Daily Archives: March 19, 2013

By William K. Black

On March 18, 2013, Lawrence O’Donnell stated that John Boehner’s admission that the U.S. faces no current debt crisis vindicated Paul Krugman, who O’Donnell described as “a lonely voice opposing austerity.”  It is true that Krugman has been a strong opponent of austerity and has been proven correct.  It is also true that MSNBC has frequently portrayed Krugman as an isolated, virtually sole opponent of austerity.  Continue reading →