May 18, 2012

Apocalypse Fairly Soon in Europe

Paul Krugman, New York Times

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For the past two-and-a-half years, European leaders have responded to crisis with half-measures that buy time, yet they have made no use of that time. Now time has run out.

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TAGGED: Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Euro, Eurozone

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