Articles

Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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Was Martin Luther King a socialist?

By Lynn Parramore

Jul 5, 2018

Was Martin Luther King a socialist? New book may surprise you.

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Money and the Unflappable Economist

By Philip E. Mirowski

Jun 25, 2018

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Italy’s Crisis Is the Left’s Crisis

By Carlo D'Ippoliti

Jun 22, 2018

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A Poetic Challenge to Global Capitalism That Will Rend Your Heart

By Lynn Parramore

Jun 21, 2018

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The Dismal Science and the Beautiful Game

By Jack Gao

Jun 20, 2018

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The American Behind the Deutsche Mark

By Carl Ludwig Holtfrerich

Jun 20, 2018

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How the Largest Banks Are Leading Us to a New Financial Crisis

By Michael Greenberger

Jun 19, 2018

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Italy Holds A Mirror to a Broken Europe

By ​Orsola Costantini

Jun 14, 2018

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The Roots of Argentina’s Surprise Crisis

By Martin Guzman and Joe Stiglitz

Jun 12, 2018

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Who Says Labor Laws Are “Luxuries”?

By Servaas Storm and ​Jeronim Capaldo

Jun 11, 2018

The World Bank and IMF say developing economies can’t afford to have strong labor laws. Actually, they can’t afford not to.

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To Understand China’s Economy, Look to Its Politics

By Daniel Blitz

Jun 7, 2018

The removal of term limits for Xi Jinping may be a better indicator of economic health—or crisis—than official statistics

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Worrying About the Deficit is So 17th Century

By Institute Staff

Jun 6, 2018

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Jim Chanos: “Cryptocurrency is a security speculation game masquerading as a technological breakthrough”

By Lynn Parramore

Jun 4, 2018

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Meet the Hidden Architect Behind America's Racist Economics

By Lynn Parramore

May 30, 2018

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INET Memo to G20: The Trouble with Economic Research Evaluation

By Thomas Ferguson and Rob Johnson

May 28, 2018