<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stephen-lubben-bankruptcy-book.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>The Hidden History of Corporate Bankruptcy</teaser-title><teaser-description>In “To Protect Their Interests,” Professor Stephen J. Lubben traces a century-and-a-half of insider control, revealing how the system consistently favors the powerful while others bear the cost.</teaser-description><featured-video/><pubDate>02/11/2026</pubDate><title>The Hidden History of Corporate Bankruptcy</title><description>In “To Protect Their Interests,” Professor Stephen J. Lubben traces a century-and-a-half of insider control, revealing how the system consistently favors the powerful while others bear the cost.</description><author>By Sabina Lee</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/Stephen-Lubben-320-180.png" alt="Bespectacled bold white man smiling and holding a book"/></image><category>Policy and Research</category><department>None</department><relationships/><shortnames/><tags><tag>books</tag></tags></item>