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

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

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"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...

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

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

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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?

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

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 04.08.2009 | Politics

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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.

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Krugman: 'The Obama Administration Is Dithering' On Banks

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

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

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Krugman: The Case For Nationalization

New York Times | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

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

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Help Wanted: Swedish Model to Kill Off Zombie Banks

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 03.25.2009 | Business

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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.

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Krugman: 'Obama's Victory Feels Like Defeat'

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics

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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...

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

New York Times | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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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...

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With Crisis Comes The Opportunity Of Accelerated Social Change

Juliette Powell | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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

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

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

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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.

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

Frank Dwyer | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

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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?

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Krugman Hits Obama Over Working-Class Voters

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics

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

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Krugman: Obama Clinging To A Stereotype

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

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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:...

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Paul Krugman Attacks Obama On Electability

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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

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Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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.

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Krugman Has Met The Enemy, And It Is Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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. ...

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Jason Linkins

Krugman Claims Obama Supporters Are Cult-Like

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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.

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Krugman Attacks Obama's Reagan Comments

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Krugman Attacks Obama Over 527 Debate With Edwards

NY Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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...

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

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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

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

The New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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

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