Paul Krugman Political Quotations

I have friends, political scientists, sociologists, who all share an interest at least in certain kinds of science fiction.

[W]e have a lot of evidence on what happens when you raise the minimum wage. And the evidence is overwhelmingly positive: Hiking the minimum wage has little or no adverse effect on employment while significantly increasing workers' earnings.

On the political as on the economic front it's important not to fall into the "not as bad as" trap. High unemployment isn't O.K. just because it hasn't hit 1933 levels; ominous political trends shouldn’t be dismissed just because there’s no Hitler in sight.

Politics determines who has the power, not who has the truth.

I believe in a relatively equal society, supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty. I believe in democracy, civil liberties, and the rule of law. That makes me a liberal, and I’m proud of it.

The goal in the end is not to win elections. The goal is to change society.

Middle-class societies don't emerge automatically as an economy matures, they have to be CREATED through political action.