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Eric Posner, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, is the author of How Antitrust Failed Workers (Oxford University Press, 2021). 

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  1. Why Many Workers Now Vote Republican
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    Why Many Workers Now Vote Republican

    Oct 29, 2024 Eric Posner explains how the failures of neoliberalism came to benefit the traditional party of business.

  2. Is a Pro-Labor Republican Party Possible?
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    Is a Pro-Labor Republican Party Possible?

    Aug 29, 2024 Eric Posner considers whether the party’s appeal to working-class voters amounts to a viable strategy.

  3. Prosecutions and Politics Don’t Mix
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    Prosecutions and Politics Don’t Mix

    Jul 29, 2024 Eric Posner thinks emphasizing Kamala Harris’s prosecutorial chops could backfire like the cases against Donald Trump.

  4. Rough Justice for Trump
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    Rough Justice for Trump

    May 31, 2024 Eric Posner thinks the Manhattan jury’s guilty verdict is the best that can be hoped for, under the circumstances.

  5. Why Non-Compete Clauses Should Be Banned
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    Why Non-Compete Clauses Should Be Banned

    May 3, 2024 Eric Posner explains why the arguments in favor of legally binding employees to firms ultimately fall flat.

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    The Key to Africa’s Vaccine Sovereignty

    Nana Akufo-Addo urges donor governments to build on successful efforts to boost immunization across the continent.
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    For Developing Economies, the Finance Landscape Has Become a Wasteland

    Indermit Gill shows that current conditions give the world's poorest countries no chance to achieve sustained growth.
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    How Not to React to Donald Trump

    Andrés Velasco calls for more serious thinking by progressives and fewer knee-jerk calls to “abandon neoliberalism.”
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    The Fall and Rise of American Democracy

    Daron Acemoglu

    Over time, as American democracy has increasingly fallen short of delivering on its core promises, the Democratic Party has contributed to the problem by catering to a narrow, privileged elite. To restore its own prospects and America’s signature form of governance, it must return to its working-class roots.

     is not surprised that so many voters ignored warnings about the threat Donald Trump poses to US institutions.
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    Enrique Krauze on Baruch Spinoza, the US election, Mexican democracy, and more

    Enrique Krauze considers the responsibility of the state to guarantee freedom, heralds the demise of Mexico’s democracy, highlights flaws in higher-education systems, and more.
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    Does a Savage War of Partition Await Ukraine?

    Nina L. Khrushcheva traces the grim history of territorial divisions like the one that Donald Trump seems to be envisioning.
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    America’s Trade Deficit Is Not Afraid of Donald Trump

    Yanis Varoufakis shows why the incoming US administration can’t eliminate the negative balance – and wouldn’t even if it could.
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    Trump’s Middle East Challenge

    Daoud Kuttab highlights the changes in the region that will complicate the US president-elect's peacemaking efforts.
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    Last Chance for the SDGs?

    Kevin Watkins thinks the fate of the 2030 targets hinges on the next International Development Association replenishment.

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