Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 11:51 PM UTC
The Simpson-Bowles consensus makes no sense
Capping federal spending at 21 percent of GDP is arbitrary, short-sighted and wrong for America
Capping federal spending at 21 percent of GDP is arbitrary, short-sighted and wrong for America
Forget all the hand-wringing about the fiscal cliff. The president needs to set his sights on unemployment
The arguments over FEMA in the wake of the hurricane expose just how empty Republican rhetoric has become
As good as his debate performance was, the president needs to make a clearer case for the progress he's made
Americans who rely on government programs aren't "takers." They're people who have been left behind by our economy
When we wish for modern incarnations of the right's biggest idols, we feed into the myths surrounding them
Romney may be running as the small government candidate, but his only real goal is to cut taxes
Economists Jeff Madrick, Dean Baker and James Hamilton talk about how President-elect Obama should proceed with his stimulus plan.
Here's what the president didn't tell you in his State of the Union address: His plan to privatize Social Security will be hugely expensive and will make the average worker worse off.
Disappearing jobs, exploding deficits, rising bankruptcies. And the Bush economic plan? Um, there isn't one.
Bush's tax cut, based on deceit and bad math, doesn't just screw us economically -- it exposes an administration that's both blind to our needs and less effective than ever.