How bad have things gotten? How did we get stuck in what now can only be called a depression? And above all, how do we free ourselves? Krugman pursues these questions with his characteristic lucidity and insight. He has a powerful message for anyone who has suffered over these past four years—a quick, strong recovery is just one step away, if our leaders can find the "intellectual clarity and political will" to end this depression now.

Unfortunately, Krugman suggests the same failed policies that got us here: Overblown and in-effective governments on county, state & federal levels who he wants to bail out with borrowed money, so they can hire more government employees, to continue failed and bloated programs.