US ECONOMY AND POLITICS

All Things Considered, May 16, 2010: Interview with Paul Krugman- 5.16.10

Our Giant Banking Crisis -- What to Expect- 5.13.10
Paul Krugman and Robin Wells review This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly, by Reinhart and Rogoff

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, May 6, 2010: Paul Krugman debates Robert Barbera- 5.6.10

This Week, April 25, 2010: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, Jake Tapper, George Will, Cynthia Tucker, and Alexis Glick- 4.25.10

The Rachel Maddow Show, April 20, 2010: Interview with Paul Krugman- 4.20.10

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, April 13, 2010: Interview with Paul Krugman- 4.13.10

Building a Green Economy- 4.5.10

Fareed Zakaria GPS, March 28, 2010: Paul Krugman debates Robert Samuelson- 3.28.10

This Week, March 28, 2010: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, Jake Tapper, George Will, Donna Brazile, and Peggy Noonan- 3.28.10

This Week, February 28, 2010: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, Elizabeth Vargas, George Will, Cokie Roberts, and Sam Donaldson- 2.28.10

The Charlie Rose Show, February 18, 2010: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, Charlie Rose, David Walker, Congressman John Spratt (D-SC), Mohamed el-Erian, and Alan Auerbach- 2.18.10

This Week, January 31, 2010: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, Barbara Walters, George Will, Roger Ailes, and Arianna Huffington- 1.31.10

This Week, December 27, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, Jake Tapper, David Brooks, Matthew Dowd, and Ruth Marcus- 12.27.09

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, December 8, 2009: Paul Krugman debates Bruce Bartlett- 12.8.09

This Week, November 29, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Cokie Roberts, Matthew Dowd, and Dan Senor- 11.29.09

This Week, October 18, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, Jake Tapper, George Will, E.J. Dionne, and Peggy Noonan- 10.18.09

Nightly Business Report, October 7, 2009: Susie Gharib interviews Paul Krugman- 10.7.09

Anderson Cooper 360, October 5, 2009: Paul Krugman debates Mary Matalin- 10.5.09

The Rachel Maddow Show, September 23, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.23.09

This Week, August 23, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Robert Reich, and David Frum- 8.23.09

CNN International: Quest Means Business, August 10, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 8.10.09

CNN International: World Business Today, August 10, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 8.10.09

NPR: Talk of the Nation, August 3, 2009: Call-in show and interview with Paul Krugman- 8.3.09

Fresh Air, July 28, 2009: Paul Krugman debates Stuart Butler of the Heritage Foundation- 7.28.09

This Week, July 26, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, David Brooks, Donna Brazile, and Arianna Huffington- 7.26.09

Wall Street Journal Report, July 12, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 7.12.09

The Charlie Rose Show, June 30, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 6.30.09

This Week, June 28, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, Peggy Noonan, Kathleen Parker, and Michael Eric Dyson- 6.28.09

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, June 27, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 6.27.09

All Things Considered, June 27, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 6.27.09
Paul discusses climate change legislation and its effects upon the American economy

This Week, May 31, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Ed Gillespie, Gwen Ifill, and Jan Crawford Greenburg- 5.31.09

This Week, May 3, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Gwen Ifill, and Gerry Seib- 5.3.09

Nightline, April 29, 2009: Montage including discussion by Paul Krugman, Terry Moran, George Will, Cokie Roberts, Nancy Pelosi, Arianna Huffington, Al Sharpton, Jim Cramer, Newt Gingrich, and Ali Wentworth- 4.29.09
Montage of pundits commenting on Obama's first 100 days

New York Foreign Press Center Briefing with Paul Krugman, April 13, 2009- 4.13.09
Question-and-answer session on the worldwide recession, focusing on the U.S. but also many international questions

This Week, April 12, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Jake Tapper, Newt Gingrich, and Ruth Marcus- 4.12.09

All Things Considered, April 10, 2009: Paul Krugman debates Robert Samuelson- 4.10.09

The Rachel Maddow Show, April 7, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 4.7.09

This Week, March 29, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Cokie Roberts, and Matthew Dowd- 3.29.09

The Charlie Rose Show, March 23, 2009: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, Charlie Rose, Andrew Ross Sorkin, and Joe Nocera- 3.23.09

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, March 23, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 3.23.09

All Things Considered, March 23, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 3.23.09

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with David Shuster, March 9, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 3.9.09

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, February 25, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.25.09

The Charlie Rose Show, February 24, 2009: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, charlie Rose, Al Hunt, Doris Kearns Goodwin, David Brooks, and Jim Ellis- 2.24.09

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, February 24, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.24.09

This Week, February 22, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Nouriel Roubini, Al Hunt, and Suzy Welch- 2.22.09

Good Morning America, February 17, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.17.09

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, February 16, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.16.09

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with David Shuster, February 13, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.13.09

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, February 10, 2009: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, Gwen Ifill, Kenneth Rogoff, Alice Rivlin, and Don Marron- 2.10.09

ABC World News Sunday, February 8, 2009: Paul Krugman debates George Will- 2.8.09

American Morning, February 6, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.6.09

The Rachel Maddow Show, February 4, 2009: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.4.09

This Week, January 25, 2009: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts, and Carly Fiorina- 1.25.09

All Things Considered, January 21, 2009: Paul Krugman debates Russell Roberts of George Mason University- 1.21.09

The Rachel Maddow Show, December 29, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 12.29.08

Face the Nation, December 28, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 12.28.08

Paul Krugman Delivers Remarks at the National Press Club on the Economy, December 19, 2008- 12.19.08

What to Do- 12.18.08
Paul gives a detailed overview in the New York Review of Books about his views on the current financial crisis

This Week, December 14, 2008: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Gwen Ifill, and Gerry Seib- 12.14.08

American Morning, December 3, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 12.3.08

Hardball, December 3, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 12.3.08

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with David Gregory, December 2, 2008: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, David Gregory, and Steve Pearlstein- 12.2.08

Today, November 25, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 11.25.08

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, November 25, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 11.25.08

CBS Early Show, November 24, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 11.24.08

Good Morning America, November 23, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 11.23.08

The Rachel Maddow Show, November 19, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 11.19.08
Alison Stewart interviews Paul, and he argues why the Big Three U.S. auto makers need to be rescued

This Week, November 16, 2008: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Sam Donaldson, and Cokey Roberts- 11.16.08
Roundtable discussion of the Obama transition, a possible Big Three auto company bailout, and even some Great Depression economic history

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Interview with Paul Krugman- 11.14.08
Paul discusses the current financial crisis, recession, and how to address them

Lou Dobbs Tonight, November 7, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 11.7.08
A polite debate between Paul and Lou Dobbs on the American financial crisis, where Paul argues for fiscal stimulus and that now is not the time to worry about deficits

The Charlie Rose Show, October 23, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.23.08

Dan Rather Reports, October 21, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.21.08

Fresh Air, October 21, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.21.08

CBS Early Show, October 14, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.14.08

American Morning, October 14, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.14.08

All Things Considered, October 13, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.13.08
Paul discusses the Nobel Prize in Economics that he won today, laments not having anticipated the magnitude of the mortgage crisis, and praises Britain's speedy bank rescue (as opposed to the U.S. Treasury's slow/unclear response)

This Week, October 12, 2008: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Cokie Roberts, and Dan Balz- 10.12.08

Nightline, October 10, 2008: Surviving the Meltdown (includes commentary by Paul Krugman)- 10.10.08

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, October 10, 2008: Paul Krugman debates Amity Shlaes and Sebastian Mallaby- 10.10.08

Race for the White House, October 10, 2008: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, David Gregory, Mika Brzezinski, and Dylan Ratigan- 10.10.08

The Rachel Maddow Show, October 6, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.6.08

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, October 1, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.1.08

CNN Larry King Live, September 29, 2008: Paul Krugman debates Ben Stein- 9.29.08

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, September 29, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.29.08

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, September 23, 2008: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, Jeffrey Brown, Allan Meltzer, and Eugene Ludwig- 9.23.08

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, September 22, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.22.08

Race for the White House, September 22, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.22.08

CNN Reliable Sources, September 21, 2008: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, Howard Kurtz, Karen Tumulty, and Michael Medved- 9.21.08

The Rachel Maddow Show, September 19, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.19.08

CNN Larry King Live, September 15, 2008: Paul Krugman debates Stephen Moore and Andy Serwer- 9.15.08

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, September 15, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.15.08

CNN Special Investigations Unit: Busted! Mortgage Meltdown: Panel discussion containing some commentary by Paul Krugman- 8.30.08

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, July 31, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 7.31.08

CNN Larry King Live, July 30, 2008: Paul Krugman debates Ben Stein- 7.30.08

Fareed Zakaria GPS, July 13, 2008: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, Fareed Zakaria, Lawrence Summers, and Jeffrey Sachs- 7.13.08

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, June 25, 2008: Interview with Paul Krugman- 6.25.08

CNN Larry King Live, June 11, 2008: Paul Krugman debates Ben Stein- 6.11.08

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, March 31, 2008: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, Jeffrey Brown, and Robert Glauber- 3.31.08

This Week, March 30, 2008: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, Robert Reich, and Donna Brazile- 3.30.08

The Charlie Rose Show, December 26, 2007- 12.26.07

This Week, October 28, 2007: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, and Krystia Freeland- 10.28.07

Hardball, October 23, 2007: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, Chris Matthews, and Nancy Giles- 10.23.07

Wall Street Journal Report, October 21, 2007: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.21.07

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, October 16, 2007: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.16.07

All Things Considered, October 9, 2007: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.9.07

Hardball, March 19, 2007: Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, Chris Matthews, and Howard Fineman- 3.19.07

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, March 12, 2007: Interview with Paul Krugman- 3.12.07

Who Was Milton Friedman?- 2.15.07
Paul Krugman's farewell to the late Milton Friedman

The Great Wealth Transfer- 11.30.06
Paul Krugman discusses growing U.S. income inequality during the George W. Bush administration

Marketplace, March 30, 2006: Interview with Paul Krugman- 3.30.06

The Health Care Crisis and What to Do About It- 3.23.06
Piece by Paul Krugman and Robin Wells in the New York Review of Books about rising medical costs

CNN Reliable Sources, November 27, 2005: Roundtable with Paul Krugman, Howard Kurtz, Robert Dallek, Pamela Hess, and Bruce Morton- 11.27.05

Fresh Air, October 6, 2005: Paul Krugman debates Stuart Butler of the Heritage Foundation- 10.6.05

This Week, August 21, 2005: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, and Claire Shipman- 8.21.05

Hardball, August 9, 2005- 8.9.05
Paul Krugman debates Larry Kudlow on the state of the U.S. economy

Wall Street Journal Report, July 24, 2005- 7.24.05
Interview with Paul Krugman on rising health care costs

The Iceberg Cometh- 6.05
From the June 2005 Harper's, Paul Krugman discusses the American economy with Glenn Hubbard (Bush's former Council of Economic Advisors chair and current dean of Columbia's Graduate School of Business) and Pete Peterson (former Commerce Secretary and currently senior chair of the Blackstone Group)

Post on Brad DeLong's Blog, including commentary by Paul Krugman: Justifications for the Long-Run Productivity Growth Forecasts in the Trustees' Reports- 3.25.05

Dean Baker, J. Bradford DeLong, and Paul Krugman (forthcoming 2005), "Asset Returns and Economic Growth," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 2005:1.- 3.24.05
Brad DeLong has three posts on the debate over this paper here (regarding "criticism" from Luskin), here (regarding a NYT article by Ed Andrews), and here (regarding criticisms from Greg Mankiw)

Post on Brad DeLong's Blog, including commentary by Paul Krugman: The Social Security Trustees Explain Their Productivity Assumptions- 3.23.05

Bruce Willis, Asteroids, and Unfunded Liabilities- 3.22.05
Paul Krugman responds to critics who do not understand the concept of present discounted value. Paul wrote this in response to Joe Lieberman, who wrote an angry letter to the Times regarding Paul Krugman's 3.15.05 Times column, The $600 Billion Man. This Times column and the entire exchange between Paul Krugman and Joe Lieberman, including the above post, are posted together chronology here

America's Senior Moment- 3.10.05
Book review of The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know About America's Economic Future, by Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Scott Burns

Meet the Press, March 6, 2005- 3.6.05
A roundtable discussion on the week's events with Paul Krugman, Joe Klein, Kate O'Beirne, and a talking pumpkin

Newsnight with Aaron Brown, February 8, 2005- 2.8.05
Paul Krugman schools Aaron Brown on the federal budget

Hardball, February 7, 2005- 2.7.05
Debate between Paul Krugman, John Fund, Dana Milbank, with Chris Matthews hosting

CNN In the Money, February 5, 2004: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.5.05
Interview with Andy Serwer, Susan Lisovicz and Jack Cafferty and on Bush's fake Social Security crisis. Luckily, Cafferty keeps his mouth shut during this one. If only Serwer would too.

Lou Dobbs Tonight, February 3, 2005: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.3.05
Interview with Lou Dobbs on Bush's fake Social Security crisis

Letter to Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo: WSJ Editorial Page Uses Budget Projections Misleadingly- 1.26.05
The only way you can show that the tax cuts will be affordable is by assuming that they'll go away

The Fake Crisis: Economist Paul Krugman explains Bush's latest con -- Social Security- 1.13.05
Rolling Stone's Eric Bates interviews Paul Krugman on Bush's fake Social Security crisis

The Economists' Voice: Confusions about Social Security- 12.29.04
New in-depth article on Social Security from Joseph Stiglitz's and Brad DeLong's new magazine The Economists' Voice

Hardball, December 27, 2004- 12.27.04

Hardball, December 14, 2004- 12.14.04
Paul Krugman debates Brian Wesbury on Social Security

Krugman: Economic Crisis a Question of When, Not If: Interview with Paul Krugman- 11.22.04
A post-election interview with Paul Krugman

Capitol Report, November 3, 2004- 11.3.04
Election 2004 post-mortem, emphasis on the mortem

Charlie Rose, November 1, 2004- 11.1.04
Paul Krugman makes the case against George W. Bush on the day before Election Day, debating Robert Barro

CNN In the Money, October 30, 2004: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.30.04
Interview with Jack Cafferty, Christine Romans, and Andy Serwer on the disastrous Bush economy and the 2004 Presidential Election

Right on the Edge- 10.22.04
An interview in which Paul discusses Bush, the Iraq War, and the 2004 presidential election

Horizon, September 27, 2004: Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.27.04

CNBC Topic A with Tina Brown, August 29, 2004- 8.29.04

This Week, August 22, 2004: Discussion with Paul Krugman and George Will- 8.22.04

STREET SWEEP, August 13, 2004- 8.13.04

Hardball, August 13, 2004- 8.13.04

LiberalOasis: Interview with Paul Krugman, August 12, 2004- 8.12.04

The Left Coaster: Interview with Paul Krugman Part II, August 11, 2004- 8.11.04

The Left Coaster: Interview with Paul Krugman Part I, August 9, 2004- 8.9.04

Tim Russert, August 7, 2004- 8.7.04
Paul Krugman debates Bill O'Lielly for a raucous hour

MatthewYglesias.com: Who Parses The Parsers?- 8.7.04
Paul Krugman writes a letter to The American Prospect's Matthew Yglesias

Capital Report, August 6, 2004- 8.6.04
Paul Krugman debates Ben Stein on the new lousy jobs numbers

Tucker Carlson Unfiltered, August 6, 2004, August 6, 2004- 8.6.04
Petty right-wing attack dog Tucker Carlson conducts a petty interview of Paul Krugman

COUNTDOWN with Keith Olbermann, August 6, 2004- 8.6.04

Paul Krugman, Witness to the Great Unraveling of America: A Buzzflash Interview- 8.6.04

Kudlow & Cramer, August 2, 2004- 8.2.04

Scarborough Country, August 2, 2004- 8.2.04
Right-wing ex-Congressman and frequent Krugman critic Joe Scarborough (R-FL) interviews Krugman

The Maestro Slips Out of Tune- 6.6.04

Whither America?: Lecture at the London School of Economics- 5.26.04

Speech by Paul Krugman, Doctor of Humane Letters at Haverford's 2004 Commencement Ceremony- 5.16.04

CNBC Topic A with Tina Brown, March 14, 2003- 3.14.04

Lateline, March 11, 2003: Krugman calls on Bush to reign in the red- 3.11.04

CNNFN Flipside, March 10, 2003- 3.10.04
A very long and detailed interview with Krugman about politics and the U.S.'s never-ending recession

The Wars of the Texas Succession- 2.26.04
Reviews of The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill, by Ron Suskind, and American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, by Kevin Phillips

CBS Sunday Morning, February 15, 2004- 2.15.04

'Bull!' and 'Origins of the Crash': Executives Gone Wild- 2.8.04
Book review of Origins of the Crash, by Roger Lowenstein and Bull!, by Maggie Mahar

'Free Market' Fanatics Pave the Way For New Gilded Age in United States- 2.04
Interview with Paul Krugmn by the Online Review of Books & Current Affairs

Special Report with Maria Bartiromo, January 26, 2004- 1.26.04

COUNTDOWN with Keith Olbermann, January 13, 2004- 1.13.04

Paula Zahn Now, January 13, 2004- 1.13.04

Democracy Now!: Paul Krugman v. Richard Perle -- A Debate On The War On Terror- 1.13.04
Krugman debates neocon extremist/crony capitalist/Iraq war guru Richard Perle on the Iraq war and preemption

The Death of Horatio Alger- 1.5.04

The News with Brian Williams, November 26, 2003- 11.26.03
Discussion of recovery, the Republican Medicare Trojan horse bill, and the new even more awful tone in Washington

Strictly Business- 11.20.03
Paul Krugman writes a book review of Joe Conason's Big Lies and Molly Ivins' Bushwhacked

Capitol Report, November 14, 2003- 11.14.03
Roundtable discussion with Paul Krugman, General Barry McCaffrey (Ret.) and Congressman David Dreier (R-CA)

The Professor Takes the Gloves Off- 11.12.03
Alternet's Terrence McNally interviews Krugman on the Bush administration

The News with Brian Williams, November 7, 2003- 11.7.03
Discussion of whether jobs will finally be created and recovery is at hand

Hardball, November 7, 2003- 11.7.03
Krugman debates supply-side crank Stephen Moore about whether the economy is improving on Chris Matthews' Hardball

Paula Zahn Now, October 31, 2003- 10.31.03
Will our economy recover? Paul Krugman and supply-side crank Stephen Moore give differing views

Hannity and Colmes, October 17, 2003: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.17.03
Interview on The Great Unraveling with Mike Gallagher, who's standing in for Sean Hannity, and Alan Colmes

CNN In the Money, October 11, 2003: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.11.03
Interview with Jack Cafferty, Susan Lisovicz, and Andy Serwer on The Great Unraveling

Lou Dobbs Tonight, October 2, 2003: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.2.03
Interview with Lou Dobbs on the Bushies and The Great Unraveling

Buchanan and Press, September 22, 2003: Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.22.03
A very contentious interview with Pat Buchanan and a case-study in how to handle interviewers who lie to their viewers

Marketplace, September 18, 2003: Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.18.03
Commentary from Paul Krugman on The Great Unraveling

CNN Street Sweep, September 17, 2003- 9.17.03
Paul discusses The Great Unraveling on CNNFn

Marketplace, September 17, 2003: Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.17.03
More commentary on The Great Unraveling

CalPundit: An Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.14.03
Kevin Drum interviews Krugman about the economy and The Great Unraveling

The Tax-Cut Con- 9.14.03
Undoubtedly one of Krugman's best articles ever -- just read it, and you'll see what I mean

Buzzflash interviews Paul Krugman- 9.11.03
Another Great Unraveling interview, right here

Paula Zahn Now, September 10, 2003- 9.10.03

The Great Unraveling: Preface- 9.8.03
The preface for Paul Krugman's fabulous book The Great Unraveling

Tim Russert: September 6, 2003- 9.6.03
Tim Russert interview on The Great Unraveling

LiberalOasis: Interview with Paul Krugman, August 29, 2003- 8.29.03
LiberalOasis interviews Krugman on The Great Unraveling and the Bush administration

More On California Taxes- 8.28.03

State Tax Burdens- 8.26.03

Heat Casualties- 8.13.03

Social Security and Medicare, Once Again- 8.9.03

There They Go Again- 8.9.03

Nightline, August 8, 2003: Interview with Paul Krugman- 8.8.03
Paul discusses job loss and the administration's complete lack of concern about it

Social Security- 8.2.03

Economic Hyperbole- 8.1.03

CNN Live from the Headlines, with Paul Zahn: July 17, 2003- 7.17.03
Krugman debates House Rules Committee Chair David Dreier (R-CA) over Bush economic policy and how to decrease unemployment

Voodoo Economics- 5.29.03
A Rolling Stone interview with Krugman about the Bush administration's economic policy

Fiscal Facts- 5.28.03
You too can do fiscal policy analysis with some of these sources that Paul Krugman uses for his articles on fiscal policy

In Plain Sight- 5.11.03
Krugman HAS been writing about the liquidity trap contrary to what Mickey Kaus says

Tax Cuts and Jobs: A Summary of the Debate- 5.8.03
Very astute summary that crystalizes the recent tax cuts and jobs debate

Deflation? Not Exactly- 5.7.03
The Fed realizes how serious the liquidity trap really is

Elephant Shit- 5.5.03
Apparently Don Luskin has never heard of the liquidity trap. The 4.22.03 series continues.

Zero Is Not Enough- 5.4.03
A follow-up to the posts on the 4.22.03 article controversy. This one incorporates deflation into the model

CNN In the Money, May 3, 2003: Paul Krugman debates Bear Stearns' chief economist on the Bush tax cut- 5.3.03
A very exciting debate between Paul Krugman and Bear Stearns' chief economist about the Bush tax cut

CNN International: May 2, 2003- 5.2.03
A discussion with Christian Amanpour about the war and Iraq and the Bush administration's ever-changing justifications of it

Even More About Jobs- 4.29.03
A follow-up to the previous two posts

Fiscal Policy and Employment: Simple Analytics- 4.28.03
A follow-up to the previous follow-up

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: A Followup- 4.24.03
Krugman corrects some very misplaced criticism at this 4.22.03 NYT piece. A word to critics: Say what you will, but do not underestimate his ability to do basic arithmetic!

This Week, April 20, 2003: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, George Will, and Fareed Zakaria- 4.20.03
Krugman debates the aftermath of the war in Iraq and the new Bush tax cut withthe folks at "This Week"

CBS Sunday Morning, April 13, 2003: Footing the bill; paying for rebuilding of Iraq will take quite a while- 4.13.03

Nothing for Money - 3.14.03
Debunking of a theory as to why Bush insists on war in Iraq

Fresh Air, February 25, 2003: Paul Krugman discusses President Bush's tax cut plan- 2.25.03

CNN Reliable Sources, February 23, 2003: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.23.03
Is U.S. media coverage of Iraq biased?

CNN International Correspondents, February 21, 2003: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.21.03

Long and Variable Lags- 2.18.03
Whom should we thank for this recession? George W. Bush? Clinton? Reagan?

CBS Sunday Morning, February 9, 2003: Interviews with Paul Krugman and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)- 2.9.03
Krugman debates Sen. Bill Nelson on manned space travel

Paging Dorothy Parker- 2.5.03
The real George W. Bush couldn't care less about the space program -- he just pretends that he does on TV

When the End Justifies the Medians- 2.4.03
Krugman debunks a poor attempt at spin by OMB

Wall Street Week: Jan. 31, 2003: Krugman vs. Barro on the Bush economic plan- 1.31.03
Krugman debates with Robert Barro on the new Bush tax cut

Polls for Dummies- 1.31.03
A detailed explanation how the RNC spinned Bush's decreasing popularity

Mutability of History- 1.30.03
Debunking of the RNC spin that Bush isn't losing his popularity

Ferdinand Marcos- 1.9.03
Musings on Ferdinand Marcos and George W. Bush and this recent interview in Der Spiegel (apologies for the awful transation)

This Week, January 5, 2003: An interview with Paul Krugman and Newt Gingrich- 1.5.03
Paul Krugman and Newt Gingrich debate the Bush "stimulus" plan. Krugman refutes Gingrich's points very well. I wish more TV were like this

The Mirror: Interview with Paul Krugman- 12.30.02
Translation by Emmanuel Betry of Paul Krugman's interview in the German Mirror or "Der Spiegel"

Soaking the Rich?- 12.18.02
More Republican lying with statistics: Increasing income inequality swells the incomes of (and tax revenues from) the top 1%, and, though tax rates themselves have become more regressive, Republicans want to falsely advertise this phenomenon as evidence that the rich have been progressively soaked between 1979 and 1997

Now: With Bill Moyers: Interview with Paul Krugman- 12.13.02
Now: With Bill Moyers interviews Krugman in a report on income inequality and middle class insecurity

Vintage 1948- 12.11.02
The macroeconomic models of Economics: The Original 1948 Edition are still very relevant today

DEPARTMENT OF SELF-CONGRATULATION, PART DEUX- 12.7.02
A new note on the resignation of Larry Lindsey, remembering a favorite article of mine

DEPT. OF SELF-CONGRATULATION- 12.6.02
At last! Paul O'Neill resigns!

Grassley Digs his Hole Deeper- 10.25.02
Senator Grassley tries to make the tax cut look a little less regressive by leaving out the abolition of the estate tax

Fat Right Tails- 10.20.02

For Richer- 10.20.02
Excellent NYT Magazine article on growing inequality in America. Click here to read Paul Krugman's Sources for this article

Business Unusual, October 18, 2002: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.18.02
Interview promoting the New York Times Magazine article above

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, October 8, 2002: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.8.02

CBS Sunday Morning, September 29, 2002: Reversal of fortune; coping with the economy- 9.29.02

How The Surplus Was Lost- 8.26.02

Bush's Budget Blues- 8.21.02

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, August 20, 2002: Interview with Paul Krugman- 8.20.02

Some Deflation Thoughts- 8.17.02

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, August 6, 2002: Interview with Paul Krugman- 8.6.02

THE LIBERAL NEW YORK TIMES- 8.6.02
Is the NY Times really that liberal?

POWER AND THE RANGERS- 8.4.02
A discussion of crony capitalism . . . Bush style

A QUIBBLE WITH STEVE ROACH- 8.2.02
A disagreement with Morgan Stanley's brave chief economist

Get Rubin- 7.27.02
How silly is the right's attempt to smear Robert Rubin?

RUDI DORNBUSCH- 7.26.02
Paul Krugman discusses the life of Rudi Dornbusch

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, July 22, 2002: Interview with Paul Krugman- 7.22.02
Krugman debunks the myth that Bush is just a regular moral swell guy

The Rhinoceros Effect- 7.21.02
A quick note on Paul's favorite horned animal

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, June 5, 2002: Interview with Paul Krugman- 6.5.02
More on Gekkonomics

FRANK (WOLAK) THOUGHTS ON THE CALIFORNIA CRISIS- 5.27.02
Krugman explains Stanford economist Frank Wolak's model of the California electricity crisis

RED VERSUS BLUE - IN THEORY- 5.27.02
Krugman explains why, although to a small extent, the electoral college gives small states disproportionate influence

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, April 17, 2002: Interview with Paul Krugman- 4.17.02
Paul discusses the failed coup in Venezuela and Middle East oil

CNN Reliable Sources, March 2, 2002: Interview with Paul Krugman- 3.2.02
Krugman discusses Enron with Howard Kurtz, Rich Lowry, and Michael Isikoff

HASTERT'S EXPANSIVE MIDDLE- 2.23.02
Krugman responds to House Speaker Hastert's claim that a "typical" family is in the 95th income percentile

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, February 1, 2002: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.1.02
PK and KP ask: Are there other Enrons out there?

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, December 28, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 12.28.01
Paul Krugman and Jan Hopkins discuss the few good things about the terrible year 2001

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, December 7, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 12.7.01
Backloaded "stimulus packages" and Enron

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, October 24, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.24.01
A discussion of war bonds and other pending exploitation -- er -- legislation of September 11th

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, October 12, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.12.01
Should airport security be the government's responsiblility and how should it be run?

The Fear Economy- 9.30.01
Everything you want to know about America's economy during our present crisis

Marketplace, September 28, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 9.28.01

The Early Show, August 31, 2001: Paul Krugman debates John Fund of the Wall Street Journal- 8.31.01

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, August 22, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 8.22.01
Krugman responds to Larry Lindsey and discusses Social Security and Medicare surpluses as well as the slowdown

This Week, August 19, 2001: The Roundtable with Paul Krugman, George Stephanopoulos, Cokie Roberts, and George Will- 8.19.01

This Week, July 29, 2001: Paul Krugman debates supply-sider Robert Bartley of the Wall Street Journal- 7.29.01

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, July 25, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 7.25.01
A discussion of accounting inconsistencies and intellectual dishonesty in the report of the White House Commission on Social Security

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, July 18, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 7.18.01
How do we get out of our first recession caused by a bubble rather than the FED

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, June 27, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 6.27.01

Marketplace, May 29, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 5.29.01

LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE, May 18, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 5.18.01

Morning Edition, May 17, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 5.17.01

Nightline, May 16, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 5.16.01

Nightline, May 4, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 5.4.01

Marketplace, April 13, 2001: Interview with Paul Krugman- 4.13.01

The World According to Paul- 4.5.01
Krugman talks a little bit about U.S. relations with China and a lot about the California electricity crisis in an interview for Salon.com

CLASS WARFORE?- 8.00
Warfore? I thought it was warfare? Oh well . . .

Notes on Social Security- 8.00
The hidden debt in any privitization plan

Unleashing the Millenium- 3.00
A look back and a look forward at the change of the millenium

When Did the Future Get So Boring?- 9.99
The Space Age ain't what it used to be

Money can't buy Happiness. Er, can it?- 6.1.99
The great American consumer boom and why it's sort of scary.

The Ascent of E-man- 5.99
The model of a modern business isn't anything like the predictions.

Labor Pains- 5.99
The need for the Fed and the problem with more wages. Uses good metaphors.

The Breakfast Table- 4.99
Chats with Kathleen Sullivan over the daily news

Moneyline, March 12, 1999: Interview with Paul Krugman- 3.12.99

Should Alan fear a Bubble?- 3.99
Reflection on good times, their bad hangovers, and what we can do while still intoxicated.

God Bless Those Timid Workers- 2.99
Krugman praises cheap labor in the U.S. for decreasing the NAIRU

Newshour with Jim Lehrer- 2.99
Chat with the 'Span and Paul Solman over the future and the present.

Inflation targeting in a Liquidity Trap- 2.99
A short but recent memo moving for decisive action.

Deflationary Spiral*- 2.99
Another mathematical look at the specter of Deflation

Can Deflation be Prevented?*- 2.99
Examines the new outbreak of an old problem- Deflation.

The Energy Non-Crisis Explained- 2.1.99

No Time for Losers- 7.98
Americans ignore stories of failure at their own peril

Glenn Loury's Round Trip- 5.98
Trying to stay honest in a polarized world

The $300,000 man- 4.98
Pondering celebrities from an Economic standpoint.

Soft Microeconomics- 4.98
Microsoft is villified very easily in the Guv's case. Too bad facts are involved.

Don't Worry About Deflation- 2.2.98

The Mercedes Menace- 1.98
Economic distortion and keeping up with the Joneses

Review of 'Against the Tide'- 6.97
A polite thrashing of the latest in a long line of Protectionists.

Rat Democracy- 5.97
Begs the question- how does Western Democracy exist at all?

The Age Boom: The Economics of the Boom; Does Getting Old Cost Society Too Much? - 3.9.97
Article about Health care for the elderly

New Math, Same Story- 1.5.97
The Boskin report changes growth accounting but not the productivity slowdown

Krugman and the Deficit- ?.99
Italian interview with Krugman over policies and prophecies.

The CPI and the Rat Race- 12.96
How status is more important in relative than absolute terms.

The Spiral of Inequality- 11.96
America has become ever more divided, despite what Trent Lott says.

Demographics and Destiny- 10.20.96
Some interesting facts on the severity of our imminent Social Security crisis and the demographic deluge

Business Day, October 4, 1996: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.4.96

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, October 3, 1996: Interview with Paul Krugman- 10.3.96

First, Do No Harm- 9.4.96

Review of The Good Life and Its Discontents- 9.96

Getting Ahead; White Collars Turn Blue- 9.96
Krugman predicts the future of the American economy in the 21st Century

The Lost Fig Leaf- 9.96
Dole's campaign and the role of the American government.

What Consensus?- 6.96
America is not politically ready for any redistributive schemes.

Down-sizing Downsizing- 6.96
The great Boogeymyth of the mid 90's is chased out from under the bed.

The Tax-Reform Obsession- 4.96
Although the title might not suggest it, Krugman solves the problem of traffic jams and establishes markets for previously non-exchangable goods -- a truly excellent article

All Things Considered, February 6, 1996: Interview with Paul Krugman- 2.6.96

What the Public Doesn't Know Can't Hurt Us- 10.95
An excellent discussion of income inequality -- and a nice panning of Dick Armey's book

Would You Buy a New Car From This Man?- 7.23.95

Two cheers for the welfare state- 5.95

The danger of new tax cuts- 2.95

Kathleen Brown Offers Sound Plan for California Turnaround- 10.23.94

Technology's Revenge- Fall.94
Increasing income inequality might be due to the nature of new production technology

THE CONSERVATIVE VISION BECAME A MIRAGE IN U.S.- 8.23.93

The Clinton Tax Increase: Why taxing the rich makes sense- 5.93

Are you ready for the 21st century? -- The Evolution of Progress- 4.93

Working overtime to set the productivity pace- 3.93

Plugging in to productivity- 2.93

All Things Considered, December 30, 1992: Interview with Paul Krugman- 12.30.92

The Rich, the Right, the Facts- 9.1.92
More in inequality. Helpful graphs included.

Clinton Is an Economic Realist- 8.92
Krugman praises Candidate Clinton's Economic plan

Ignorance and inequality- 6.92

Disparity and despair- 3.92

Ideology and investment- 2.92

Spend: a liberal economic program- 12.91
Krugman proposes an economic plan to increase long-run growth

Mario Cuomo: The reluctant gladiator- 12.91

Prosperity is tied to long-term interest rates- 11.25.91

The painful cost of workplace discrimination- 11.4.91

Why the unemployment rate is suprisingly low- 10.91

Eliminating inflation won't help the economy- 8.91

There's no reason to fear inflation- 6.91

Why New England's economy won't recover soon- 5.91
A slow recovery after bubble bursts, but there is hope

Did the Federal Reserve cause the recession?- 4.91
Was the 1991 recession the FED's fault?

Why the Bush bank reform plan won't work- 3.91
Bush 1's bank reform plan does not address te difficult issues

Why the recession won't last long- 1.91
Krugman shows why the 1991 recession would be mild

Industrial Policy's Not So Bad- 5.8.90

We're No. 3 -- So What?; Hold the Hysterics: America's Economy Can Take a Licking and Keep On Ticking- 3.25.90

Gephardtnomics- 3.88
Krugman takes on a protectionist presidential candidate who is now House Democratic Minority Leader

The Nightly Business Report: Commentary by Paul Krugman- 1993 - 2002
Commentary by Paul Krugman on various issues over the years on Nightly Business Report

Review of "The Cost of Talent," by Derek Bok- ?

Inflation During the 1983 Recovery- 9.9.82
A memo written by Paul Krugman and Larry Summers while they were on the staff of Feldstein's Council of Economic Advisors