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They Looted Companies — Now They're Looting the Government

05/12/2025 Ineteconomics Analysis

Economist William Lazonick reveals how the extraction model of American corporations has migrated from business to government.
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Currency Wars, Social Class, and the Republican Dilemma Over Medicaid

05/08/2025 Ineteconomics Analysis

Faced with a shrinking list of options to trim the budget, Republicans are now eyeing Medicaid - but will that fly among Trump supporters?
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Distributional and Macroeconomic Effects of Trump 2.0

05/05/2025 Ineteconomics Analysis

The most likely outcome of the second Trump administration is a recession and an exacerbation of inequalities, and a further degradation of the living standards of working and middle-class Americans.
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What the Economy Is Really For — And Why Tariffs Miss the Point

04/24/2025 Ineteconomics Analysis

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.
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