Meet the pro-austerity hypocrites
The wealthy corporate titans behind Fix the Debt are using a loophole to avoid paying taxes, a new report charges
Thursday, May 2, 2013 10:22 PM UTC 15Politics Fix the Debt, Bowles-Simpson
Federal Deficit
Politics Fix the Debt, Bowles-Simpson
Social Security cuts are inexcusable
The deficit is shrinking. How can Obama defend dismantling one of the country's most popular government programs?
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 3:15 PM UTC 49Business Next New Deal, Social Security
Mr. President, you won the election, not them!
Obama’s new budget will reportedly include GOP's beloved entitlement cuts. Why he's overlooking the real solution
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 155News President Obama
Sunday shows haven’t learned
This week: Everyone agrees that we must get serious about Balancing the Budget, no one feels guilty about Iraq
Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 7:09 PM UTC 41Politics Politics, sunday morning shows
GOP confuses government and family budgets
Paul Ryan's newest plan focuses solely on the deficit and distracts from real economic goals, like jobs and wages
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 4:19 PM UTCNews RobertReich.org
Republican deficit insincerity will save Social Security
It's probably a good thing that the president is the only person in Washington who actually cares about the deficit
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 8:38 PM UTC 17Politics Politics, Federal Deficit
The undead, unnecessary, unhelpful Grand Bargain
Begging Republicans to let us cut Social Security and Medicare is insane (no matter how much pundits lust after it)
Monday, Mar 11, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 51Politics Politics, national debt
The politician vs. the economist
When Morning Joe debated a Nobel Prize winner, the economist was unprepared for the politician's aggressive style
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 65Politics Paul Krugman, Joe Scarborough
Here’s your sugar-coated Satan sandwich!
Emanuel Cleaver was right. Why did anyone ever think Republicans would undo the sequester deal?
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 6:57 PM UTC 46News Sequestration, Debt ceiling
Kill the sequester!
A growing chorus agrees: Don't just replace the looming raft of cuts, undo it entirely
Friday, Feb 22, 2013 5:38 PM UTC 22Politics Sequestration, Federal Deficit
Simpson and Bowles release lame “Simpson-Bowles” sequel
Politico loves it, but the new Simpson-Bowles plan is just a waste of everyone's time
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 8:39 PM UTC 10Politics Politics, Federal Deficit
Americans shocked to learn that there isn’t actually a Social Security crisis
A survey shows that deficit fear-mongering works, but it's overcome by simple counter-arguments
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 9:11 PM UTC 94Politics Politics, Social Security
The progressive case for the chained CPI
Since we may have to swallow them, here's the best argument possible for switching to a "chained CPI"
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2012 5:22 PM UTC 46Politics Fiscal cliff, Social Security
Simpson-Bowles is magic
It's every pundit's favorite budget plan, but no one seems to know -- or care -- what it actually contains
Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 12:45 PM UTC 19Politics Bowles-Simpson, Federal Deficit
Obama says debt-cutting deal can be reached soon
"When the American people speak loudly enough, lo and behold, Congress listens," the President said VIDEO
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 6:10 PM UTCNews Fiscal cliff, Video, Congress
Media elites: Cut Medicare!
No matter how the "fiscal cliff" is resolved, "entitlement reform" will remain Washington's favorite solution VIDEO
Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 7:43 PM UTC 18Politics Joe Scarborough
The case against cooperation
Democrats pushing for compromise to avert a mythical "fiscal cliff" are hurting their party, and the country
Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 6:53 PM UTC 34News Barack Obama, Federal Deficit
Republicans tentatively backing away from Grover Norquist
The coalition against raising taxes is perhaps not as strong as it used to be
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 1:58 PM UTCNews Taxes, Federal Deficit
New group: America’s youth cry out for sensible, moderate deficit reduction
A hip new group of "activists" pretends the youth believe in austerity -- and lower taxes for the rich
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 12:45 PM UTC 20Politics Federal Deficit, deficit hawks
Everything you need to know about the “fiscal cliff”
Everything you wanted to know about the coming crisis but were too embarrassed to ask
Monday, Nov 12, 2012 5:19 PM UTC 10Politics national debt, Fiscal cliff
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