February 22, 2026 | Benjamin Daniel
The Nobel laureate who co-wrote ‘Why Nations Fail’ warns U.S. democracy won’t survive unless these two things change
Fortune reports that MIT economist Daron Acemoglu says the U.S. is currently seeing unprecedented levels of wealth inequality, and traditional policy has failed to close the gap. “If we go down this path of destroying jobs [and] creating more inequality, U.S. democracy is not going to survive,” he argues.
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