Deficit

Obama’s senseless Social Security cuts

With a rapidly shrinking deficit, Obama's plan to shred our social safety net is as unwise as it is unnecessary

Jeff Madrick, Next New Deal Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 73
Politics Next New Deal, Social Security

A stunning, old quote reveals the Gipper understood that Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit VIDEO

David Sirota Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 1:18 PM UTC 38
News Video, Ronald Reagan

The former labor secretary says Washington's fiscal priorities are dangerously out of whack VIDEO

Alex Halperin Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 3:01 PM UTC 66
News Video, Robert Reich, Upworthy

They see maximal elimination of the public sphere as the right direction for America

George Lakoff, AlterNet Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 4:38 PM UTC
News AlterNet, Conservatives

The co-chairs of President Obama's fiscal stability commission have another deficit reduction plan. Will it work?

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 7:26 PM UTC
News Jared Bernstein, Simpson-Bowles

Boehner is persuading his Republican caucus to pick its fights with Democrats more strategically

Charles Babington, Associated Press Sunday, Feb 3, 2013 6:05 PM UTC
News Republican Party, John Boehner

The president says it's "absurd" that the GOP uses the debt ceiling as leverage to cut spending

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Jan 14, 2013 5:38 PM UTC 14
Politics Barack Obama, Congress

The co-chair of the deficit commission tells young people to stop using the Internet so much VIDEO

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 3:57 PM UTC
Politics Alan Simpson, Gangnam style

We can't discuss the program's future until after the election, says Obama aide. But by then it might be too late

David Sirota Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 6:58 PM UTC 11
Politics Obama, Debt, David Axelrod