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The AI Boom Runs on an Even More Dangerous Machine (Part 2)

Aug 18, 2026

Silicon Valley promises abundance, but corporate America is built for extraction. The underlying operating system is stuck on making big shareholders rich the expense of everyone else. It’s time for a reboot. *From the “AI and the Future of the American Worker,” a series on how artificial intelligence is impacting labor, power, and the meaning of work. (Read Part 1 of this article here).

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From Potential Output to Full Employment: A Paradigm Shift for Italian Fiscal Policy

Jun 8, 2026

Europe’s new fiscal rules still bind policy to fragile estimates of potential output. For Italy, targeting lower unemployment could sustain stronger growth, improve deficit outcomes, and expose the self-defeating logic of austerity when debt is measured against a stagnating economy.

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Sovereign Money is not Debt: Why Central bank Accounting Must Change

Jun 2, 2026

Central bank money is still accounted for as debt, a legacy of an earlier monetary order. Treating sovereign money as equity would clarify central bank balance sheets, strengthen institutional transparency, and better prepare monetary systems for future digital-era design choices.