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
Jeff Madrick
Business Next New Deal, Social Security
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
Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 73Politics Next New Deal, Social Security
Government has no fixed size
Lost in the praise for Obama's inauguration speech was his eloquent case for a government that adapts to its people
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 10:36 PM UTCPolitics Next New Deal, Barack Obama
The Simpson-Bowles consensus makes no sense
Capping federal spending at 21 percent of GDP is arbitrary, short-sighted and wrong for America
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 11:51 PM UTC 30Business Medicare, Fiscal cliff
Obama’s biggest challenge: Job creation
Forget all the hand-wringing about the fiscal cliff. The president needs to set his sights on unemployment
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 5:04 PM UTC 12Politics Barack Obama, Unemployment
Sandy: Proof positive government aid matters
The arguments over FEMA in the wake of the hurricane expose just how empty Republican rhetoric has become
Friday, Nov 2, 2012 6:03 PM UTC 11Politics Republican Party, Ronald Reagan
Obama’s still vulnerable on the economy
As good as his debate performance was, the president needs to make a clearer case for the progress he's made
Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 10:54 PM UTCPolitics Democratic Party, Mitt Romney
Mitt’s 47 percent attack: 100 percent wrong
Americans who rely on government programs aren't "takers." They're people who have been left behind by our economy
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 4:18 PM UTC 22News Next New Deal, Mitt Romney
Forget Rand and Reagan
When we wish for modern incarnations of the right's biggest idols, we feed into the myths surrounding them
Friday, Aug 17, 2012 4:37 PM UTC 12Politics Next New Deal, Ayn Rand
“Romney Hood” recalls Reagan
Romney may be running as the small government candidate, but his only real goal is to cut taxes
Saturday, Aug 11, 2012 3:00 PM UTCPolitics Next New Deal, Mitt Romney, GOP
“Teach America: Government can work”
Economists Jeff Madrick, Dean Baker and James Hamilton talk about how President-elect Obama should proceed with his stimulus plan.
Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009 12:05 PM UTC 20All Salon U.S. Economy, Barack Obama
Bush’s dirty little secret
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.
Thursday, Feb 3, 2005 6:34 PM UTCNews Social Security
Clueless George
Disappearing jobs, exploding deficits, rising bankruptcies. And the Bush economic plan? Um, there isn't one.
Thursday, Oct 24, 2002 7:59 PM UTCNews George W. Bush
Long live big government!
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.
Friday, Jun 22, 2001 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment U.S. Economy, Budget Showdown
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