Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

RT @JohnJHarwood: new Sanders adviser: “Chavez racked up an economic record that a legacy-obsessed American president could only dream of… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marthagimbel: The Economic Report of the President has revealed that the quality of interns at CEA is much better than it was when I wa… — PolitiTweet.org

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The meritocratic era, such as it was, was fairly short-lived -- driven, I think, in large part by the sudden realization that scholarship at public universities like CCNY was getting so much better that the Ivies' prestige was in danger 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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In fact, in the early years of both Harvard and Yale class ranking was based, not on grades, but on your family's social standing 2/ https://t.co/fkJLcrCEH7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Um, did we ever really make that distinction? The Ivies were always to an important extent about prestige -- about what your bio said and the connections you made 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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My contribution to the mourning and celebrating of Alan Krueger https://t.co/OwnizV3TRh — PolitiTweet.org

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Upcoming events: I debate Steven Pinker https://t.co/ybpAdBs9gX — PolitiTweet.org

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For anyone wondering, my Alan Krueger appreciation will be in today's newsletter, coming a bit later today. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dynarski: Alan Krueger was a gifted communicator He spoke of complicated concepts in simple, powerful terms Here are his writings for… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytopinion: .@PaulKrugman has some discouraging observations about fixing the problems of America’s heartland https://t.co/29iPkwj6Sg — PolitiTweet.org

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The tragedy of Alan Krueger, even worse than we realized. What a terrible thing to happen to an intellectual giant who made America a better place for millions of people. https://t.co/CbkB6z7sNS — PolitiTweet.org

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Oh my God. A wonderful person, a very great economist, who transformed our understanding of labor markets, and one… https://t.co/cf2irsXHbf — PolitiTweet.org

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Meanwhile, in case you're wondering what life is like for hemisemidemi celebrities: I'm feeling a sense of triumph because I appear to have successfully repaired the track light in the kitchen. On my own! After only two trips to the hardware store! Having a martini to celebrate. — PolitiTweet.org

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I said nothing when they came for the Muslims, because I am not a Muslim I said nothing when they came for the blacks, because I am not black. I said nothing when they came for the Jews, because I am not Jewish. In the end, nobody is safe https://t.co/xwHP4DT8Iy — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @neeratanden: Given they attack every other group in America, it was only a matter of time before the GOP attacked the Irish. https://t.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Part of the point may be that new forms of work pay badly, not because they must, but because workers were denied bargaining power. In other words, it's not really about coal, it's about politics 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The second is that the collapse of mining employment happened a long time ago – and while the region is depressed, there have been other forms of employment, What stops these jobs from being seen as providing work with dignity? (Serious question) 3/ https://t.co/50cMdY7YJ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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One is that something similar happened to blue-collar work in big US cities, leading to social collapse in some urban communities – but strange to say, all the emphasis was on the supposed problems of black culture, not the disappearance of work 2/ https://t.co/4JzVnIaOjP — PolitiTweet.org

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The collapse of traditional work in Appalachia has definitely created a lot of social problems, and also political backlash – although very much with the wrong targets. But I have a couple of thoughts 1/ https://t.co/0rG0Ms0ah2 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JordanUhl: After shootings, media outlets are encouraged not to share pictures of the shooter and/or their manifestos. Tucker Carlson… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @joshtpm: Whether it's "small group of people" or "very fine people", the standard is always, how do I respond to a horrific situation w… — PolitiTweet.org

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But as a symbol she terrifies them. She makes the modern right look like mean-spirited dinosaurs (because they are). Hence the frantic efforts to destroy her 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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AOC is everything they aren't – and a woman of color too. We shouldn't put her on a pedestal – that's not doing her any favors either! She's going to make mistakes, commit the occasional gaffe, and in general be fallible. That's OK! 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Let's face it: most prominent conservatives -- most political figures in general, to be fair, but even more so on the right -- are deeply charisma-challenged, boring, inarticulate, and, honestly, not too bright. Also pretty old. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Paul Waldman is right that the right-wing hate machine will be turned on any Democrat. But I do think there's something special about AOC: she plays into their deepest insecurities, even more than Obama did 1/ https://t.co/pVER1mmYGR — PolitiTweet.org

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It's always worth remembering how sick these people are. And this isn't some random guy on the internet, he's still… https://t.co/Vor2u0noIt — PolitiTweet.org

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Incidentally, Asian-Americans seem to be figuring out the same thing 3/ https://t.co/QJujZLfRbb — PolitiTweet.org

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PS: Trump happens to be wrong. Most US Jews know that in a climate of bigotry we always – always – end up being among the victims 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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So Trump thinks U.S. Jews *in general* mainly care about Israel – or, actually, Likud – rather than America. I seem to recall progressives getting enormous heat for even suggesting that this might be true of a few people 1/ https://t.co/EyNkG6HLff — PolitiTweet.org

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Wage stagnation is a political choice, not an inevitable consequence of technological change https://t.co/FDcoi0XjV9 — PolitiTweet.org