Krugman Rips GOP Budget Plan, ‘SNL’ Spoofs Fiscal Cliff Negotiations, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 10, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Newt Gingrich's 2016 presidential election prediction and the big political decision Cory Booker is weighing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Krugman: ‘America Is Not Facing a Fiscal Crisis’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 8, 2012 No, says the Nobel Prize-winning economist, who must be hoarse from repeating the same thing for the last four years: The United States is facing a jobs crisis, one that costs the savings, homes and dreams of millions of Americans and about $900 billion a year in lost productivity. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Krugman Derides ‘Pathetic’ GOP Fiscal Cliff Offer

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 3, 2012 The Nobel Prize-winning economist puts specifics offered by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell through some harsh analysis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Forget ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ Call It an ‘Austerity Bomb’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 14, 2012 Brian Beutler at Talking Points Memo seems to have coined the term last spring. Paul Krugman thinks it’s a better way to talk about the coming budget crisis, as it asserts that too little spending -- rather than too much -- is the the cause of the danger. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Krugman on the ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ Pat Robertson on Women and Porn, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 10, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including a CEO who claims he fired employees because of Obama's victory, and Ted Nugent, who has a meltdown over the election on Twitter. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mourdock Won’t Back Down, Krugman Talks Romney Victory, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 25, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including new allegations about the Libya attacks and details on efforts to keep voters away from the polls on Election Day. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Krugman: ‘Ugly Reality’ of the Romney-Ryan Health Care Plan

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 15, 2012 In his latest Op-Ed, the New York Times columnist rips the Republican presidential ticket for a health care plan that would deny potentially millions of Americans coverage in order to save money -- all while proposing a trillion-dollar tax cut that would help the wealthiest Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Krugman Rips Jobs Report ‘Truthers’

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 8, 2012 The New York Times columnist takes on the conspiracy theorists--former General Electric Chairman Jack Welch (pictured) among them--who cried foul after the jobs report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the unemployment rate dropped below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Krugman on Romney’s ’47 Percent’ Comment and the GOP’s ‘Disdain for Workers’

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 22, 2012 Mitt Romney's remark reveals a truth about himself but also about the entire Republican Party: The GOP is just not worker friendly. Instead, the party lauds "job creators," whom New York Times columnist Paul Krugman describes as the "employers" and "investors." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Krugman: Praise for Bernanke, Criticism for Romney

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2012 In his latest takedown of Mitt Romney, the New York Times columnist criticizes the Republican presidential nominee for his stance on the Fed's latest effort to jump-start the economy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Krugman: GOP Hypocrisy on Jobs

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 10, 2012 The New York Times columnist takes aim at Republicans for blocking legislation from President Obama that might have helped with the jobs recovery and then blaming his policies after the latest round of disappointing employment figures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Krugman: Ryan Goes Running With the Truth

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2012 According to Paul Krugman, GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is a lot like Rosie Ruiz, the first woman to cross the finish line in the 1980 Boston Marathon. Ruiz was subsequently stripped of that victory when it turned out she hadn't actually run most of the race. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )