Paul Krugman

Attention Abroad: U.S. President Donald Trump provides an update on the Attack on Iran at a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2026.

Health Care

Reform on Ice

by Merrill Goozner March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Trump’s undeclared war in the Middle East postpones the much-needed debate over health care affordability—the #1 issue bedeviling average Americans.

Economy

What Is Affordability?

by Dylan Gyauch-Lewis February 11, 2026February 11, 2026

Politics

The Deeply Flawed Narrative That Joe Biden Bought

by Bill Scher May 26, 2022May 27, 2022

Political Animal, Politics

J.D. Vance’s Misogynist Dog Whistle

by Jeet Heer July 28, 2021January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Post-Florence, The Fourth Estate Must Expand Its Climate Coverage

by D.R. Tucker September 23, 2018January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Virginia Slim: Could A Right-Wing Minion Win the Old Dominion?

by D.R. Tucker October 21, 2017January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Al Gore’s Decade of Dignity

by D.R. Tucker October 8, 2017January 9, 2022

Political Animal

The Press Won’t Report It, But We Know It’s True: If You Voted for Trump, You Hate the Dreamers Too

by D.R. Tucker September 10, 2017January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Despite McConnell’s Delay, Trumpcare Could Still Make It Through the Senate

by D.R. Tucker July 16, 2017January 9, 2022

Political Animal

You Can’t Get What You Want (‘Til You Know What You Want)

by D.R. Tucker July 15, 2017January 9, 2022

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