Government

What Was Obama’s Secret in Winning the Debt Standoff? What Was Obama’s Secret in Winning the Debt Standoff?

Some liberals argue Obama's three-dimensional chess is finally paying off.

Jul 13, 2011 / Ari Melber

ALEC Exposed

ALEC Exposed ALEC Exposed

A trove of documents reveals the vast procorporate strategy of this powerful right-wing group.

Jul 12, 2011 / Feature / John Nichols

ALEC Exposed: Business Domination Inc. ALEC Exposed: Business Domination Inc.

Wisconsin is just one front in ALEC's most recent war against against revenue and labor unions, part of an ongoing mission to privatize everything.

Jul 12, 2011 / Feature / Joel Rogers and Laura Dresser

ALEC Exposed: Sabotaging Healthcare

ALEC Exposed: Sabotaging Healthcare ALEC Exposed: Sabotaging Healthcare

To a former health insurance executive, ALEC's fight against “Obamacare” looks familiar—and straight out of the corporate playbook.

Jul 12, 2011 / Feature / Wendell Potter

ALEC Exposed: The Koch Connection

ALEC Exposed: The Koch Connection ALEC Exposed: The Koch Connection

Untold sums of cash poured into ALEC by Charles and David Koch have been an effective investment in advancing their worldview.

Jul 12, 2011 / Feature / Lisa Graves

Ari Berman: The Public Cares About Jobs, Not the Debt Ceiling Ari Berman: The Public Cares About Jobs, Not the Debt Ceiling

Instead of growing the economy, both political parties have become obsessed with the debt crisis and ignored what the American people really want—jobs.

Jul 12, 2011 / MSNBC

Are Republican Candidates Crazy or Just Cynical About the Debt Ceiling? Are Republican Candidates Crazy or Just Cynical About the Debt Ceiling?

Republican presidential candidates say we should not raise the debt ceiling. Have they lost their minds?

Jul 12, 2011 / Ben Adler

Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior

The president has reportedly proposed raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. That's bad fiscal policy, bad economics and bad politics.

Jul 12, 2011 / John Nichols

Medicare’s Still Delivering After 45 Years; The Only Serious Threat to Its Future Is Paul Ryan Medicare’s Still Delivering After 45 Years; The Only Serious Threat to Its Future Is Paul Ryan

Medicare and Medicaid are strong and necessary programs. The only real threat they face comes from House Budget Committee chair Paul Ryan and Republicans who would voucherize ...

Jul 2, 2011 / John Nichols

Obama: ‘It’s Only Fair’ to Ask Rich to Give Up Tax Breaks

Obama: ‘It’s Only Fair’ to Ask Rich to Give Up Tax Breaks Obama: ‘It’s Only Fair’ to Ask Rich to Give Up Tax Breaks

Democrats should demand fair taxation, but they cannot support cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security in exchange for new revenue.

Jun 29, 2011 / John Nichols

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