Economy

Paul Krugman: Sweden's slide into deflation actually offers several lessons relevant to the rest of us.

Republicans were quick to distance themselves from the Nevada rancher after his remarks about slavery, but he points to a deeper issue with conservative policy.

An interview with Costas Lapavitsas on the transformations at the “molecular” level of capitalism that are driving changes in the economies of both wealthy and developing countries.

The austerity policies imposed by Greece's government since the beginning of the financial crises have literally killed people, with health outcomes by all measures significantly worse since 2007.

Paul Krugman: There is absolutely no reason to believe in a one-for-one link between real GDP and greenhouse gases.

The majority of the Senate want to increase the federal minimum wage. However, 42 Republicans refuse to allow a debate on the issue, and more.

The largest private sector union contract in the US had been in limbo since last summer, as UPS workers around the country voted down their local supplements. Now the …

Our corporate masters have set in place laws that, when we rise up, will permit the state to herd us like sheep into military detention camps. Section 1021(b)(2) of …

By hosting columnists like Paul Krugman, the New York Times has helped to inform millions of readers on how the economy works. However its writers and editors are subject …

As China looks set to overtake the US as the world's largest economy, a multipolar world can only be good for democracy.