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Wall Street

Plain Talk about Private Equity
There is clearly a role for private equity in the US economy. Successful companies too small to go public that are having difficulty raising capital for expansion  to capitalize on their success may turn to private equity for the infusion of capital they

Eileen Appelbaum / January 15, 2012

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CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot Pushes for UN Accountability on Haiti, in ABC News Reports

CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot continued to push for UN accountability in Haiti over the past week, for UN responsibility in introducing a cholera epidemic that has killed thousands, and for the sexual assaults that UN troops have perpetrated against Haitians.

A new ABC News article cites scientists as saying that there is “no doubt” that troops with the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) are responsible for bringing cholera to Haiti:

"The scientific debate on the origin of cholera in Haiti existed, but it has been resolved by the accumulation of evidence that unfortunately leave no doubt about the implication of the Nepalese contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti," French epidemiologist Renaud Piarroux told ABC News’s Brian Ross Investigative Unit.

But the UN continues to deny the facts, and Mark Weisbrot is quoted as saying, “It's outrageous for the UN to try to deny responsibility for bringing cholera to Haiti.” Weisbrot has repeatedly pushed for the UN to own up to its responsibility in causing the epidemic, and provide compensation to victims, such as in this Guardian column and this press release.

CEPR / January 13, 2012