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WATCH: Paul Krugman Wonders If Republican Leaders Are 'Manchurian Candidates'

Posted 05.18.2012

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Appearing on "Martin Bashir" Friday afternoon, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman said that Republican leaders' economic policy is so destructive t...

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Krugman: Bernanke Has 'Been Assimilated By The Borg'

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 04.29.2012

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Paul Krugman doubled down on criticism of Ben Bernanke on Sunday, telling ABC's "This Week" that the Fed Chairman has "been assimilated by the Borg." ...

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Krugman: Chairman Bernanke Should Listen To Professor Bernanke

New York Times | Posted 04.24.2012

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When the financial crisis struck in 2008, many economists took comfort in at least one aspect of the situation: the best possible person, Ben Bernanke...

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Paul Krugman Has A New Book Coming Out

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.28.2012

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Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman will highlight policies that he believes could bring the economy back to full...

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Media Blows Debt Crisis Coverage With Balance Bias

Ari Melber | Posted 09.26.2011

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Ari Melber

The increasingly disorderly fight over raising the debt ceiling has not only exposed the petty dysfunctions of the US Congress, it has also revealed a core failure of American political journalism.

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Paul Krugman: U.S. Letting Bankers Walk

The New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 09.16.2011

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Ever since the current economic crisis began, it has seemed that five words sum up the central principle of United States financial policy: go easy on...

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Bigger Problem: Jobs Crisis Or Rising Food Prices?

Posted 07.03.2011

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Global policymakers are in a bind: deal with inflation or tackle the unemployment crisis? World food prices have risen 36 percent in the last year...

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Driving Mr. Krugman: How We Talk About the Economy

Anat Shenker-Osorio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anat Shenker-Osorio

In a world gone wrong, at least we can count on Paul Krugman. The Nobel Laureate eviscerates the convoluted logic behind the proposed economic policy fiasco dressed up as a stimulus plan.

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Krugman: Structural Unemployment 'Is An Excuse For Not Pursuing Real Solutions'

nytimes.com | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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But don't bother asking for evidence that justifies this bleak view. There isn't any. On the contrary, all the facts suggest that high unemployment in...

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Ireland Must Take a Flamethrower to the Bondholders

Rory Fitzgerald | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rory Fitzgerald

Here's a top investment tip for the next Irish government: buy matches and petrol. Burning the bondholders and defaulting on bank debt, if not also sovereign debt, now makes complete sense for Ireland.

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Paul Krugman: Why We'd Be Lucky To Have Japan's Economic Woes

nytimes.com | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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A decade ago, Japan was a byword for failed economic policies: years after its real estate bubble burst, it was still suffering from chronic deflation...

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Krugman Slams Mort Zuckerman -- Obama Is Not Anti-Business

nytimes.com | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

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That's basically the thrust of Mort Zuckerman's op-ed accusing Obama of "demonizing" business. The op-ed contains the usual -- false claims that Fa...

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Conservatives Are Clueless on Jobs

Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zach Carter

Paul Ryan's quest to slash government spending is a job-killing agenda. He has to resort to crazy incoherent arguments about interest rates because everybody can see that spending money to create jobs will, you know, create jobs.

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Paul Krugman: 'Pity The Poor CEOs'

nytimes.com | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Job creation has been disappointing, but first-quarter corporate profits were up 44 percent from a year earlier. Consumers are nervous, but the Dow, w...

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Paul Krugman: Myths of Austerity

nytimes.com | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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When I was young and naïve, I believed that important people took positions based on careful consideration of the options. Now I know better. Much of...

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Even the Chamber of Commerce Is Critical of Chinese Currency Manipulation

Mike Elk | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Elk

In the 1990's, the Chamber lead the fight to get China into the World Trade Organizations. So, for the Chamber to abandon China is extraordinary.

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What's the Matter With Democrats?

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Sirota

Fear-mongering has prompted left-leaning pundits to bless the health care bill, giving Democratic activists mindless reasons that everyone should shut up and fall in line ("Krugman supports it!").

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Paul Krugman: Democrats And Republicans In Two Different Universes

Posted 05.25.2011

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New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on Friday waxes galactic when it comes to the partisan battles in Washington, writing that "Democrats and Republ...

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Beyond Krugman's "And That's Just the Way It Is"

Steven G. Brant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven G. Brant

The news media must start reporting which side's argument is correct, and stop reporting only the argument between the two sides itself.

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Let's Call It "Pocketbook Populism"

Mark Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Green

Time to take back "populism" from Teabaggers and Palinites who've kidnapped it to only mean less government and taxes. Democrats need to define a phrase and philosophy that tells Independents we're on your side.

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Krugman: Deficit Hysteria Brings Back Memories Of Iraq War Groupthink

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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These days it's hard to pick up a newspaper or turn on a news program without encountering stern warnings about the federal budget deficit. The defici...

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Krugman: Deficit Hysteria Resembles Iraq War Scare Tactics

New York Times | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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These days it's hard to pick up a newspaper or turn on a news program without encountering stern warnings about the federal budget deficit. The defici...

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Paul Krugman: What Obama Failed To Do In His First Year

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lately many people have been second-guessing the Obama administration's political strategy. The conventional wisdom seems to be that President Obama t...

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My Climate Change Talk with Paul Krugman

Alison van Diggelen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alison van Diggelen

In a recent interview, I asked Paul Krugman the question on many lips: Will climate legislation kill the economy?

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Spending Up, Jobless Claims Down, But Still No Economic Recovery Yet

Posted 05.25.2011

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There's good news and bad news today for the US economy. The good news is that consumer spending rose 0.7% last month, according to the Commerce Depar...

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