A concise and very readable argument for a better way out of our messy economy. As far as I'm concerned, the best part is that Krugman uses very little jargon, so that those of us who don't have doctorates in economics can understand what he's saying. And his suggestions all seem much more reasonable than the people who say, "Oh, there's nothing we can do about this, we just need to be better people, and then the confidence fairy will wave her magic wand and things will all be better." If I had my way, this would be mandatory reading for every pundit and member of Congress, particularly the people who disagree with what Krugman says.