Austerity

From mass evictions to education cuts, GOP austerity would impose “irreparable damage” on millions of people.

Schools are scrambling to provide asylum seekers with everything from warm clothing to emotional support.

Democratic mayors in cities like New York and Philadelphia are pushing for cuts, but organizers are pushing back.

To protect libraries, we need to fight defunding as hard as we fight book bans.

McCarthy has signed too many promissory notes, and now there are too many liens on his speaker’s gavel.

Reports indicate that the new speaker expressed willingness to leverage the debt ceiling to pursue spending cuts.

Progressives can’t win unless Pentagon spending is put on the chopping block.

Republicans could use a fight over the debt ceiling next year as leverage to push cuts on Social Security and Medicare.

The lottery is effectively a regressive tax that often replaces state funding for education with ticket revenue.

Why is Rishi Sunak so despised in the Tory Party and how did he nonetheless carry the day?