The Deeper Problem with Trump’s Self-Dealing Corruption

Not that Paul Krugman is the only place to go for this, but this recent Tweetstorm from him is a...

Krugman: Cheap Money Talks

Historically low and ever-lower interest rates mean bond markets are begging us to borrow, roads and bridges are falling apart,...

Readings: Bernie and Hillary, Exploding GOP, Motivated Reasoning

Readings: Bernie and Hillary, Exploding GOP, Motivated Reasoning

My (19-year-old) kid never misses a chance to remind me how Bernie is his guy (and sometimes to throw shade at...

Readings: “Job-Killing Obama”, GOP’s Arms-Length Relationship with Facts, Bernie, Gov Rauner, etc

First, let’s compare job-creation records under Obama and under W (courtesy of Dr Krugman): …other things I’ve been reading lately:...

Republicans Going All-In to Take Health Care Away from Millions of Americans

“Obamacare is a failure because our sabotage has successfully slowed its implementation.” So we’re approaching the Supreme Court’s decision on...

Calculated Risk Blog: Best Year for Employment Since the 90’s

Today’s employment report was exceptional – the best so far in what has become a long string of good employment...

More Than 300,000 Marchers in Last Weekend’s People’s Climate March

Climate change is the most consequential issue we face today.  In this country, mostly due to the lunatic extremism of...

Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance, Thanks to Obamacare

One of Obamacare’s main goals was to reduce the number of Americans without health insurance.  Proof continues to accumulate that...

Obama EPA Releases New Climate Rules

Of course Republicans are attacking the new climate rules.  This GOP believes that if Obama says it, they are obliged...

Obamacare’s Failure to Fail

I love Paul Krugman. Insurance and Freedom These are tough times for opponents of health care reform. They bet everything...