Krugman on Stiglitz and the exclusions of progressives from the Obama team
America Blog Jul 19 09There is a larger point here, that Joe and I keep harping on. For some reason, the Obama White House, and even back when they were the Obama campaign, doesn't see much of a need for progressives. They don't reach out very much to progressives, they don't effectively use progressives who want to help advance the Obama agenda, and they don't help progressives in return. It's something floating between disdain and indifference, topped with some supreme self-confidence (i.e., masters of the universe need not consult mere mortals).And in fact, there is some concern that Obama is actually hurting the progressive infrastructure. Full story...
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