Page 2 - Paul Krugman

Japan the model

A short-term boost to growth won't cure all of Japan's ills, but, if it can be achieved, it can be the first step toward a much brighter future

Lust for gold

When prophecy fails

The key thing we need to understand is that the prophets of fiscal disaster are at this point effectively members of a doomsday cult

Grand old planet

Romney's sick joke

Many Americans have health cover but live under the threat of losing it. Obamacare would eliminate this threat

Pointing towards prosperity?

Obama may not be as bold as wed like, but he isn't actively misleading voters the way Romney is

Death by ideology

Triumph of the wrong?

A lot of the bad news is coming from countries pursuing austerity policies Republicans want the US to adopt

The real referendum

So reducing the budget deficit just isn?t the top priority for America at the moment creating jobs is

Disdain for workers

The GOP's disdain for workers goes deeper than rhetoric. It's deeply embedded in the party's policy priorities

The iPhone stimulus

Cleaning up the economy

The Medicare killers

The big budget mumble

The blackmail caucus

'Vote for Romney or else' statements miss the fact that Obama has already achieved a great deal

Snow job on jobs

A study indicated the effects of the Romney tax plan would lead to a rise in the number of Americans who wanted to work

The iPhone stimulus

Europe's austerity madness

More austerity serves no useful purpose allegedly serious politicians and officials demanding more pain are irrational

Debt, depression, DeMarco

Galt, gold & God