Diane Rehm interviews Paul Krugman

New book: The Conscience of a Liberal

What does it mean to be a liberal? Why should one be proud of this word?

Universal healthcare.

A society which asks its rich (and everyone else) to contribute to the general welfare.

The principle that we are better individually when we take care of each other, rather than letting the young, old, weak, and sick fend for themselves.

It should be a pretty old idea for a nation that understands its own religious principles about peace and justice, but somehow these ideas have be argued for again and again.

Krugman does a good job of making the case.

The interview is here: http://wamu.org/programs/dr/07/10/15.php#13763