Paul Krugman on the economy, the media, and 'negativity bias'

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🗓️ 31 July 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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The acclaimed economist talks with Brian Stelter about recession fears, inflation and the "dystopian myths of red America." Plus, Tara Palmeri, Oliver Darcy and Liz Mair analyze Jon Stewart's use of TV interviews to highlight veterans' health care needs; Rachel Leingang discusses Arizona's primaries and the growing trend of GOP candidates running against the media; Lydia X. Z. Brown shares what really happened during a White House meeting that was ridiculed by right-wing media; and Katherine Stewart, author of "The Power Worshippers," talks about Christian nationalism.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Brian Stelter live in New York, and this is Reliable Sources, where we examine
0:06.0	the story behind the story and we figure out what's reliable.
0:09.6	This hour, the acclaimed economist Paul Krugman is here talking about the economic roller
0:13.5	coaster and how we should all cover and handle it, plus, prickly candidates running for
0:18.2	powerful posts.
0:19.2	We will talk with a reporter about what it's like covering candidates when they are campaigning
0:23.8	against you, and later, attacked for being accessible, we're going to rewind this
0:28.9	tape of D.P. Kamala Harris.
0:31.4	Look at what really happened to this event that was mocked by right-wing media.
0:35.3	The first, this weekend, there are new headlines about Rupert Murnoch snubbing Donald Trump.
0:39.9	There are new questions about the Wall Street Journal publishing a gossipy story about
0:43.5	Elon Musk, and there are new frustrations with news coverage of President Biden.
0:47.7	Joining us to make sense of it all, Terrapal Mary, formerly a political and ABC, now the
0:51.8	senior political correspondent at Puck, CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy, and Republican
0:57.1	strategist Liz Mayer, former online communications director at the RNC.
1:01.7	Let's begin with John Stewart and the Pact Act.
1:04.2	Right now, protesters are gathering at the steps of the U.S. Capitol to advocate for that
1:09.7	legislation that's right now kind of stalled in the Senate.
1:11.8	You see these pictures here of this protest that's now underway on the steps of the Capitol.
1:16.9	They are advocating for the passage of legislation to provide funding for veterans who have
1:22.6	suffered from toxic burn pits in Iraq and other previous wars.
1:27.6	This toxic exposure bill was stalled the other day by Republicans, but let's be honest
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