Obama Economists

Krugman: White House Excluding "Progressive-Economist Wing"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 08.19.2009 | Politics


Newsweek's Michael Hirsch profiled Joseph Stiglitz for next week's magazine, asking why a world-renowned economist who predicted the financial crisis ...

Obama's Economists Slammed By Liberal Dems

The Hill | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics


Frustrated liberal Democrats are increasingly concerned that White House economists are too centrist and "theoretical" to fix the economy. Presiden...

Economist-On-Economist Violence In Obama Administration?

CQ Politics | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics


On Monday, as I was heading to the White House for the daily briefing, I ran into one of President Barack Obama's senior economic advisers. This perso...

Krugman: Centrist Obama Appointments "Unavoidable"

New York Times | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics


A thought I've had: there have been some complaints from movement progressives about the centrism/orthodoxy of Obama's economics appointments. To some...

Survey: Economists Overwhelmingly Prefer Obama

The Economist | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics


As the financial crisis pushes the economy back to the top of voters' concerns, Barack Obama is starting to open up a clear lead over John McCain in t...