This week, Krugman is unhappy about the adverse health effects of lead paint, which only Hillary Clinton wants to eradicate. This is typical, Krugman says: Republicans (which in his mind…
Why have mortality rates among pregnant women in Texas doubled in recent years? There’s no one explanation, Krugman admits — and then proceeds to pounce on one explanation: cuts to…
The bad news keeps piling up for Obamacare: Aetna, for example, is pulling out of a lot of the exchanges. The failures are everywhere now. According to Krugman, a little…
We know how to do some things, Krugman says, like deliver health care to everyone, provide for people’s retirement, and increase the wages of low-income people. But economic growth? That’s…
With long-term interest rates low and no shortage of ideas for public-works projects, Krugman says now’s the time to do — wait for it — lots of borrowing and spending….