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Znet Article Krugman: Lobbyists, Guns and Money

Znet Article, March, 27 2012 Paul Krugman
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ALEC seems to have a special interest in privatization — that is, on turning the provision of public services, from schools to prisons, over to for-profit corporations

Znet Article Krugman: What Greece Means

Znet Article, March, 14 2012 Paul Krugman
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These days, austerity-induced depressions are visible all around Europe’s periphery

Znet Article Krugman: Taxes at the Top

Znet Article, January, 21 2012 Paul Krugman
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The larger question isn't what Mitt Romney's tax returns have to say about Mitt Romney; it's what they have to say about U.S. tax policy

Znet Article Krugman: Nobody Understands Debt

Znet Article, January, 03 2012 Paul Krugman
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We need more, not less, government spending to get us out of our unemployment trap. And the wrongheaded, ill-informed obsession with debt is standing in the way

Znet Article Krugman: Will China Break?

Znet Article, December, 21 2011 Paul Krugman
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China is emerging as another danger spot in a world economy that really, really doesn't need this right now

Znet Article Krugman: Depression and Democracy

Znet Article, December, 13 2011 Paul Krugman
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It's time to start calling the current situation what it is: a depression

Znet Article Krugman: Killing the Euro

Znet Article, December, 03 2011 Paul Krugman
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Although Europe's leaders continue to insist that the problem is too much spending in debtor nations, the real problem is too little spending in Europe as a whole

Znet Article Krugman: Losing Their Immunity

Znet Article, October, 18 2011 Paul Krugman
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The same political forces that promoted financial deregulation fostered overall inequality

Znet Article Krugman: Panic of the Plutocrats

Znet Article, October, 12 2011 Paul Krugman
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Wall Street's Masters of the Universe realize, deep down, how morally indefensible their position is

Znet Article Krugman: The Bleeding Cure

Znet Article, September, 20 2011 Paul Krugman
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Economic bloodletting isn't just inflicting vast pain; it's starting to undermine our long-run growth prospects

Znet Article Krugman: Credibility, Chutzpah and Debt

Znet Article, August, 16 2011 Paul Krugman
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S.& Pplayed a major role in causing the crisis by giving AAA ratings to mortgage-backed assets that have since turned into toxic waste

Znet Article Krugman: The Hijacked Crisis

Znet Article, August, 15 2011 Paul Krugman
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What we're seeing now is what happens when influential people exploit a crisis rather than try to solve it

Znet Article Krugman: The President Surrenders

Znet Article, August, 02 2011 Paul Krugman
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The worst thing you can do in these circumstances is slash government spending

Znet Article Krugman: Corporate Cash Con

Znet Article, July, 06 2011 Paul Krugman
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What our economy needs is direct job creation by the government and mortgage-debt relief for stressed consumers

Znet Article Krugman: Against Learned Helplessness

Znet Article, June, 01 2011 Paul Krugman
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Unemployment is a terrible scourge across much of the Western world

Znet Article Krugman: When Austerity Fails

Znet Article, May, 24 2011 Paul Krugman
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It’s now clear that Greece, Ireland and Portugal can’t and won’t repay their debts in full

Znet Article Krugman: Ludicrous & Cruel

Znet Article, April, 09 2011 Paul Krugman
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Many commentators swooned earlier this week after House Republicans, led by the Budget Committee chairman, Paul Ryan, unveiled their budget proposals. They lavished praise on Mr. Ryan, asserting that his plan set a new standard of fiscal seriousness.

Znet Article Krugman: Droughts, Floods And Food

Znet Article, February, 10 2011 Paul Krugman
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We’re in the midst of a global food crisis — the second in three years.

Znet Article Krugman: Can Europe Be Saved?

Znet Article, January, 24 2011 Paul Krugman
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Not long ago Europeans could, with considerable justification, say that the current economic crisis was actually demonstrating the advantages of their economic and social model.

Znet Article Krugman: The Mortgage Morass

Znet Article, October, 16 2010 Paul Krugman
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The accounting scandals at Enron and WorldCom dispelled the myth of effective corporate governance. These days, the idea that our banks were well capitalized and supervised sounds like a sick joke.

Znet Article Krugman: Structure of Excuses

Znet Article, September, 30 2010 Paul Krugman
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Structural unemployment is a fake problem, which mainly serves as an excuse for not pursuing real solutions.

Znet Article Krugman: Attacking Social Security

Znet Article, August, 19 2010 Paul Krugman
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Social Security turned 75 last week. It should have been a joyous occasion, a time to celebrate a program that has brought dignity and decency to the lives of older Americans.

Znet Article Krugman: Addicted to Bush

Znet Article, July, 25 2010 Paul Krugman
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For a couple of years, it was the love that dared not speak his name. In 2008, Republican candidates hardly ever mentioned the president still sitting in the White House...

Znet Article Krugman: America Is Not Yet Lost

Znet Article, February, 10 2010 Paul Krugman
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We’ve always known that America’s reign as the world’s greatest nation would eventually end. But most of us imagined that our downfall, when it came, would be something grand and tragic.

Znet Article Krugman: The Big Zero

Znet Article, December, 28 2009 Paul Krugman
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Maybe we knew, at some unconscious, instinctive level, that it would be an era best forgotten. Whatever the reason, we got through the first decade of the new millennium without ever agreeing on what to call it. The aughts? The naughties? Whatever.

Znet Article Krugman: The Big Squander

Znet Article, November, 25 2009 Paul Krugman
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By treating the financial industry - which created this mess in the first place - with kid gloves, government officials have squandered the trust of the people.

Znet Article Krugman: The Phantom Menace

Znet Article, November, 23 2009 Paul Krugman
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What happened? To be sure, “centrists” in the Senate have hobbled efforts to rescue the economy. But the evidence suggests that in addition to facing political opposition, President Obama and his inner circle have been intimidated by scare sto...

Znet Article Krugman: The Banks Are Not Alright

Znet Article, October, 19 2009 Paul Krugman
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. O.K., maybe not literally the worst, but definitely bad. And the contrast between the immense good fortune of a few and the continuing suffering of all too many boded ill for the future.

Znet Article Krugman: Mission Not Accomplished

Znet Article, October, 04 2009 Paul Krugman
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Stocks are up. Ben Bernanke says that the recession is over. And I sense a growing willingness among movers and shakers to declare "Mission Accomplished" when it comes to fighting the slump. It's time, I keep hearing, to shift our focus from econo...

Znet Article Krugman: Obama's Trust Problem

Znet Article, August, 23 2009 Paul Krugman
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According to news reports, the Obama administration — which seemed, over the weekend, to be backing away from the "public option" for health insurance — is shocked and surprised at the furious reaction from progressives.

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