Government

Sequestration Sacrifices Jobs to Save Billionaire Tax Breaks

Sequestration Sacrifices Jobs to Save Billionaire Tax Breaks Sequestration Sacrifices Jobs to Save Billionaire Tax Breaks

America is not broke. America has broken budget priorities that can be fixed without embracing the austerity fantasy.

Feb 22, 2013 / John Nichols

Stacking the Deck: The Phony ‘Fix the Debt’ Campaign

Stacking the Deck: The Phony ‘Fix the Debt’ Campaign Stacking the Deck: The Phony ‘Fix the Debt’ Campaign

Pete Peterson’s $60 million push to sell corporate America’s ruthless austerity agenda.

Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / The Editors

The Austerity Agenda: An Electoral Loser

The Austerity Agenda: An Electoral Loser The Austerity Agenda: An Electoral Loser

Candidates who ran on slashing Medicare and Social Security lost big in November. But that doesn’t stop Pete Peterson from pushing the fantasy that voters’ biggest conc...

Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / John Nichols

Pete Peterson’s Puppet Populists Pete Peterson’s Puppet Populists

The “Fix the Debt” campaign is pure astroturf: corporate cash machinery masquerading as a grassroots uprising.

Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Mary Bottari

Fix the Debt’s Fuzzy Math Fix the Debt’s Fuzzy Math

Dire warnings about the deficit don’t add up mathematically. But then, Fix the Debt is not really about the economy, it’s about gutting Medicare, Social Security and ot...

Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Dean Baker

Gun-Violence Focused House Race Tests the NRA’s Political Toxicity

Gun-Violence Focused House Race Tests the NRA’s Political Toxicity Gun-Violence Focused House Race Tests the NRA’s Political Toxicity

A primary election for a vacant House seat in Illinois tests whether a Democrat with NRA ties can be a contender.

Feb 18, 2013 / John Nichols

Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest

Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest

Why did war hero Chuck Hagel get blocked, while Wall Street crony Jack Lew sailed through?

Feb 15, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Senator Harry Reid, D-Fool Me Twice

Senator Harry Reid, D-Fool Me Twice Senator Harry Reid, D-Fool Me Twice

The Senate majority leader says it's “shocking” that Republicans are blocking Hagel. Really? What did he think would happen when he blocked filibuster reform?

Feb 15, 2013 / John Nichols

Hillary Clinton, State Feminist?

Hillary Clinton, State Feminist? Hillary Clinton, State Feminist?

She vowed to make women’s rights a cornerstone of US foreign policy. How did she do?

Feb 13, 2013 / Feature / Tara McKelvey

Congress Can Block Postal Austerity, and Save Saturday Delivery

Congress Can Block Postal Austerity, and Save Saturday Delivery Congress Can Block Postal Austerity, and Save Saturday Delivery

Under the Sanders-DeFazio plan, Congress can save a vital service and secure a future for USPS.

Feb 13, 2013 / John Nichols

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