Say ‘Shabbat Shalom’ Jennifer Say ‘Shabbat Shalom’ Jennifer
Eric on Jennifer Rubin's deepening hypocrisy, and Reed on the media's "shark week"-esque debt-ceiling coverage.
Aug 5, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Mitt Romney’s Tea Party Problem Mitt Romney’s Tea Party Problem
Mitt Romney is the Republican front-runner, but he isn’t as strong among Tea Party activists.
Aug 5, 2011 / Ben Adler
Wasn’t the Debt-Ceiling Deal Supposed to Avert a 512-Point Dow Collapse? Wasn’t the Debt-Ceiling Deal Supposed to Avert a 512-Point Dow Collapse?
Obama surrendered to Republicans to get a job-killing, growth-stifling debt-ceiling deal. It was a horrible mistake. Now, with markets tanking, will the president make that mistake...
Aug 4, 2011 / John Nichols
After the Debt-Ceiling Debacle After the Debt-Ceiling Debacle
Maybe now we can get back to making sense of news about the real economy and the struggles people are experiencing every day.
Aug 4, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Spending Cuts Are Two Sacred Cows Strapped Together With a Time Bomb The Spending Cuts Are Two Sacred Cows Strapped Together With a Time Bomb
This “Super” Committee is actually a ticking time bomb strapped to two sacred cows: military spending and social spending.
Aug 4, 2011 / Press Room
Will the Pentagon Suffer in the Debt Deal? Will the Pentagon Suffer in the Debt Deal?
It might, but it’s going to take a lot of work to counter the Iron Triangle and its lobbyists.
Aug 4, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Spending Cuts Are Two Sacred Cows Strapped Together With a Time Bomb The Spending Cuts Are Two Sacred Cows Strapped Together With a Time Bomb
This "Super" Committee is actually a ticking time bomb strapped to two sacred cows: military spending and social spending.
Aug 4, 2011 / MSNBC
Memo to Frank Bruni: Women Have Been Devastated by the Economic Downturn Memo to Frank Bruni: Women Have Been Devastated by the Economic Downturn
Times columnist Frank Bruni ignores the dramatic toll the economic downturn has taken on women.
Aug 4, 2011 / StudentNation / Kevin S. Donohoe
Pawlenty Versus Bachmann Heats up in Iowa Pawlenty Versus Bachmann Heats up in Iowa
Tim Pawlenty knows that his only route to the Republican nomination is by process of elimination, so he’s trying to eliminate Michele Bachmann.
Aug 3, 2011 / Ben Adler
Is It Time to Downgrade the Rating Agencies? Is It Time to Downgrade the Rating Agencies?
Despite playing a hugely damaging role in the 2009 financial collapse, credit rating agencies were a central player in the debt ceiling debate. When will Washington learn to ignore...
Aug 3, 2011 / George Zornick