Congress keeps finding new ways to attack farm-bill reform.
Budget
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Don’t Save Republicans from Themselves
As the Super Committee deadline looms, Democrats have the upper hand.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Generation Y Bother
Young adults entering the workforce today think they’ll be worse off than their parents—they’re not wrong.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Rep. Joe Walsh Lashes Out at Constituents in Rant
Walsh blamed the economic collapse on government.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Return of Sanity
Yesterday’s election results amount to a broad rejection of Republican overreach.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Democrats Misbehave, Obama Gets the Time-Out
When it comes to addressing the economic crisis, creating jobs, or tackling the deficit, Congress is at a standstill and the American people know it. This morning, a poll from the National Journal shows Americans have little faith that Congress will take on the issues that matter most. For example, 68 percent of respondents said […]
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Budget Prescription
A spoonful of medecine may make the deficit-reduction go down.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Super Dupes
The best thing for the Super Committee to do is what Congress does best: nothing.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Greece in Limbo as Papandreou Calls for Vote of No Confidence
So in the end, after three days of hysteria both on the home front and internationally, there will be no referendum on the Greek bailout plan. According to the latest news, which, given developments in the past week, could be rendered obsolete at any minute, Prime Minister George Papandreou has given up on the idea […]
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Obama Blasts Congress for ‘In God We Trust’ Vote
“What have you guys been debating?”