McCain’s Prescription: Set Up Health Care Like Banking Industry

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2008 Whoops! As New York Times columnist Paul Krugman pointed out Friday, presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain both have articles in the latest edition of Contingencies magazine about how they would reform America's health care industry. In light of certain recent events in the banking world, McCain may want to reconsider his position. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Krugman on Bank Collapse and ‘1931 Revisited’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2008 Financial columnist Paul Krugman, trying to make sense of the Lehman Brothers debacle, warns that "the defenses set up to prevent a return of those bank runs, mainly deposit insurance and access to credit lines with the Federal Reserve, only protect the guys in the marble buildings, who aren’t at the heart of the current crisis. That creates the real possibility that 2008 could be 1931 revisited." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Secretary’s New Clothes

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2008 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has announced what the media are calling a "massive overhaul" of America's regulatory agencies, but columnist and liberal economist Paul Krugman isn't impressed. Krugman doesn't think the administration's cosmetic solutions will mitigate our current economic crisis or prevent the next one. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Platform John Edwards Built

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2008 Paul Krugman argues in Friday's New York Times that if the Democrats win in 2008, it will be because of their big ideas, and for that, Krugman writes, "they'll have Mr. Edwards to thank." He's got a point. Does anyone remember that John Edwards was the first one out of the gate with a bold health care plan that bears a striking resemblance to the bold health care plans that followed? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nicholas von Hoffman on ‘The Conscience of a Liberal’

Nicholas von Hoffman / Truthdig Nov 16, 2007 Why is it that so many voters continue to elect reactionaries who do their best to disenfranchise them? The answer, says Paul Krugman in his new book, is racism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Krugman: Right Wing Afflicted By ‘Gore Derangement Syndrome’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2007 Why is Al Gore the target of such vitriolic attacks from the right side of the political aisle? Paul Krugman has a few ideas as he puzzles over the epidemic he calls "Gore Derangement Syndrome," which has become more pronounced since Gore's Nobel Prize win last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Treasury Secretary Channels Paul Krugman

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2006 Bush's new secretary of the Treasury, former Goldman Sachs CEO Henry Paulson, said in his first public remarks since taking office that he recognized the economy was not benefitting all Americans That's quite an understatement -- as Paul Krugman made abundantly clear in a 2002 N Times Magazine essay -- but for a Bush appointee, it was a hell of an admission . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paul Krugman: A Bad Day for Joe Lieberman

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2006 The N.Y. Times columnist writes that the Connecticut senator is in trouble, as evidenced by neophyte challenger Ned Lamont's strong showing at the state Democratic Party's nomination convention. Lieberman's problem: He consistently parrots GOP talking points and has fallen out of touch with Connecticut voters. Check out Ned Lamont's Truthdig interview Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )