Paul Krugman

The Wealthy Public-Sector Worker: A Myth Debunked

Whenever the subject of state and local governments' fiscal plight comes up here in the United States, conservatives engage in spittle-flecked denunciations of unions and their crazy pay packages. …

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September 9, 2010

In Europe, a Lesson in Contrasts

It is strangely comforting to see that the United States is not alone as it struggles in its morass of failed fiscal policy. P. O'Neill, a regular contributor to …

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September 7, 2010

Lost in Stagnation: Japan’s Dismal Tale

Japan’s lost decades may have changed its society for the worse. Twenty years of struggling with stagnation have left a mark, reports economics writer Charles Hugh Smith in an …

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September 2, 2010

After Saddam, America’s Next Fake Enemy: Deficits

Were Americans misled into the Iraq war? Yes. But Karl Rove, who served as senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush, argued in the …

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August 31, 2010

Near Ground Zero, a Shameful Intolerance

The biggest problem dogging American politics and media isn’t a deficiency of expertise or a lack of good intentions. It’s a lack of courage. But there is courage out …

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August 26, 2010

Wanted: Tough Trade Negotiator

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August 24, 2010

History Does Not Lie – Unless It Is Being Invented by Republicans

When you consistently irritate the hard right in the United States as I do, you quickly get used to the steady stream of accusations that you’re lying, simply because …

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August 21, 2010

The United States Is No Germany

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August 18, 2010

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