{
  "id": 5128101,
  "title": "Don’t blame free markets for populist failures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/dont-blame-free-markets-for-populist-failures",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/6065121-fixing-cost-of-living-crisis/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Norbert J. Michel argues that American economic struggles are driven by government spending and intervention rather than the failures of free-market capitalism advocated by modern populists.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}