William Hartung: “Whether you’re a hawk, a reformer, or a peacenik, the system doesn’t work.” Catch @LynnParramore’s interview with Hartung and Ben Freeman on their new book, Trillion Dollar War Machine. www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

Exploitation isn’t abstract—it’s measurable. 👉 youtu.be/0jJZV7NgCVg 👀 Jonathan Cogliano @umassbostonecon.bsky.social shows how inequality runs deeper than income or wealth.

Servaas Storm’s latest working paper argues that the heedless projections of AI’s exponential growth — which defy logic & ignore unforgiving real-world constraints — are creating an investment bubble that will be socially and financially costly when it bursts. www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

Ciccone's New INET working paper finds the new EU fiscal rules on Italy’s debt-to-GDP ratio may slow growth and undermine the sustainability of public debt. www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

Larry Summers’ retreat leaves America a roadmap for what economics shouldn’t be -- and what it COULD be. Lynn Parramore investigates www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

The International Conference on Digitalisation, Market, and Society organized by INET-YSI in collaboration with IISER Mohali and Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA, from December 2-4, 2025. Find more about the conference here: www.ineteconomics.org/events/inter...

We can feed every child and house every family. The problem isn’t production—it’s distribution. 👉 youtu.be/DDw2yHQ8Usc 👀 Sven Beckert explores the real story of capitalism and our modern economy in his new book: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/541160...

EconOfWar.org just won silver in the Anthem Awards🎉 Our deepest thanks to all who voted, only together can we build an economics for a brighter future! anthemawards.com/winners/list/entry/#!education-art-culture/show-or-video/the-economics-of-war-and-peace/0/new-economic-thinking/623560

AI was supposed to widen the marketplace of ideas. Instead, a handful of platforms now decide how truth travels—and who gets heard. Stucke’s New INET working paper explains what happens when ‘data-opolies’ control both search and AI. www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

“Volatility today is not a product of nature, but of design” Costantini & Muthayan show how decades of deregulation, speculation, & austerity built a food system that protects profits, not people & how recent G20 leaders are starting to redefine it www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

Elon Musk is, once again, taking stock. Hopkins and Lazonick outline the golden paved road that brought us to yesterday’s record-shattering stock-based “compensation” package. www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

For context. If the Titanic was made of SOLID GOLD, you could buy 13 with this wealth.

The longer the shutdown lasts, the shakier the economy’s foundation becomes. Private data is replacing official numbers. Lynn Parramore talks to experts. www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

Zohranomics: In expensive cities: affordability issues like housing, childcare, & utilities aren’t just numbers—they’re votes. Lynn Parramore breaks it down www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

“Data is history.” 👉 youtu.be/zkwMstdomhc 👀 Emma Rothschild @historyecon.bsky.social on Adam Smith, climate change, and the lost conversation between disciplines.

Time is running out! Tomorrow is the last day to vote for #EconOfWar in The Anthem Awards: 👉 wbby.co/EAWNP 🙏 Economics can either fuel conflict or pave the way to lasting peace, the choice is ours.

When they claim to tell you free trade is better policy, look again 👀 Glick & Lozada explain why that economists' arguments for free trade arguments slide past the crucial fact that these change income distribution www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

The Economics of War and Peace is an Anthem Awards finalist! Have you voted yet? wbby.co/EAWNP You haven't watched it?? Well, here's a nice post from @umassamherst.bsky.social to learn more: umass.edu/news/article/james-boyces-video-series-economics-war-and-peace-named-finalist-anthem-community

H1-B’s fee “an overdue admission that prices matter. If policymakers pair that acknowledgement w/pay standards, real mobility, backlog relief, & a merit channel, the US can remain open to global talent while rebuilding the home-grown pipeline”- Pia Malaney www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

What if everything you learned in U.S. history class was incomplete? 👀 Historian Marc Egnal calls out the myths of American exceptionalism & explains how they still shape everything from shutdowns to school debates. Check out the convo w/ Lynn Parrramore www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

The richest Americans control $46 trillion in wealth—but many pay little or no federal tax. 👉 youtu.be/aLKacgW6YOI 👀 @bostoncollege.bsky.social professor Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax code has built a new aristocracy in her new book "The Second Estate" from @uchicagopress.bsky.social

Congrats to PERI's James Boyce and INET for being nominated by Anthem Awards for the series #EconOfWar!

Pia Malaney investigates the debate over high-skill immigration: do visas fill critical talent gaps that fuel innovation, or do they depress pay for domestic STEM workers? www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

A heartfelt thank you to The Anthem Awards for recognizing #EconOfWar! We’re proud to see our work honored alongside so many other inspiring projects. 🗳️ wbby.co/EAWNP 👈 Help us celebrate with your vote!

A must-read ftom economist Servaas Storm... www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

Think TrumpRx will lower your drug costs? Not so fast. The real battle is taking on Pharma’s shareholder-first business model. @LynnParramore breaks it down with economist Öner Tulum www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

The dirty secret behind U.S. drug prices? Your meds are expensive because Pharma’s priority isn’t health — it’s shareholders. Lynn Parramore breaks it down with economist Öner Tulum www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

🚨Researching issues related to American Political Economy? Professor Thomas Ferguson's recent Working Paper provides a valuable introduction to help researchers navigate the Institute for New Economic Thinking's new database of pre-F.E.C. political finance records. Check it out! 👇

The GENIUS Act creates a “Shadow Banking 2.0” crypto regime and unleashes crypto derivatives that will inflate a “Subprime 2.0” crypto bubble www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

Chris Hughes on stablecoins: "The problem is, at a foundational level, I just don’t believe this is in the public interest." check out the convo between @c-hughes.bsky.social & Lynn Parramore www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

Without campaign contribution & spending data US history, politics, & economics often resembles a donut 🍩: a gaping hole at the center. INET’s new data archive of historical political finance records marks a major step toward filling this factual void www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

What if AI is a bubble? Servaas Storm’s latest working paper discusses three sobering research studies showing that novel ever-larger GenAI models do not become better, but worse, and do not reason, but rather parrot reasoning-like text. www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

$142B in buybacks hollowed out Intel. In India, inequality and neoliberal reforms hollowed out jobs. 👉 youtu.be/D5SsmvxMX5A 👀 Sripad Motiram explains how neoliberal reforms fueled inequality and set the stage for Hindu nationalism.

New: Vestergaard & Wade Paper: 3 scenarios for the WB shareholding review—worst case= stalemate, a modest reform w/symbolic gestures, & best-case= a new institutional design based on misalignment limits, responsible shareholding, & open leadership selection. www.ineteconomics.org/research/res...

CEO pay is out of control. 👉 youtu.be/rI8b21JujVk 👀 @deanbaker13.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social digs into the problem, and what we can do about it.

@c-hughes.bsky.social on stablecoins: “It has never before in history been possible to steal a billion dollars or even transfer a million dollars w/o any government or any intermediary knowing… w/stablecoins… nobody even knows.” Check out convo w/ Lynn Parramore www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

Is inflation just a number game or does it hold deeper societal implications? 👉 youtu.be/fjoDjv1R3to 👀 @isabellamweber.bsky.social @umassamherst.bsky.social challenges traditional economic stances on inflation & delves into the social dimensions of pricing.

“Crypto has no underlying value. I think it’s largely a scam... the President’s own issuance of these coins — which have meaningfully enriched him and his wife — evidence of the kleptocracy that you mention.- @c-hughes.bsky.social Interview w/ Lynn Parramore www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...

Taxpayers fund the science. Pharma keeps the profits 👉 youtu.be/S46Jqo_--T0 👀 @oner-tulum.bsky.social explains why high drug prices are about shareholder payouts—not innovation.

World Cup. Disney World. Taylor Swift. Now AI sets the ticket price—and not everyone can pay. @rickmcgahey.bsky.social @forbes.com asks: is this ethical? Our series #WhatMoneyCantBuy investigates. 📺 Watch the series: whatmoneycantbuy.org 📰 Read the article: www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Why do we tolerate excessively high unemployment? 👉 youtu.be/9n8Mk8K_YpU 👀 @deanbaker13.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social explains the inflation obsession & how monetary policy could shift to actually support the majority of workers.

How economists invented austerity & paved the way to fascism 👊 youtu.be/ofFR1mD2UOM 👀 Clara Mattei @freefreeforum.bsky.social talks about her book "The Capital Order" & the real reason we are awash in austerity measures.

With wealth holdings so concentrated in the top 10%, the fiction that one can analyze macroeconomics without reference to the lopsided distribution has worn thin. It needs to be abandoned once and for all. www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/b...

Big tech, crypto, & the wealthy have shaped political priorities, creating a clash w/ labor, unions, & ordinary voters. To regain trust, they need to focus on real issues—wages, healthcare, Social Security, housing, & making tech work for everyone, not just the elite jacobin.com/2025/09/tech...

In this interview Thomas Ferguson argues that the Democratic Party’s struggles aren’t just about messaging—they’re about money and economic interests jacobin.com/2025/09/tech...

We’ll spend $500B this year on prescription drugs. Most of that cost? Not production. Not science. Profits. @deanbaker13.bsky.social on why IP is broken: youtu.be/cJJZUgt8kVM

This article argues that while #generativeAI is transforming advertising, increased competition alone won't solve #privacy & #BigTech dominance issues—especially if firms profit from surveillance & manipulation. Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en...

“Seeking to educate myself on money, I took Professor Perry Mehrling’s famous MOOC course" forbes.com/sites/vipinb... If you'd like to join Vipin and follow in the footsteps of thousands of other students: ineteconomics.org/education/co... 🧠

Modern IP protections are lining pockets not shelves. 💸🤑💸 So, what's the fix? Watch episode 1 of #Unf_ckAmerica w/ Dean Baker @ceprdc.bsky.social & find out: 🌠 youtu.be/idnhcs0WuBY 👀

Think economic beliefs follow political lines? Think again. New study has big implications for economists, policy makers, and campaigners. www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...