Paul Krugman

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The Chips Are Down

What, if anything, are the markets telling us? 5 hrs ago • Paul Krugman
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Will Surrendering to Iran Relieve Trump’s Gas Pains?

Capitulation probably won’t pay off at the polls in November
Jun 23 • Paul Krugman
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How MAGA Undermined the Military

Ideology, bigotry and cronyism have endangered national security
Jun 22 • Paul Krugman
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Technology, Capital and Skills

Rethinking the story of AI and inequality
Jun 21 • Paul Krugman
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Arindrajit Dube on Wages

Labor economics you should know about
Jun 20 • Paul Krugman
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Donald Trump, Champion of Renewable Energy

His humiliating defeat in Iran has sealed the deal
Jun 19 • Paul Krugman
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Power and Geopolitics After Trump

A preview of a talk I'm giving
Jun 18 • Paul Krugman
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Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson

A recording from Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson's live video
Jun 18 • Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson
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Unlocked Repost: Curing US Healthcare, Part III: The Future

What reform could look like
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Hype and Glory

The SpaceX frenzy continues
Jun 17 • Paul Krugman
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The Theory of the Vulgar Class

Collapsing norms, cage matches, and a republic in danger
Jun 16 • Paul Krugman
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Meet the New Bosses, Worse Than the Old Bosses

The second Gilded Age is much uglier than the first
Jun 15 • Paul Krugman
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Technology and Social Change

Rising GDP isn’t the whole story
Jun 14 • Paul Krugman
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Talking With Azeem Azhar

Taking the pulse of AI again
Jun 13 • Paul Krugman
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Elon Musk, Human Ponzi Scheme

With Wall Street’s help, you’re about to be forced to buy stock in SpaceX
Jun 12 • Paul Krugman
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Social Security is Facing a Political Crisis

America can afford to keep paying full benefits. But will we?
Jun 11 • Paul Krugman
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Breaking the Heart of the Heartland

White rural voters are belatedly awakening to reality
Jun 10 • Paul Krugman
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Money and Machismo are Undermining America

Fragile MAGA egos are rejecting the future, from energy to drones
Jun 9 • Paul Krugman
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A Gesture of Contempt

Trump makes the little people suffer, sports edition
Jun 8 • Paul Krugman
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Off Today

Anything happen?
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AI and the Pitfalls of Innovation

History offers warnings about technological optimism
Jun 7 • Paul Krugman
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Comments on a Freaky Friday

Today my head talks alone
Jun 6 • Paul Krugman
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America, the Inessential Nation

It turns out that Trump doesn’t have the cards
Jun 5 • Paul Krugman
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Illegal Tariffs, Round 3

Another failing war Trump won’t end
Jun 4 • Paul Krugman
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