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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Big Money, Party Politics, and Congressional Leadership in the 2026 Election: From the Rockies to the Himalayas
In the 2026 midterms, congressional leaders of both parties are drawing huge shares of money from million-dollar donors, while small donors barely register. New data trace the rise of mega-donor and dark-money financing and what it means for party politics.
The Impotence of Being Kevin Warsh
Kevin Warsh’s call for fresh thinking at the Fed runs up against a deeper problem. The tools and concepts guiding monetary policy may no longer fit an economy reshaped by AI, shifting prices, and the fading power of interest rates.
The Macroeconomic Roots of the Collapse of the Political Center in the US
The collapse of America’s political center isn’t a mystery. What looks like a sudden political crisis is really the result of an economy that’s been abandoning ordinary workers for decades.