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

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The State Has Failed to Protect Black Wealth in Tulsa and Across America

Jun 17, 2021

Economist Darrick Hamilton, co-author of a new report on wealth across racial and ethnic groups in Tulsa, Oklahoma, explores the legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre with the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s Lynn Parramore.

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Lessons from the First New Deal for the Next One

Apr 13, 2021

Whether it is called “Build Back Better” or a “Green Industrial Policy” or, indeed, a Green New Deal, it is imperative to reject the false dichotomy of “jobs against climate.”

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Missing Voters and Missing Unemployed Black Workers

Mar 3, 2021

Like Republicans with political polls, unemployed Black workers are underrepresented in federal employment data because of non-response.

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CBO Not Competent to Assess Economics of Minimum Wage

Feb 16, 2021

James K. Galbraith slams “unreliable” report claiming that raising the minimum wage would reduce jobs

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The American Rescue Act: Do Whatever It Takes

Jan 19, 2021

The economy is likely to be crippled for months and fiscal rescue on a large scale, once again, is very much necessary.