‘Colbert Report’: Krugman on the Benefits of Unemployment Benefits

Stephen Colbert’s a bit under the weather in this clip from Monday night’s “Colbert Report,” and it’s going to take a lot more than bunny slippers to make things better. Enter economics whiz Paul Krugman with a little advice about America’s unemployment crisis that, shockingly, runs counter to the GOP’s current stance on the subject.  —KA