Mark Weisbrot - Dollars & Sense

The Economics of Trump's War with Iran

Just how much damage will the war and its aftermath inflict on the global economy?

John Miller May 11, 2026

May/June 2026

The Art of Performing Maintenance

There is no one-to-one correlation between what we do and what it means to us or to others. Many of

Zoe Sherman May 11, 2026

Left Hook Economics

The Byproducts of the War on Iran

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh May 6, 2026

Mark Weisbrot is Research Director at the Preamble Center for Public Policy, Washington, DC, and author of "Unequal Sacrifice: The Impact of Changes Proposed by the Advisory Council on Social Security

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Issue 210: March/April 1997

How Not to Fix Social Security

Social Security has been in the front pages lately, with the release of the Social Security Advisory Council's

Mark Weisbrot Mar 1, 1997