On student debt cancellation, America’s foremost spending scold believes whatever he needs to believe to stop progress.
Revolving Door Project
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Where Has Congress Been on Trump Holdovers?
Effective oversight could force President Biden’s hand to thin out the bad actors inside his own government.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Is Larry Summers Engaged in Science Denial About Inflation?
It could be his conflicts of interest.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Proposed Stablecoin Legislation Is Worse Than Nothing
The House Financial Services Committee would let unstable crypto firms into the normal banking system.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
It’s Past Time to Replace IRS Chief Charles Rettig
No more Trump cronies overseeing the tax authority
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democrats Need to Fight for a Government That Works
The party proposes to fund OSHA, EPA, the IRS, and the NLRB at much less than those agencies got in 2010, in real terms.
Posted inPolitics
Biden Should Not Trade Executive Actions for Mythical Senate Promises
The president’s proposal to restart fossil fuel projects would abdicate his responsibility to ensure the laws are faithfully executed.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Watergate Investigator Assesses the January 6th Inquiry
Wayne Stiles, one of the last living agents who worked on the Watergate break-in, sees reticence from the Justice Department to delve deeply into the Capitol Riot.
Posted inPolitics
In the Wake of ‘Dobbs,’ Biden Leans on Familiar Excuses for Inaction
‘Rooseveltian resolve’ this is not.
Posted inWorking in America
President Biden’s Best Agency Is Starved for Cash
The National Labor Relations Board is protecting the labor rights of American workers, but it’s been underfunded for a decade.