The deal between the White House and the GOP includes changes to the cost-of-living formula that amount to needless cuts for seniors.
Robert Kuttner
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Rice Takes Herself Out
Mark Landler, we have a bridge to sell you.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Courts: How Obama Dropped the Ball
The president’s slow pace and anemic support for judicial appointments has kept the courts in conservative hands.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Magnificent Trespasser
An appreciation of political economist Albert Hirschman
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Folks Like Me
Obama should retire his line about needing to pay more taxes, and start focusing more on the mega-rich.
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The Importance of Elizabeth Warren
The Massachusetts senator-elect has a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, which is a huge win for progressives.
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Republicans, Exposed
The GOP’s budget plan is just what you’d expect: major cuts to social programs without revenue increases.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Greedy Geezers, Reconsidered
In the current downturn, the vast majority of the elderly are suffering along with the young. The right cure would help both generations.
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Fix Gene Sperling
The corporate-led group, Fix the Debt, is having its latest conference next Tuesday, December 4. Fix the Debt wants massive cuts in Social Security and Medicare, of the sort that the Obama administration has pledged to resist. The usual suspects will be there-Michael Peterson who runs the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Maya MacGuineas who heads […]
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A New, Tougher Obama?
If the president continues to stand his ground against Republicans, he’ll win the battle over the “fiscal cliff.”