The economy still isn't creating enough jobs to keep up with population growth, but things are...
Category - Economy
Republicans Will Punt On Taxes, Healthcare
Taxes are, contrary to popular belief inside the beltway, a losing issue for Republicans. An...
And Now, The Really Bad News
Paul Krugman isn't feeling too peppy about the sputtering economy. By my count we’ve had four...
Chart of the Day
Via Ezra Klein, here's a chart showing the CBO projection for the National Debt at the beginning of...
Alcoholics and Drug Users
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) spoke to a group of constituents during a "listening session" this...
More Exploding Profits for Big Oil
Today is another wonderful day for Big Oil. In addition to Exxon-Mobil posting a 69% increase in...
Exxon-Mobil Profits Explode
Its a wonderful day in the neighborhood for Big Oil. HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's...
Subsidizing Record Profits
During the summer of 2008 when the cost of oil skyrocketed and the national average price of...
Finally a Good Idea on Social Security
President Obama is stepping in the right direction on Social Security: (Reuters) - President Barack...
Raising Taxes on the Rich is A Winning Move
New McClatchy poll results: On tackling the deficit, voters by a margin of 2-to-1 support raising...
Massive Job Losses… When?
Republicans just can't seem to grasp historical timelines. Rep. Tom Graves (R-Wrong) on MSNBC the...
The Republican Deficit
This is a little wonky, but Bruce Bartlett makes a clear case against the price tag -- in terms of...
The Republicans Are So Screwed
The House passed Paul Ryan's awful, awful budget resolution yesterday, and the Democrats are going...
Patriotism Reclaimed
Villagers of the Beltway were taken for quite the ride upon the delivery of Paul Ryan's very best...
The Truth About Taxes and Rich People
David Cay Johnston wrote a magnificent piece called "9 Things The Rich Don't Want You To Know About...
The President's Deficit Reduction Plan
Here are the highlights via TPM: _A debt failsafe that will be triggered if the debt-to-GDP ratio...
Medicare Appears to Be Safe
All of the progressive freakouts about "Medicare being on the table" prior to the president's...
Cantor is Very Serious
Eric Cantor continues to reinforce his role as the driver of the House Republican clown car. In...
Magic Asterisks
As I've said before, the Paul Ryan Path to Poverty is a complete fraud. It's not a serious deficit...
Making the Rich Pay for Their Austerity
Beyond the Republicans who only care about budget cuts when Democrats control the White House, the...