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Jan 11, 2013 1:21 PM CST

Hurry, Mint That Platinum Coin

Paul Krugman: It's kind of a joke, but so is the current predicament

(Newser) - Despite facing plenty of blowback from wags, wonks, and politicos over the past week—such as Ezra Klein in the Washington Post —Paul Krugman is continuing his push for the $1 trillion platinum coin option to bypass the looming debt ceiling debate. ( Here's a summary of how...

Quick Debt
Ceiling Fix:
$1T Coin

paul krugman

Jan 7, 2013 12:33 PM CST

Quick Debt Ceiling Fix: $1T Coin

Or, Obama could just raise limit himself

(Newser) - Think the whole debt-ceiling debate is silly? Paul Krugman does, too, and he's been pushing an admittedly "silly" way out of it. A legal loophole intended for making commemorative coins, he writes in the New York Times , could come in handy: Thanks to the rule, the US Treasury...

Cliff Deal Could Be
'Pyrrhic Victory' for Left

Paul Krugman

Jan 4, 2013 1:31 PM CST

Cliff Deal Could Be 'Pyrrhic Victory' for Left

Krugman: Obama can't back down in the battles ahead

(Newser) - Democrats arguably won a "tactical victory" with the zero-hour fiscal cliff tax compromise, Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times . The deal, after all, reduced income inequality, extended unemployment and some other progressive policies, and, best of all, didn't cut entitlements, which "was by no means...

Robots Are Taking Our Jobs

Paul Krugman

Dec 10, 2012 1:03 PM CST

Robots Are Taking Our Jobs

Paul Krugman and the Financial Times discuss the impact of technology on labor

(Newser) - Corporate profits are soaring in the US, yet the economy is depressed. Why? Because capital is doing fine at the expense of labor, Paul Krugman observes in today's New York Times . Yes, that sounds like "an old-fashioned, almost Marxist sort of discussion," but it's the reality...

Our Class War Rages On

Paul Krugman

Nov 30, 2012 1:54 PM CST

Our Class War Rages On

Super-rich are just being more stealthy about it after election: Paul Krugman

(Newser) - The election is over, but that doesn't mean the class war between the super-rich and the not-rich is at an end. Having lost at the ballot box, now the plutocracy is trying to use "stealth" to get its way, using the cover of bipartisan, "sensible responses to...

Forget the 'Grand Bargain'

Paul Krugman

Nov 9, 2012 11:52 AM CST

Forget the 'Grand Bargain'

Paul Krugman doesn't think it's time for Obama to give in to GOP blackmail

(Newser) - Republicans still hold the House (even though Democrats appear to have gotten more votes in this election), so everyone is now wondering how far the triumphant President Obama should go to placate them and avoid the fiscal cliff. "My answer is, not far at all," writes Paul Krugman...

Could the New
iPhone Save
Our Economy?

Sep 11, 2012 11:48 AM CDT

Could the New iPhone Save Our Economy?

Report says yes, if 8M are sold

(Newser) - The iPhone 5 may be more than just the latest gadget: It could be the savior of the US economy. Sales of the device could increase fourth-quarter economic growth by half a percentage point, according to a JPMorgan report. If the phones sell for $600 each, with $200 worth of...

Dear Fellow Economists,
Stop Playing Politics

OPINION

Aug 22, 2012 12:45 PM CDT

Dear Fellow Economists, Stop Playing Politics

Laurence Kotlikoff: Those who take sides demean the profession

(Newser) - Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff takes note that 500 of his colleagues have signed a statement supporting Mitt Romney's policies and castigating Barack Obama's. All 500 "owe our profession a sincere apology," he writes at Bloomberg View . But this isn't a partisan rant, it's...

Newsweek's Anti-Obama Cover Story Draws Howls

OPINION & Backlash

Aug 20, 2012 3:49 PM CDT

Newsweek's Anti-Obama Cover Story Draws Howls

Niall Ferguson piece dubbed misleading by Paul Krugman, others

(Newser) - Newsweek has found itself at the center of controversy again, this time with a cover story titled "Hit the Road, Barack," in which economist (and McCain 2008 adviser) Niall Ferguson picks apart the Obama presidency. Ferguson accuses the president of breaking campaign promises, boosting the deficit, letting the...

Ryan's Plan Is a
Deficit-Hiking
'Con Game'

paul krugman

Aug 20, 2012 12:05 PM CDT

Ryan's Plan Is a Deficit-Hiking 'Con Game'

Paul Krugman: He's 'style over substance'

(Newser) - Paul Ryan is a media darling: Pundits can't stop praising his "seriousness." But the truth is that "Ryanomics is and always has been a con game," scoffs Paul Krugman in the New York Times . Ryan claims to be a deficit-slasher, but let's crunch the...

WSJ: My, What a Smart Pick

OPINION

Aug 12, 2012 9:52 AM CDT

WSJ: My, What a Smart Pick

Journal calls Ryan pick 'serious'; Krugman says 'dishonest'

(Newser) - Last week, the Wall Street Journal called on Mitt Romney to pick Paul Ryan for his vice presidential runningmate. Now who's crowing about the pick? Why, the Wall Street Journal . The Journal isn't taking credit for the pick, but its editors do view it as a sign of...

Why Romney's
Finances Are
Fair Game

Paul Krugman

Jul 16, 2012 1:23 PM CDT

Why Romney's Finances Are Fair Game

Paul Krugman tells Beltway naysayers to 'get real'

(Newser) - Some Washingtonians are decrying President Obama's attacks on Mitt Romney's personal history—be it his tax returns , or his murky Bain exit . Why, they ask, can't we just discuss policy? "The short answer is, get real," Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times . "...

Mitt's Not
the Man His
Father Was

paul krugman

Jul 9, 2012 1:33 PM CDT

Mitt's Not the Man His Father Was

Paul Krugman: Elder Romney released 12 years of tax returns

(Newser) - If only Mitt Romney had followed in his father's footsteps a little more closely. Sure, they both became wealthy businessmen—but while George's auto-industry success was a boon for American jobs, Mitt's work at Bain Capital appears to have left many workers struggling. Yes, both ran for...

Markets Rise,
Euro Up After
Greek Elections

Jun 18, 2012 4:02 AM CDT

Markets Rise, Euro Up After Greek Elections

But investors still fretting about eurozone

(Newser) - Financial markets around Asia seem to be breathing easier after Greece's pro-bailout coalition narrowly won yesterday's election , reports the Wall Street Journal . The euro was up to $1.2714 from its $1.2640 close on Friday, with Tokyo's Nikkei up 1.8%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng...

Let's Spend
Like Reagan

Paul Krugman

Jun 8, 2012 1:15 PM CDT

Let's Spend Like Reagan

Krugman: He was a bigger spender than Obama in first years

(Newser) - At this point in his presidency, Ronald Reagan was presiding over a strong recovery, and President Obama clearly is not. The biggest difference? Government spending, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . Real per-capita government spending is up 6.4% under Obama, but under Reagan it soared 14.4%....

GOP Owns
This Crappy
Economy

paul krugman

Jun 4, 2012 10:39 AM CDT

GOP Owns This Crappy Economy

Paul Krugman: Republican dream has already failed

(Newser) - Yes, the president's a Democrat—but it's the Republicans who own this economy, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . They hammer President Obama's spending, when in fact spending is dropping faster than it has since just after the Korean War. That means "the Republican...

Krugman vs. Bernanke: Who's Reckless?

Robert Samuelson

May 7, 2012 3:45 PM CDT

Krugman vs. Bernanke: Who's Reckless?

Robert Samuelson outlines the feud between the bearded economists

(Newser) - Call it the "battle of the beards," suggests Robert Samuelson of the Washington Post : Paul Krugman vs. Ben Bernanke. Both are prominent economists, both have facial hair aplenty, and each has called the other "reckless." Krugman has been lambasting the Fed for not doing enough to...

Europe Finally
Gets It: Austerity
Isn't the Answer

paul krugman

May 7, 2012 1:08 PM CDT

Europe Finally Gets It: Austerity Isn't the Answer

Paul Krugman: Voters clearly 'wiser' than their leaders

(Newser) - Paul Krugman is applauding France and Greece for the results of their elections : "Time is clearly running out for the strategy of recovery through austerity—and that’s a good thing," writes the longtime critic of austerity measures in the New York Times . Austerity measures depend on a...

Paul Ryan
a Centrist?
Pure Myth

paul krugman

Apr 9, 2012 9:05 AM CDT

Paul Ryan a Centrist? Pure Myth

Paul Krugman: Obama is the real moderate

(Newser) - Paul Krugman has already declared the Paul Ryan budget worse than pink slime. Now he's wondering why folks are calling Ryan some kind of centrist when his budget would deny health care to millions, cut taxes on the rich, and do little to fix the deficit. The trouble is...

We Need a Weaker Dollar

Paul Krugman

Apr 6, 2012 10:45 AM CDT

We Need a Weaker Dollar

Paul Krugman argues that we need more inflation, not less

(Newser) - Ben Bernanke has become a popular punching bag for the right lately, with people like Ron Paul and Rick Perry trying "to bully the Fed into doing exactly the wrong thing," writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . "The right wants the Fed to obsess over...