Blue chevron gas price board behind white pick up truck. Prices range from five dollars to $5.50.

Passing the Blame for Inflation

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 15, 2022

Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in economics, New York Times columnist, distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and the author of Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), discusses last month's Consumer Price Index, released Tuesday, and the politics of inflation as Democrats and Republicans play the blame game.

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