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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Elites Have Made the American Dream a Nightmare for Black People. Who’s Next?
Researchers reveal the enemies to stability and prosperity that threaten us all.
Felwine Sarr : La crise du COVID-19 indique une nécessité de changement et de repenser le monde de demain
Entretien avec Pr Felwine Sarr, Professeur Titulaire des Universités et agrégé en économie à l’Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis au Sénégal, pour la série d’INET sur COVID-19 et l’Afrique
Felwine Sarr: The COVID-19 crisis demonstrates the need to change track and re-think the world of tomorrow.
An interview with Professor Felwine Sarr, Professor of Economics at the Université Gaston Berger of Saint-Louis in Senegal, for INET’s series on COVID-19 and Africa
Benno Ndulu: The pandemic has laid bare the pivotal roles of both the informal sector and SMEs
We're in a Moment of Collective Trauma. But There Are Glimmers of Hope
A special note from INET board member john a. powell
From Eric Garner to George Floyd: How History Repeats Itself
The Great Migration brought many freedmen to the North, and the reaction to that brought the Southern Mind to northern police officers as well.
Chile’s Outburst of Discontent
How the fear-of-the-new transformed a “miracle” into an aborted attempt at catching-up
Think Big Pharma Won’t Profiteer in the Race to Treat Coronavirus? Think Again.
Evidence shows pharmaceutical companies won’t stop price-gouging and risking American lives for financial gain in this time of crises – unless we force them.
Fatal Combination: Bailouts and Bank Rescues in Money-Driven Political Systems
Financial industry donations to members of Congress lead to the adoption of pro-bank policies
In Italy and Elsewhere, Expansionary Public Spending is Key to Recovery from Covid-19
Austerity policies will slow recovery and should be rejected
Covid-19 Hits the Dual Economy
Private Equity Buyouts in Healthcare: Who Wins, Who Loses?
As we face a coronavirus-induced health and economic crisis of uncertain duration, policy makers should be particularly concerned about private equity’s heightened use of debt to buy out healthcare providers and take them private, with no regulatory oversight.