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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Krugman Raises White Flag on Trade, admits his “free-trade” cheerleading was mostly garbage [View all]Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)57. That's it exactly, I believe
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At best, this "non-pology" from him is more along the lines of a weasely "mistakes were made" or "I'm sorry you're offended".
He's corporatist through and through. he's just dismayed his narrative isn't winning the day.
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Cheese Sandwich
Mar 2016
OP
in today's ny times, Jared Bernstein has op ed about all the negative effects of free trade:
amborin
Mar 2016
#1
No Shit! " “free trade” globalization was mostly garbage." How can he say that while we
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#2
Good Article to lay on the DLC, Third Way "Dems" here that have been defending it
Ferd Berfel
Mar 2016
#35
No amount of proof will shake their loyalty. The reason they refuse to discuss positions on
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#69
Utterly DESPICABLE. Lives, livelihoods, entire industries and communities destroyed by these LIARS.
AzDar
Mar 2016
#3
My first vote was for Perot and not Clinton, I will vote for Ahole Trump in order to
bonniebgood
Mar 2016
#96
Krugman is another 'He Who Can't Ever Be Criticized" so this is a shocker!1 (not)
m-lekktor
Mar 2016
#8
I have learned, over the past 12 to 15 years, to trust absolutely nothing that comes from
FlatBaroque
Mar 2016
#9
Their whole game is selling horrible policies to benefit the 1% and then saying oops 20 years later
Cheese Sandwich
Mar 2016
#16
But of course it's the way it was handled. It's always the way it's handled. Those objecting are
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#106
lol i remember when I was being lectured to give respect to Krugman by some DUers... nt
retrowire
Mar 2016
#22
I hate it when some blogger can't read. Krugman: "Mr. Sanders is demagoguing the issue."
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#24
I think if we can partnership with other nations, we are a stronger country and world. Isolating
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#30
Will be glad to hear what Sanders says is the right way when he stops ranting and gets down to facts
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#37
So what is he going to do with all the ones we already have? Even the ones pending. Oh, well,
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#48
worn out either/or neoliberal false meme meant to scare and confuse - cut it out!
Kip Humphrey
Mar 2016
#40
Sorry, we've taken more than our share of the world's wealth and resources to up and leave the game.
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#41
That's called Nationalism. We will be a poor country trading among ourselves, not to mention
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#89
Economic colonialism is not about altruism. People aren't nearly as moronic as you
Marr
Mar 2016
#97
Don't care who he is if he can't read/comprehend. I guess his audience must be pretty dense.
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#33
If you had happened to come across his writings outside the campaign framework...
Armstead
Mar 2016
#36
Yes! He was calling bullshit from way back. Krugman is a dwarf compared to him.
Armstead
Mar 2016
#29
Yet, he doesn't get essence of what Krugman said, including, "Mr. Sanders is demagoguing the issue."
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#52
This is a very good piece about what America is when it comes to being a non-sovereign country.....
turbinetree
Mar 2016
#28
And the past 20 years have seen the largest reduction in global poverty in history
Recursion
Mar 2016
#73
Yes, but in no way, shape or form thanks to economists who are trained to obfuscate the realities
Jemmons
Mar 2016
#95
I'm so tired of people 'making mistakes", "misspeaking" etc. Most of us know what it really was. nt
cyberpj
Mar 2016
#47
I've never found him mean-spirited, but its good to find an economist admitting error
bhikkhu
Mar 2016
#51
This could be a rare case of truth seeking and soul searching. But isnt it a lot more likely that he
Jemmons
Mar 2016
#59
Oh, please He just realizes Americans aren't buying his b.s. any longer. There were plenty of
Skwmom
Mar 2016
#55
I hope he admits his pro-Clinton campaigns against Obama's supporters and Bernie's supporters are bs
merrily
Mar 2016
#68
What a complete rewriting of what Krugman actually wrote ..completely laughable response to butthurt
pkdu
Mar 2016
#76
The article takes the Krugman quote out of context. The Nation article is lying.
Buzz cook
Mar 2016
#80
It's what happens when one refuses to accept GREED and FRAUD into their models. nt
OnyxCollie
Mar 2016
#84
I'll probably be roasted here, but I feel globalization is great, but has been horribly mishandled.
Amimnoch
Mar 2016
#90
Good job, Cheese! I love PK but never cared for his Nobel Prize Award winning thoughts on trade
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Mar 2016
#94