Articles
Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
What the Economy Is Really For — And Why Tariffs Miss the Point
The money to support well-paid American jobs exists—it’s just being hoarded at the top. Economist William Lazonick argues that this is not just unfair; it’s a failure of the whole economic system.
Trade in the Time of Trump
How Climate Denial is Fueling a U.S. Homeowners Insurance Crisis and Risking a 2008-Style Financial Meltdown
New research reveals that rising insurance costs, reckless building, regulatory inaction, and big banks’ fossil fuel investments are driving a dangerous cycle that jeopardizes homeowners — and financial stability for everyone.
Breaking the Moat: DeepSeek and the Democratization of AI
DeepSeek’s appearance is changing the AI landscape in more ways than we might think.
Political Investments
A Heart Attack and Stroke Drug That Saves Lives Exists—But American Patients May Be Left Behind by Profit-Driven Healthcare
Dr. Victor Gurewich, a researcher and Harvard Medical School faculty member since 1965, discovered a breakthrough drug treatment for heart attacks and strokes with the potential to save millions, but institutional resistance and a U.S. healthcare system that puts profits over patients are keeping it out of reach.
Protecting the Consumer: A Conference at the University of Utah with CFPB Director Rohit Chopra
The Utah Project on Antitrust and Consumer Protection hosted a conference on the future of consumer financial services law on October 11, 2024, which was supported by an INET grant.
America at the End of Its Tether
Neural Network Effects: Scaling and Market Structure in Artificial Intelligence
As artificial intelligence reshapes our economy, policymakers must act swiftly to prevent a winner-take-all scenario in the rapidly evolving market for AI foundation models.
The Deutschmark’s Real Father? A Jewish American Written Out of History.
In a fresh release from INET’s book series with Cambridge University Press, renowned German economic historian Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich uncovers the startling truth behind German currency reform usually hailed as the foundation of the post-war German economic miracle: Ludwig Erhard, who cooperated with the Nazis, unjustly claimed the spotlight, overshadowing the real architect, Edward Tenenbaum.
The “Fortune 500” of 1812
CrowdStrike Lessons: Liability Shields Fuel Risky Practices, Expert Warns
Cybersecurity expert Muayyad Al-Chalabi assesses CrowdStrike’s update failure and its broader implications for cybersecurity in a discussion with Lynn Parramore.
Crying Wolf: Why Negotiating Lower Drug Prices Will Not Harm Pharmaceutical Innovation
Increasing evidence that the IRA is probably not harming pharmaceutical innovation.
“Debilitating a Generation”: Expert Warns That Long COVID May Eventually Affect Most Americans
In a candid discussion with INET’s Lynn Parramore, Dr. Phillip Alvelda highlights the imminent dangers of long COVID, criticizing governments and health agencies for ongoing preventable suffering and deaths. *This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.