Economic Policy

Paul Ryan’s Rapid Rewrite of Election History Paul Ryan’s Rapid Rewrite of Election History

Ryan: “I don’t think we lost it on those budget issues, especially on Medicare.” Yes they did. 

Nov 14, 2012 / John Nichols

Grand Bargain Is the Wrong Solution Grand Bargain Is the Wrong Solution

As Congress nears the so-called "fiscal cliff," they should listen to voters: austerity cuts are unacceptable.

Nov 13, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ron Johnson’s Pompous Assumptions: Voters are Ignorant, Colleagues Need Tutoring Ron Johnson’s Pompous Assumptions: Voters are Ignorant, Colleagues Need Tutoring

How hard will it be to negotiate with congressional Republicans? Ask the Republican senator who thinks voters are ignorant about fiscal math.

Nov 12, 2012 / John Nichols

CliffsNotes for Washington CliffsNotes for Washington

How to get yourself to the edge of the fiscal abyss and not jump. 

Nov 12, 2012 / Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman

Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?

Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession? Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?

Chairman Ben Bernanke, who’s been sounding the alarm, is attacked constantly by the right. He and his allies need support from a mostly silent left.

Nov 8, 2012 / Books & the Arts / William Greider

Speak Out to the Federal Reserve! Speak Out to the Federal Reserve!

Progressives falsely assume this mysterious institution is impervious to public pressure. We need to make our voices heard.

Nov 8, 2012 / Feature / William Greider

Lies, Damned Lies and Paul Ryan Lies

Lies, Damned Lies and Paul Ryan Lies Lies, Damned Lies and Paul Ryan Lies

Not to be outdone by Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan tells the biggest lie of the 2012 campaign.

Nov 5, 2012 / John Nichols

What Republicans Can Learn From the Cold War

What Republicans Can Learn From the Cold War What Republicans Can Learn From the Cold War

The realization that markets need government saved capitalism after World War II.

Oct 23, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Melvyn P. Leffler

Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates

Fifteen million Americans are underwater on their mortgage payments, yet the presidential debates lacked a discussion about the housing crisis.

Oct 23, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Romney’s Recession Reaganomics Romney’s Recession Reaganomics

STUDENT FINALIST: With staggering unemployment, Romney’s trickle-down policies are the last thing the United States needs.

Oct 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Audrey Yu

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