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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Private Equity Buyouts in Healthcare: Who Wins, Who Loses?
As we face a coronavirus-induced health and economic crisis of uncertain duration, policy makers should be particularly concerned about private equity’s heightened use of debt to buy out healthcare providers and take them private, with no regulatory oversight.
Who's Responsible Here?
Kari Polanyi Levitt
Freedom from Fossil Fuels is Good for Your Health
Freeing ourselves from reliance on fossil fuels is not only good for the planet and future generations. It also saves lives here and now, not just in the far future.
The New Hampshire Democratic Primary in One Graph
Lower Income Towns in New Hampshire Voted Heavily for Sanders; Richer Towns Did the Opposite.
Sunshine and Gloom in San Diego
Conservative Win in Britain Means More Than Economic Trouble Ahead
In an economic context that remains uncertain, the biggest loser of the UK elections may well be our health and that of the environment.
How Neoliberal Thinkers Spawned Monsters They Never Imagined
Political theorist Wendy Brown explores new threats to democracy and society
WeWork Showed Us How Badly Start-up Bros Suck—but Shareholder Rule Isn’t Better
To make start-ups work for everyone, we need to put power back in the hands of workers.
Global Commission Brainstorms on Africa’s Economic Transformation Ahead of WEF Africa
An update from the meeting of the Commission on Global Economic Transformation (CGET) in Cape Town
Is it Really "Full Employment"? Margins for Expansion in the US Economy in the Middle of 2019
Many indicators say the US is close to full employment: Hours of work tell a different story.
Ideology is Dead! Long Live Ideology!
Economists like to say they’re immune from ideological influence. Our research shows the opposite.