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Debating the Debt

Truthout follows the debt ceiling debate: Reading the Debt Ceiling Tea Leaves to Predict the Future Monday 18 July 2011 by: Jack Rasmus, Truthout | News Analysis Why Did Congress Waste Six Months Monday 18 July 2011 by: E.J. Dionne Jr. , The Washington Post Writers Group | Op-Ed One Thing Certain in Debt Debate: More Cuts for States Saturday 16 July 2011 by: Michael Cooper, The New York Times News Service | Report

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Truthout follows the debt ceiling debate:

Reading the Debt Ceiling Tea Leaves to Predict the Future
Monday 18 July 2011
by: Jack Rasmus, Truthout | News Analysis

Why Did Congress Waste Six Months
Monday 18 July 2011
by: E.J. Dionne Jr. , The Washington Post Writers Group | Op-Ed

One Thing Certain in Debt Debate: More Cuts for States
Saturday 16 July 2011
by: Michael Cooper, The New York Times News Service | Report

Kucinich: Debt Political Theater Diverts Attention While Americans’ Wealth Is Stolen
Friday 15 July 2011
by: Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Truthout | Speech

The Chessmaster Cometh?
Thursday 14 July 2011
by: William Rivers Pitt, Truthout | Op-Ed

McConnell Offers Way Out Of Debt Drama, Drives The Right Nuts
Wednesday 13 July 2011
by: Isaiah J. Poole , Campaign for America's Future | News Analysis

Something to Squawk About
Tuesday 12 July 2011
by: Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post Writers Group | Op-Ed

Trickle-Down Cruelty and the Politics of Austerity
Monday 11 July 2011
by: Henry A. Giroux, Truthout | Op-Ed

Budget Blowhards: Why the Budget Debate Is Destined to Become Ever More Painful
Monday 11 July 2011
by: Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis

End Trickle Down Economics to Pay Off Debt
Monday 11 July 2011
by: Robert Weiner and John Horton, The Miami Herald | Op-Ed

Obama, Lawmakers Meet on Debt, Agree to Talk Again Monday
Monday 11 July 2011
by: Lesley Clark and David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers | Report

Emergency Labor Network Crafts Program to Reverse the American Tax Shift
Monday 11 July 2011
by: Jack Rasmus, Truthout | Op-Ed

Congressman Ryan: The Rich Man's Robin Hood
Sunday 10 July 2011
by: Kathy Mulady, Equal Voice Newspaper | Op-Ed

Tax the Rich – Problem Solved
Sunday 10 July 2011
by: Carl Gibson, The Cagle Post | Op-Ed

The Ideological Crisis of Western Capitalism
Sunday 10 July 2011
by: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Project Syndicate | Op-Ed

Boehner Pulls Out of Negotiations, Saying No to Debt Agreement Without Tax Increase
Saturday 9 July 2011
by: Carl Hulse, The New York Times News Service | Report

A Looming Betrayal
Saturday 9 July 2011
by: William Rivers Pitt, Truthout | Op-Ed

Look for Chained CPI in Social Security Cuts
Friday 8 July 2011
by: Daniel Marans, Campaign for America's Future | Report

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