Tag Archives: Paul Krugman

Some More Thoughts On The SNAP Cuts

Are we some third world country where our political system is so screwed up that we can’t feed our own populace? Is our capitalist system so immoral that we will allow our own fellow citizens to starve while billionaires get … Continue reading

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Watta Kick In The Teeth

 12 minutes – Trump’s beef plan is a kick in the teeth for cattle ranchers in the US: Just as ranchers see beef prices climb due to various factors, including Trump’s unilateral tariff imposition, Trump turns around and kicks the … Continue reading

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Where We Are At July 4th, 2025

From Paul Krugman’s newsletter of June 27th: Who Trump’s OBBBA will hurt badly Basically, we’re talking about undoing all the progress America has made in expanding health insurance. And as I said, many independent analysts believe it could be substantially … Continue reading

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Hey, MAGAs, Here’s Some Places To Find Money

(11 minutes) – Paul Krugman answers questions for Canadian TV: I refuse to give the current president any ground by calling his extreme right wish list bill what he calls it, we must discuss it since it will be the … Continue reading

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The ‘Deep State’ Is Elon Musk

Interview with Paul Krugman on DOGE from 2 weeks ago (8:39) That boogey man of old that MAGAs love to pull out and shake around to scare people – the Deep State – is finally revealing itself to the public. … Continue reading

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Paul Krugman On The Debt Ceiling

Fact:  Republicans voted to raise the debt ceiling three times when Donald Trump was president, with no preconditions.  Talking with Al Franken, Paul Krugman provides information including what the options are for getting through the GOP’s shenanigans.

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Paul Krugman With Al Franken

Krugman does the best job I’ve heard of succinctly explaining the student debt crisis and why student loan forgiveness is the right thing to do. That and more in this well worth your time podcast.

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Labor Day: Let’s Talk About Inequality

I am a true believer in celebrating laborers in our society and inn the world economy. We have noting unless someone mines it, fabricates it, processes it or distributes it.  Yet in the economic system of capitalism as practiced in … Continue reading

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Why Hasn’t One Republican Stood Up And Called Out The Racism?

Former Republican Congressman David Jolly of Florida calling for Trumpublicans to be defeated next year on the Nicole Wallace Show on MSNBC Monday: (10 minutes)  The link between the Republican Party and racism and violence is not by any means … Continue reading

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Krugman: Big Business Reaps Trump’s Whirlwind

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has a great article Thursday concerning business’s role in the Republican Party that has gone awry. Joining the Republicans in cynically using racism, xenophobia, misogyny and division of the country in order to win … Continue reading

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