Though the Congressional Budget Office is obscure to most Americans, politicians have enabled it to stand in the way of progressive ambitions. They don’t have to.
David Dayen
David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. He is the author of Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power and Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud. He co-hosts the podcast Organized Money with Matt Stoller.
He can be reached on Signal at ddayen.90.
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
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If Bernie Can’t Camp Out in Iowa, Can the Berniecrats Still Deliver a Victory?
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Biden’s Advocacy for Social Security Cuts Has Had Real Consequences
The proposal for ‘chained CPI,’ a cut to future benefits, during the Obama administration led to its widespread use in other areas of the government.
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The Prospect Impeachment Roundup
Highlights from our coverage as we move into the historic Senate impeachment trial
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Supreme Court Case Could Mandate Funding for Religious Schools
Right-wing legal institutes see an opportunity to undermine public education.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Building the People’s Banks
Establishing financial institutions and regulations that work for middle- and low-income Americans is possible. We just have to do it.
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Joe Biden Has Not Been Challenged
And he’s on a path to win as long as timid Democrats do nothing about it.
