That's lovely. Paul Krugman has been a very prolific, provocative (he wrote a book called The Great Unravelling, and even occasionally politically active writer and lecturer.

However, in my opinion (worth very little, of course) Naomi Klein has done far more than Paul Krugman to actually bring home the reality of global "free market" trade in a way that people can really understand.

To me, Paul Krugman remains an apologist for this pernicious system, and seems to think it can be "reformed."

Yes, I more or less agree. Heck, I'm not sure even Klein really gets it.

They want some design changes in our stone heads, and more efficient methods for building them, but in the end, it's still "build a bigger stone head."

Despite whatever Klein doesn't get, her book is a masterful expose of the empire from one angle. She tells a story which I'm more or less familiar with, but supplies innumerable fascinating details that I was completely unaware of. I gave out 20 or so copies to friends. The book is far better than her interviews, just because the details she gives cannot be reduced to sound bites.

"..and even occasionally politically active writer and lecturer."

LOL. I guess you don't read his blog/opinion column in the New York Times on a regular basis, do you?

LOL. All the way to the bank.

Yes, I do read his column on a regular basis. I do not hear him say that the problem we face is, well, us.

That unless human beings stop behaving as though they can appropriate 100% of all of earth's resources (and even if we do), that the planetary alignments are going to shift -- and not in a nice way.

After the Chicago Boy's have trashed the world economy, why not acknowledge Krugman?
At least he is not a idiot, and has spoken up.
But agreed, just make Bigger Heads is still the problem, and as Leanan has pointed out, I don't even know if Naomi understands.

Well, for those wanting to know what she thinks about building ever bigger stone heads, this page provides her current speaking schedule and a link to someone who might just pass along a well worded question on the subject. But prior to asking, it might be wise to read her latest articles (there are many) as she quite likely has already made her position known.

Paul Krugman remains an apologist for this pernicious system, and seems to think it can be "reformed."

I think you've got Krugman wrong there, NeverLNG!

Nobel winner Krugman says world recession likely

The people who assured us that markets work, that the private pursuit of profit always leads to a good result have been rather massively wrong," he said."