The state aims to cut off deductions that benefit the middle class, all the while propping up big business.
Budget
Posted inEconomic Policy
Look Who’s Downgraded Now
The reappraisal of Austria’s and France’s credit ratings shows that the Greek economic crisis is at high-risk of contagion.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Hungary Games
The country is seeking help from the IMF even as its internal policies scare off investors.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
What Bain Hath Wrought
Newt Gingrich-supporting super PAC goes for the kill with “When Mitt Romney Came to Town” film.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Mitt the Unassailed
The rest of the Republican field backed off the frontrunner at the New Hampshire debate.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Pruning the Pentagon
President Obama’s new defense strategy reflects a shift in global politics to Asia.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Hitting the Ground Running
Richard Cordray wastes no time introducing a financial supervision plan with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Governing on Empty
With the Tea Party in control, House Speaker John Boehner can do little but make empty promises.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Showdown at the Docks
Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrated the movement’s three-month anniversary by taking the fight to major ports.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Legislative Legerdemain
Right-wingers are just as fond of attaching demands to must-pass legislation across the pond.
