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Left: Paul Krugman of Princeton University, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2008, holds his Nobel lecture at the Aula Magna of the Stockholm University, in Stockholm, Monday Dec. 8, 2008. Logotype of Swedish Academy of Sciences is in the background. (AP Photo/Fredrik Persson, Scanpix Sweden) Right: A portrait of Lord John Maynard Keynes taken in his office at the treasury. (08/24/45) AP Photo
Krugman on Keynes
January 13, 2013 | News & Notes
Paul Krugman attributes many of the theories he uses in analyzing today's depression to economist John Maynard Keynes, whose ideas rose to prominence in the 1930s during America's last major depression.
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Full Show: Paul Krugman on Why Jobs Come First
January 11, 2013 | Moyers & Company

The New York Times columnist explains why our top priority should be getting America back to work – if only Washington would stop throwing distractions in the way. Continue reading

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Paul Krugman Explains the Keys to Our Recovery
January 11, 2013

The New York Times columnist details the catastrophic impact of the economic downturn as well as avenues to recovery — should Washington be wise enough to take them. Continue reading

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Lew Draws Fire From Right and Left
January 11, 2013 | Connecting the Dots
Conservative and liberal senators oppose President Obama's nomination of Jacob Lew for Treasury secretary.
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Corporate Gold on the Fiscal Cliff
January 11, 2013 | On Democracy

Our economic quick-fixes do little for most of us, but continue to reward those at the top. And yet Wall Street still wants more. Continue reading

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Bill Moyers Essay: The ‘Crony Capitalist Blowout’
January 11, 2013

Bill explains how last week’s fiscal cliff deal gave tens of billions in tax breaks to Wall Street and corporations. Continue reading

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Preview: Paul Krugman on Economic Stigmas and Solutions
January 10, 2013

The New York Times columnist tells Bill prospects for economic recovery are bleak, particularly for younger Americans, but says solutions are still possible. Continue reading

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Paul Krugman on Jack Lew, Obama’s Treasury Choice
January 10, 2013

In a preview of this weekend’s Moyers & Company, The New York Times columnist discusses President Obama’s Treasury pick, and why he’s okay with not being chosen. Continue reading

Singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III poses for a portrait on the roof of his apartment building in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001. Wainwright, 54, knows that he has written a good collection of songs for his new album "Last Man on Earth," he doesn't believe the disc is a downer. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin)
We’ve Got “The Paul Krugman Blues”
January 10, 2013 | News & Notes
The economist and New York Times columnist joins Bill in the studio today to talk about why our top priority should be getting America back to work.
FILE - In this July 23, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. The struggle to head off a national debt default played out on two tracks, as do most big things in the capital. One was for show. The other was for real. The two tracks finally came together, in the knick of time, on Tuesday, when the Senate granted final passage to legislation raising the debt ceiling, trimming spending and punting the most painful decisions on deficits down the road. President Barack Obama's pen sealed the deal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Can the Debt Ceiling be Avoided with a Trillion Dollar Coin?
January 8, 2013 | We're Not Making This Up!
Enthusiasm is growing for a one trillion dollar coin that could allow Obama to bypass the coming debt ceiling debate.
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