The Dropped Ball
While the White House and much of the media spun the hurried late-night move as a victory for the middle class, it was a win paid for with new tax cuts worth hundreds of billions of dollars for America’s wealthiest families.
The fiscal cliff … of ’32
Eighty years ago, just like today, a fiscal crisis almost totally dominated the nation’s capital.
Our Great Fiscal Opportunity
This is a chance for the American public to engage in a critical debate over national priorities.
Latest “Fiscal Cliff” Proposals Would Deepen Inequality
The early reaction by many progressive organizations is that it would be better to go over the cliff than accept the emerging bargain the President has offered.
Ripe for Reduction
The pending budget deal must include long-overdue military spending cuts.
Billionaires with No Skin in the Game
If the top two percent is up in arms about losing their Bush tax cuts, why aren’t they generating any street heat?
In Fact, Fairly Taxing the Rich Won’t Scare Them Away
Recent research debunks some of the most common arguments against raising taxes on the richest Americans.
AlterNet: Five Job-Destroying CEOs Trying to “Fix” the Debt
In poll after poll, the American people say they are far more concerned about the jobs crisis than the “debt crisis.” A powerful coalition of CEOs says they have an answer for both problems.
This Week in OtherWords: Fiscal Swindle Special Edition
At least $881 billion in creative revenue-raisers and spending cuts belong on the table.
New IPS Proposal Would Scrap Most of the Deficit
Without trimming the safety net, an Institute for Policy Studies framework would shrink the federal budget deficit by $881 billion per year while making the United States more equitable, green, and secure.
We’re Not Broke
This commonsense guide to avoiding the fiscal swindle would nearly eliminate the budget deficit while making the United States more equitable, green, and secure.
Mother Nature Belongs at the Bargaining Table
Throwing the nation over the climate cliff will make our current fiscal challenges look like a minor bump in the road.
Snake-Oil Deficit Savings
Like things you spot in your side-view mirror, many of the budget numbers flitting around the debt talks are larger than they appear.
The Fiscal Hoax
Don’t believe the cliff hype.
For Pete’s Sake, What’s Happened to Our Democracy?
One billionaire has the wherewithal to totally redirect America’s political discourse.