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2026-10-05 23:20:28Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The United States is losing some of the features that have for decades made it distinct from other Western countries and is increasingly showing similarities to Italy, writes analyst Rana Foroohar in the Financial Times.

According to her, this trend is mainly related to three factors: weakening anti-corruption efforts, strengthening political populism, and a labor market where older workers retain the best jobs, while younger workers face difficulties entering the market.

Foroohar is referring to Transparency International's latest index, in which the US received a 64 out of 100 points for corruption, its worst score to date. Italy received 53 points.

According to the report, both countries have been criticized for weakening anti-corruption measures.

The author also argues that democratic decline is another common denominator. A 2026 V-Dem report ranked the US and Italy among the Western countries that have experienced the greatest democratic regression in recent years.

Another concern is related to the labor market. In the US, unemployment for the 20–24 age group was 7.1%, compared to 3.6% for those aged 25–54 and 3% for those over 55.

In Italy, youth unemployment is around 20%, but even there the gap between young people and older workers is pronounced.

Foroohar also links this situation to social and family origins.

According to her, the country and family where a person is born have an increasingly greater impact on their economic opportunities, bringing the US closer to the problems of social mobility that have long characterized Europe.

Artificial intelligence can amplify this gap.

A Census Bureau analysis, cited by the author, estimates that graduates in sectors most exposed to AI may have a reduction of about 5 percentage points in the likelihood of finding their first job and 13% lower income compared to those in less exposed sectors.

According to the Financial Times analysis, these developments could further fuel youth discontent and political populism.

Such a cycle, Foroohar argues, could slow economic growth and deepen divisions between generations and political groups in the US.


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