Night of the living Reaganites: Anti-government zombies refuse to die

Seattle Times by Paul Krugman | Aug. 25, 2009 (Opinion)

Washington is still ruled by Reaganism — an ideology that says government intervention is always bad, and leaving the private sector to its own devices is always good. The abject failure of Reaganism in practice should have killed it but, like a movie zombie, it keeps on coming back from the dead. Full Story »

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Krugman goes to the core of economic forces that are holding back needed change in our society.

The debate over the public option has, as I said, been depressing in its inanity. Opponents of the option — not just Republicans, but Democrats like Sen. Kent Conrad and ... More »

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