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

Trillions for War, Pennies for People: How Soaring Military Spending Fails Americans
William Hartung and Ben Freeman, authors of Trillion Dollar War Machine, talk with INET’s Lynn Parramore about America’s runaway defense spending and its increasingly alarming human toll

Mamdani’s Win and the Price of Urban Life: Why City Voters Are Seeking Change
The soaring costs of city life appear to be sending urban voters toward progressive leaders who promise relief, both in the U.S. and globally.

Distribution Matters: Flawed Welfare Foundations in Classic Free Trade Arguments
The argument that free trade is always the correct policy is based on a flawed welfare analysis. Free trade results in winners and losers and economists are not competent to analyze the impact on well-being as a whole or the spillover social consequences of the discontent of the losers.