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

5 Lessons from the End of the Larry Summers Era
Summers’ influence was immense, but so were his blind spots. It’s time for economics that values people and the planet over power and prestige.

The Hidden History Fueling Tariffs, Shutdowns, and National Breakdown
From political slugfests to classroom battles, historian Marc Egnal talks with INET’s Lynn Parramore about the need for a new approach to our national story.

INET Warned Over 2 Years Ago: Spending by the Wealthy Is Distorting the Economy
The idea is finally catching on, but many still miss how deeply it’s driving inflation, masking wage losses, and complicating recovery.

Study Finds Male and Female Economists See the Economy Differently -- Even When Politically Aligned. It Matters for Everyone.
In a significant new study published by the Institute for New Economic Thinking, Canadian economist Mohsen Javdani reveals that gender shapes views on power, equality, and inclusion in ways politics alone can’t explain.

Engendering Pluralism: How Gender Diversity Can Transform Economics
How women economists expand orientations and perspectives that can transform economics into a pluralistic, critically engaged, and socially responsive discipline.

AI, Antitrust & Privacy: When More Competition Makes Things Worse
Without strong privacy laws and aligned incentives, increased AI competition worsens surveillance, manipulation, and disinformation—threatening privacy, autonomy, and democracy.

Ex-CISA Official Warns: We’ve Gutted Cybersecurity—A Gift to Iran, China and Russia
Dr. David Mussington, cybersecurity expert with two decades of experience, reveals why the clock is ticking on U.S. vulnerabilities under Trump.
Europe’s Gas Roller Coaster

They Looted Companies — Now They're Looting the Government
Economist William Lazonick reveals how the extraction model of American corporations has migrated from business to government.

Currency Wars, Social Class, and the Republican Dilemma Over Medicaid
Faced with a shrinking list of options to trim the budget, Republicans are now eyeing Medicaid - but will that fly among Trump supporters?
Trade in the Time of Trump

Trump and Wealth-Price Inflation: Still Running in the Background All the Time
Consumer demand by America’s most affluent citizens is driving consumer spending, and consumer spending, in turn, is the main force keeping inflation so high