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I often complain, with reason, about the state of economic discussion in the United States. And the irresponsibility of certain politicians —…
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman is an American economist and journalist who received the 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in economic geography and in identifying international trade patterns. He was also known for his op-ed column in The New York Times.
Many commentators swooned earlier this week after House Republicans, led by the Budget Committee chairman, Paul Ryan, unveiled their budget proposals. They…
We’re in the midst of a global food crisis — the second in three years. World food prices hit a record in…
THERE’S SOMETHING peculiarly apt about the fact that the current European crisis began in Greece. For Europe’s woes have all the aspects of…
American officials used to lecture other countries about their economic failings and tell them that they needed to emulate the United States…
What can be done about mass unemployment? All the wise heads agree: there are no quick or easy answers. There is work…
Social Security turned 75 last week. It should have been a joyous occasion, a time to celebrate a program that has brought…
For a couple of years, it was the love that dared not speak his name. In 2008, Republican candidates hardly ever mentioned…
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,…
Maybe we knew, at some unconscious, instinctive level, that it would be an era best forgotten. Whatever the reason, we got through…