I've written a few posts to date on the World Bank, here and here for instance. Well, Paul Wolfowitz inevitably resigned (soon, I'm sure, to begin a stellar career at FEMA), and we've a new Wolf in his stead: Robert Zoellick. Another Robert, Weissman, wrote this fine oped on the World Bank's new boss observing that, unlike predecessors Macnamara (see Vietnam) or Wolfowitz (see Iraq), the new incumbent isn't a war criminal. But that's about as good as it gets.

WELL, AT LEAST HE'S NOT A WAR CRIMINAL* ... read more »

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Posted on 29 June, 2007 - 22:29

The World's Greatest Economists founded the World Bank in 1944 while wearing matching blue jumpsuits. This is why we no longer have poverty in the world.

Find out about more in these two videos from from Comedy Central's Daily Show and their analysis of the Bank, and Wolfowitz.

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Posted on 2 May, 2007 - 15:58