Thursday, November 3, 2011

Paul Krugman | Protest Changes Austerity Debate

Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: "I visited Zuccotti Park on Oct. 20. Michael Moore gave a short speech, transmitted by the human microphone.... The emperor was naked, and all it took was one honest voice to point it out. As for how the emperor got that naked: read Ari Berman's article on the austerity class and its dominance in Washington, published in The Nation on Oct. 19. It's about 'a central paradox in American politics over the past two years: how, in the midst of a massive unemployment crisis - when it's painfully obvious that not enough jobs are being created and the public overwhelmingly wants policy makers to focus on creating them - did the deficit emerge as the most pressing issue in the country?'"
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