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Does Size Matter? Simon Johnson vs. Paul Krugman on Whether to Break Up "Too Big to Fail" Banks

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

Miles Mogulescu

Paul Krugman and Simon Johnson are two of my favorite economic commentators, but when it comes to the issue of breaking up mega-banks, they take dramatically opposing positions.

Paul Krugman On 'Republican Death Trip': This Opposition Cannot Be Appeased

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

"I am in this race because I don't want to see us spend the next year re-fighting the Washington battles of the 1990s. I don't want to pit Blue Americ...

The Lefty Doom Brigade: Rich, Krugman, Dowd -- Please Shut Up!

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Frank Schaeffer

Give our new president a chance! You all live here too don't you? If our man fails do you all have some island to go to the rest of us don't know about?

Dear Mr President: Please Read Your Blogs -- (It's Not Like Eating Your Spinach)

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

Miles Mogulescu

It would be a bit disturbing if a president who has said he wants to hear the widest range of opinions on important issues would want to dismiss those who write blog posts.

Krugman: 'The Obama Administration Is Dithering' On Banks

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

In his column today, Nobel laureate economist and intermittent critic of the Obama administration, accuses the President and his economic team of "dit...

Krugman: The Case For Nationalization

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Comrade Greenspan wants us to seize the economy's commanding heights. O.K., not exactly. What Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman -- ...

Help Wanted: Swedish Model to Kill Off Zombie Banks

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

Miles Mogulescu

In order not to spook markets, Obama and a small team of financial commandos needs to orchestrate a sneak attack on the Zombie Banks.

Krugman: 'Obama's Victory Feels Like Defeat'

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

In the New York Times, Paul Krugman wonders why President Obama's stimulus win doesn't feel like one: By any normal political standards, this week's...

Krugman: Obama Preparing More Bailouts For Bank Industry 'Bunglers'

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Question: what happens if you lose vast amounts of other people's money? Answer: you get a big gift from the federal government -- but the president s...

With Crisis Comes The Opportunity Of Accelerated Social Change

Juliette Powell | Posted 05.25.2011

Juliette Powell

Paul Krugman: Don't underestimate the influence of people who can treat a congressman to luxurious dinners.

Obama Right to Reassure Wall Street Markets With Rubinauts But Also Needs Econ Advisors Who Stand for Main Street

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

Miles Mogulescu

We can only hope that Obama balances the smart Rubinauts whom he has picked to lead his economic team with some equally smart pro-Main Street economic minds.

Say It Ain't So, Paul: Even the Great Krugman Is Lying about Florida

Frank Dwyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Frank Dwyer

For Krugman to keep saying that the voters of Florida voted "in good faith" is a lie. Were they not informed that the Democratic Party was not going to count their votes?

Krugman Hits Obama Over Working-Class Voters

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

fter Barack Obama's defeat in Pennsylvania, David Axelrod, his campaign manager, brushed it off: "Nothing has changed tonight in the basic physics of ...

Krugman: Obama Clinging To A Stereotype

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

Will Barack Obama's now famous "bitter" quote turn out to have been a big deal politically? Frankly, I have no idea. But here's a different question:...

Paul Krugman Attacks Obama On Electability

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

After their victory in the 2006 Congressional elections, it seemed a given that Democrats would try to make this year's presidential campaign another ...

Jason Linkins

Politico Continues To Push The Obama Support-As-Psychosis Meme

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Don't just take the Politico's word for it. Plenty of people worry about Obamamania! You shouldn't doubt their concerns just because they coincidentally happen to be his political opponents.

Jason Linkins

Krugman Has Met The Enemy, And It Is Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Ouroboros alert! Paul Krugman took to his increasingly ironically titled blog to bring you a live shot of the next (not-quite-as-great) unraveling. ...

Jason Linkins

Krugman Claims Obama Supporters Are Cult-Like

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

A strong case can be made that Clinton's been roughly treated by the press. The case that cannot be made is that the Obama campaign is culpable for this treatment.

Krugman Attacks Obama's Reagan Comments

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

Historical narratives matter. That's why conservatives are still writing books denouncing F.D.R. and the New Deal; they understand that the way Americ...

Krugman Attacks Obama Over 527 Debate With Edwards

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

Once upon a time, back when America had a strong middle class, it also had a strong union movement. These two facts were connected. Unions negotiated...

Krugman: Obama Has Become "The Anti-Change Candidate"

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

Broadly speaking, the serious contenders for the Democratic nomination are offering similar policy proposals -- the dispute over health care mandates ...

NYT's Krugman Blasts Obama Again Over Social Security "Crisis-Mongering"

The New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

The great Social Security debate of 2005 was a seminal moment for American progressives. Conventional fiscal wisdom in the Beltway was that the aging ...