spending

Are Americans too stupid for democracy?

No, but they could be a lot smarter

Joshua Holland, Alternet Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 5:05 AM UTC 20
Politics Americans, AlterNet, Media

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

A growing chorus agrees: Don't just replace the looming raft of cuts, undo it entirely

Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Feb 22, 2013 5:38 PM UTC 22
Politics Sequestration, Federal Deficit

Budget cuts at the sub-national level led to hundreds of thousands of lost jobs in the state

Jared Bernstein, On the economy Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:23 PM UTC
Business Jared Bernstein, U.S. Economy

A collapse in negotiations would be a rocky start for 2013 VIDEO

By Connie Cass, Associated Press Monday, Dec 31, 2012 8:45 AM UTC
Business aol_on, Video, From the Wires

Domestic programs are on the chopping block too, in ways that could affect average Americans more

Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Tuesday, Aug 14, 2012 12:45 PM UTC
Politics From the Wires, spending

How not to solve an American crisis

Mattea Kramer, TomDispatch Tuesday, Jul 17, 2012 7:28 PM UTC 107
News U.S. Economy, spending, Taxes

We now spend the same share of GDP on health care (18%) as the historical average of federal taxes collected

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Thursday, Jul 5, 2012 2:15 PM UTC
Politics Healthcare Reform, Health