Are we on the road to recovery? Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman talks with Leonard Lopate.

Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist, Nobel Prize-winning economist, and author most recently of End This Depression Now!, discusses the "fiscal cliff" negotiations in Washington and how he thinks it should be resolved.

Paul Krugman, op-ed columnist for the New York Times and author most recently of End This Depression Now!, discusses his views of the economy and how to fix it--and the politics of getting it done.

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Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was on the Lopate Show recently. He also told us what he's listening to and his love of Lolcats. Find out what else he's a fan of!

Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Krugman looks at the economic slump and discusses ways he thinks we can lift ourselves out of it. In End This Depression Now! he argues that a quick, strong recovery is possible if our leaders can find the "intellectual clarity and political will" to restore the economy.

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Paul Krugman says we need to leave Social Security and Medicare alone, raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, and get over our fear of government spending—which is why he's happy that the deficit reduction super committee didn't make a deal.

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman talks about the nation's finacial climate, the battle over collective bargaining rights for unions, and the news of the economy.

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Paul Krugman, New York Times op-ed columnist, talks about the midterm elections and responds to New Gingrich's comments about him on a recent Brian Lehrer Show.

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Paul Krugman on why we're not Greece.