Robert Weissman is president of Public Citizen. Previously co-director of Essential Action, he was a leader in organizing the 2000 International Monetary Fund and World Bank protests in Washington D.C. that helped make HIV drugs available to the developing world.
7 Reasons to be Unhappy About the Nomination of Jacob Lew for Secretary of the Treasury
1. The Obama administration demanded no meaningful quid pro quo from the Wall Street giants it bailed out in the wake of the 2008 financial collapse. 2. The Obama administration has chosen not to prosecute criminally any of the leading Wall Street firms in connection with the rampant abuses that ...
We Still Need Medicare-for-All
It will take some time to digest the Supreme Court's decision today, but it appears to have averted some terrible jurisprudence that might have very seriously restricted the government's overall ability to regulate the economy and protect citizens. In upholding most of the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court lets ...
"Just between you and me, shouldn't the World Bank be encouraging more migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs (lesser developed countries)?" Do those sound like the words of a man who should be running the world's leading economic development institution? They don't, but the man who put his ...
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January 10th, 2013
7 Reasons to be Unhappy About the Nomination of Jacob Lew for Secretary of the Treasury
1. The Obama administration demanded no meaningful quid pro quo from the Wall Street giants it bailed out in the wake of the 2008 financial ...
June 29th, 2012
We Still Need Medicare-for-All
It will take some time to digest the Supreme Court's decision today, but it appears to have averted some terrible jurisprudence that might have very ...
March 22nd, 2012
"Just between you and me, shouldn't the World Bank be encouraging more migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs (lesser developed countries)?" Do those ...
January 10th, 2013
7 Reasons to be Unhappy About the Nomination of Jacob Lew for Secretary of the Treasury
1. The Obama administration demanded no meaningful quid pro quo from the Wall Street giants it bailed out in the wake of the 2008 financial ...
June 29th, 2012
We Still Need Medicare-for-All
It will take some time to digest the Supreme Court's decision today, but it appears to have averted some terrible jurisprudence that might have very ...
March 22nd, 2012
"Just between you and me, shouldn't the World Bank be encouraging more migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs (lesser developed countries)?" Do those ...
'The East'
Why have you started a comedy festival in northern Michigan in the middle of winter?
Because if you were here in the dead of winter in the middle of nowhere (which is actually somewhere to us), you'd need a few laughs too ... Continue Reading
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