Paul Krugman Archives - Page 2 of 4

Mon, Nov 21st, 2016

Maybe Now the Media Will Do Its Job After Helping Elect Trump

The news media really has a very simple job; report the truth even if it is reporting the truth that a presidential candidate is a liar.

Rmuse

Audio engineer and instructor for SAE. Writes op/ed commentary supporting Secular Humanist causes, and exposing suppression of women, the poor, and minorities. An advocate for freedom of religion and particularly, freedom of NO religion.

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sat, Sep 24th, 2016

Paul Krugman Scolds the Media – Demands They Do Their Job

Reporting that doesn’t accurately reflect the huge honesty gap between the candidates misleads readers, giving them a distorted picture that favors the biggest liar.”

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sat, Sep 17th, 2016

Bumbling Donald Trump Provokes Mainstream Media into Calling Out His Birther Lies

Donald Trump has been called, and Paul Krugman says, "I suspect Donald Trump is feeling a bit sandbagged right now."

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.

Fri, Sep 9th, 2016

Thanks to Elizabeth Warren’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Wells Fargo Fined for Fraud

“Because of the severity of these violations, Wells Fargo is paying the largest penalty the CFPB has ever imposed."

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Fri, Sep 9th, 2016

Paul Krugman Demolishes Trump’s Promotion of a Strong Vladimir Putin

Economist Paul Krugman exposes Vladmir Putin's weak economic progress compared to the steady climb of the US economy under President Obama

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sat, Aug 13th, 2016

Paul Krugman Explains What Drives GOP Establishment Support of Trump

Republicans don’t care about shunning racism, preserving democracy and religious freedom or avoiding nuclear war because they support Trump.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016

In Cheering Trump, Republicans Cheered the Death of American Democracy

"I have a message for all of you: the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end. Beginning on January 20th 2017, safety will be restored"

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sun, Jun 5th, 2016

Paul Krugman Destroys 35 Years Of Failed Republican Economics In Two Minutes

Paul Krugman dismantled 35 years of failed Republican economic policy in two minutes during a debate with Grover Norquist.

Jason Easley

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Mon, Mar 7th, 2016

Paul Krugman Calls Romney vs. Trump a Collision of Fallacies

In 2012, Mitt Romney was making almost the exact same economic proposals he is now accusing Donald Trump of making today

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Mon, Feb 22nd, 2016Mon, Feb 22nd, 2016

Rubio Calls Breitbart a Conspiracy Site But Rubio’s Biggest Problem is Rubio

Establishment candidate and Breitbart target by default, it is probably less who he is that has gotten Rubio this far than who he isn't

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sat, Feb 6th, 2016

Paul Krugman Strikes Back At Liberals Who Attack ‘Obamacare’

Krugman points out that with GOP control the House, it may take many years before Republicans agree to provide more funding for a healthcare system

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Tue, Feb 2nd, 2016Tue, Feb 2nd, 2016

Paul Krugman and Noam Chomsky Agree: Republicans Are A Serious Threat To Humanity

Paul Krugman and Noam Chomsky joined to sound the alarm about Republican being a threat not only to Americans but to human survival

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Mon, Jan 18th, 2016Mon, Jan 18th, 2016

Paul Krugman Says Hillary Clinton is Right and Bernie Sanders is Wrong on Healthcare

Paul Krugman has entered the healthcare reform fray on behalf of Hillary Clinton, a fact which will no doubt disappoint many progressives.

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Tue, Dec 29th, 2015Tue, Dec 29th, 2015

Krugman: Trump Distracts From the GOP Pledge To Double Down On W. Bush Policies

Krugman says the GOP establishment is determined "to take whatever didn't work from 2001 to 2008 and do it again in a more extreme form"

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Tue, Dec 22nd, 2015Tue, Dec 22nd, 2015

Paul Krugman Says Trump and Cruz Are George W. Bush Reincarnations. He’s Right

Trump is simply a reiteration of Bush; the man who contributed to the dumbing down of America so maniacal conservatives could appear sane

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sun, Dec 6th, 2015

Paul Krugman Get It Mostly Right About Why Republicans Doom Earth’s Population

According to Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman, Republicans will go to any length to stop American involvement in a climate deal and will hasten the world population's demise in the process; left alone the planet will fix itself in a few centuries. Krugman's assessment is incomplete; there is more motivation behind Republican opposition to saving the Earth's population than simply rejecting science.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sun, Nov 22nd, 2015

Paul Krugman Gets It Right: Republicans Are Panicked, Stupid And Cruel

Paul Krugman noted that since Barack Obama was sworn in as President, Republicans and conservatives have done nothing but "warn about imminent catastrophe."

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Fri, May 22nd, 2015

Paul Krugman Is Right The Iraq War Was A Bush Crime

Having a discussion will not change the disastrous consequences of Bush and company's crimes, bring back the three-quarters of a million dead Iraqi civilians or thousands of American soldiers, it may inform Americans of the intent of Republicans defending the invasion and occupation.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sun, Mar 22nd, 2015

Real Economist Paul Krugman Calls Republican Budget A Trillion Dollar Con Job

Republicans only know one approach to economic policy; the abject failure and scam known as trickle down with a healthy dose of Draconian austerity. Those features epitomize the most recent budget proposal Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman officially and accurately labeled as a "trillion dollar con job."

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Tue, Mar 17th, 2015

Netanyahu’s Iran Speech A Distraction From Israel’s GOP-Style Economic Failure

Although warmonger Netanyahu does want America to wage war against Iran on Israel's behalf, he had a different motivation to save his job as Israel's leader.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/