As the U.S. president’s era draws to a close, Stefan Moore takes stock of his signature domestic and foreign policies.
The Real Joe Biden
Tag: Paul Krugman
US Economic Pundits & Their Wall Street ‘Vibes’
The biggest problem, writes Les Leopold, is how to take the government back from the wealthy who dominate it.
Reasons for an Argentina-Brazil Currency Union
It’s a way to help them re-industrialize, writes Barbara Fritz, at a time when recent geopolitics have also sharpened concern about dollar dependency.
The Risk of Baiting Trump on Russia
In the drive to damage President Trump, American liberals have seized on his desire for more cooperation with Russia, baiting him as “a Putin puppet,” a dangerous strategy, says Norman Solomon.
Sanders Annoys Democratic Establishment
The Democratic establishment is growing impatient with Bernie Sanders who continues to delay the party’s long-planned coronation of Hillary Clinton, a vexation expressed by Paul Krugman and criticized by Rick Sterling.
The Misinformation Mess
Exclusive: As Americans approach Election Year 2016, the crisis of misinformation is growing more and more dangerous. On issues from foreign policy to the economy, almost none of the candidates in the race appears to be addressing the real world, writes…
The Dangers of European Dis-Union
The “European Project” is under unprecedented stress from fissures both east-and-west (over the Ukraine crisis) and north-and-south (over the Greek and refugee crises) and it’s unclear whether the Continent’s bureaucrats can keep the European Union from splintering apart, as Nat Parry explains.
The Iron Law of Oligarchy Returns
From the Archive: The death of Danny Schechter, “the News Dissector,” at age 72 from cancer marks a sad moment for independent journalism. Schechter’s was a strong voice against the empty platitudes and blatant hypocrisies that have come to define modern…
The Liberal Idiocy on Russia/Ukraine
Exclusive: American pundits are often more interested in scoring points against their partisan rivals than in the pain that U.S. policies inflict on people in faraway lands, as columnists Paul Krugman and Thomas L. Friedman are showing regarding Russia and…
Krugman Joins the Anti-Putin Pack
Exclusive: Official Washington’s “group think” on the Ukraine crisis now has a totalitarian feel to it as “everyone who matters” joins in the ritualistic stoning of Russian President Putin and takes joy in Russia’s economic pain, with liberal economist Paul…