who know what actually happened in 2006, the voters' lack of faith in the results is completely understandable.
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 00:00
The possible return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and a pushback against the electoral fix give hope.
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 00:00
The death of Argentina's former president is a sad loss. His bold defiance of the IMF paved the way for South America's progress.
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 00:00
The world eagerly awaits the choice of Brazil's voters, which will resonate far beyond its borders
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 00:00
After a clumsy row over a diplomatic appointment, we have to ask: does the US really want better relations with Hugo Chavez?
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 00:00
It's time for members of the U.S. Congress to step up to the plate and change our foreign policy toward Haiti, as they did after the 1991 military coup.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 00:00
Does Serra really want Brazil to pick fights with all of its neighbors in order to place itself defiantly on the wrong side of history? And this just to become Washington's biggest right-wing ally?