NY Times and Rolling Stone Cited Fred Ledley’s INET Working Paper on the NIH’s Investment in FDA Approved Drugs
NY Times (12/1/2024) & Rolling Stone
Analysis
Trump, Tariffs, and Exchange Rates: The Message of Elections in the US and Japan
What Japan, the US, and Europe have in common is growing popular anger over the economy despite high stock prices and low unemployment.
Why ruling parties were defeated in US and Japanese elections
How the Wall Street Journal Blew the Story of the Democrats and Inflation
The firehose of affluent consumption continues to drive inflation, not the stimulus package
It must be the Wall Street Journal’s DNA. Nothing else easily explains why the normally careful Nick Timiraos would focus so much of his account of “How the Democrats Blew It on Inflation” on the hoary argument that the “Biden Stimulus” somehow triggered worldwide inflation back in 2021.
Time to Stop Rolling Dice: Why Bigger is Better in Climate Investments
Earlier investments make large-scale emission reductions easier to do over time because their unit costs drop
Everyone recognizes that the costs of automobiles, washers, jet planes, and hundreds of other products usually drop with mass production. Most products get cheaper when they stream out of workplaces not by the dozens, but by the tens of thousands, or even millions.
Fear and Fascism: How America Reached a Political Breaking Point
Lincoln Mitchell, Political Science Professor at Columbia University, discusses the increasingly powerful fascist movement in the US., outlining the elements of fascism present in the MAGA movement, including its dependence on a strongman leader, the scapegoating of minorities, threats of violence and curtailing of freedoms of speech and assembly.
Audio
Money Talks: The Erosion of Democracy in the Age of Billionaire Influence
David Sirota joins Rob Johnson to examine the history and impact of money in U.S. politics, as explored in Sirota’s investigative podcast series, "Master Plan." Sirota discusses how a series of judicial rulings and policy changes since the 1970s enabled a system in which the voices of wealthy elites overshadow those of ordinary citizens.
INET Research and the 2024 Election
Ever since 2016, INET researchers confirmed the significance of economic issues in Trump’s ascendency.
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America at the End of Its Tether
Many voters, feeling disillusioned, are searching in vain for narratives that resonate with their experiences.
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