Economy

Krugman’s New Schtick Is Convincing People ‘2021 Was Pretty Amazing’
New York Times economist Paul Krugman is once again making a fool of himself by letting everyone know he believes that 2021 was actually a great year for the economy. Really.

Economic Dunce Ruhle Spins Millions Leaving Jobs As 'Sign of Strength'
On the heels of a new jobs report out on Tuesday morning which showed a record 4.5 million workers quit their jobs in November, NBC Nightly News went into damage control mode Tuesday evening by trying to spin for the Biden Administration.

NONSENSE! NY Mag Sells ‘Price Controls’ to Fight Inflation
Inflation is skyrocketing, so let’s make matters worse! That seems to be the logic behind the “price controls” New York Magazine is promoting as a serious idea to fight off inflation.

Morning Joe Hails Biden's 'Christmas Miracle: WH That Saved Christmas'
The opening segment of the December 23 Morning Joe was one — interminable — tongue bath for Joe Biden. On everything from the omicron variant to the supply chain, to inflation, the panel lavished praise on Ol' Saint Joe. The praise reached its absurd apotheosis with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski twice -- joking-not-joking -- speaking of a "Christmas miracle." Scarborough ended…

Analysis: CNN’s Coverage on Spiking Gas Prices Is All Over the Place
CNN just can’t seem to get its story straight. The network has toggled between defending President Joe Biden from criticism over rising gas prices to praising him for small price drops. Now, the network is warning about rising prices again and protecting Biden.

CNN Host PERPLEXED By Biden's Low Approval, Historian Oozes Optimism
While guest hosting Inside Politics on CNN on Thursday, Phil Mattingly wondered how President Biden's approval rating could be so low, after all he has signed major pieces of legislation and the economy is "robust." To alleviate his confusion, Mattingly welcomed CNN historian Tim Naftali to explain that Biden's numbers will eventually go up because at the current moment he is being…
We’ve Survived 2021! Here’s the Most-Read NewsBusters Blogs From 2021
Continuing what’s become a staple of our year-end packages, NewsBusters used our Google Analytics to compile our ten most-read stories from 2021, which saw four writers from our News Analysis Division seeing stories crack the top ten along with one from MRC Culture and two from MRC’s Free Speech America.

DOOCY TIME: Here’s Peter’s Top Briefing Tangles With Jen Psaki in 2021
Following four years of combative White House press briefings and showboaters like Jim Acosta and April Ryan becoming Resistance household names, the White House Briefing Room saw a different show in 2021 with Press Secretary Jen Psaki. Often times, one could count on one man to do what Acosta refused to do in respectfully challenging an administration: Fox’s Peter Doocy.

Economist Who Downplayed Inflation Says He’s Still ‘Team Transitory’
An elitist economist is insulting his readers by doubling down on the much-criticized notion that spiking inflation is only “transitory.”

Ron Klain Mocked for Hyping Article: '2021 Wasn't All Bad'
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain was mocked on Twitter for hyping an Al Hunt flack piece called "2021 Wasn't All Bad."

Washington Post Cries GOP ‘Primed to Pounce on Inflation’ in 2022
The Washington Post tried to whip out the generic “Republicans have pounced” cliché in order to spin some of the attention on skyrocketing prices away from President Joe Biden.

Nets Blackout Report Inflation on Food to Spike 5 Percent Early 2022
A new report out Tuesday from the market research firm IRI showed that food prices are expected to spike five percent during the first half of 2022. While the rapid inflation the United States is expected to experience is terrible news for consumers, ABC’s World News Tonight, CBS Evening News, and NBC Nightly News apparently had no interest in covering the…

ABC's 'This Week' Panel Attacks Manchin 'He Represents Plutocrats'
It’s now been a week since Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) went on Fox News Sunday and tanked President Biden’s Build Back Better bill, drawing audible sighs from the mostly liberal panel on ABC’s This Week. A week later and they still have not gotten over it. They spent the latter half of the so-called “Powerhouse Roundtable” railing against Manchin for not going along with their…