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The Triumph of the Right
The Right is still winning the big one: How the nation understands our biggest domestic problem.
Bill Moyers: Martin Wolf on the Debt Ceiling Circus
Economics commentator Martin Wolf provides analysis of the recent debt crisis, which he describes as the legislative equivalent of a nuclear bomb.
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The Right’s Closed Information Loop May Set Up the Next Shut Down
Despite speculations that the government shutdown finally would be the end of Tea Party members, it is possible they will use the same tactics come 2014.
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“Totally Self-Inflicted Damage”: US on Verge of Default as Pain From 16-Day Shutdown Spreads
Robert Borosage, founder and president of the Institute for Americau2019s Future and co-director of its sister organization, the Campaign for Americau2019s Future, is interviewed about the effects of the …
Economist: There Is No Debt Crisis
Gerald Epstein, codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute, discusses Congress' upcoming decision to raise the debt ceiling.
The Economic Consequences of a US Debt Default
The economic ignorance of the Teapublican faction of the Republican party in the US House and Senate is perhaps exceeded only by the similar ignorance of its economic advisers.
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Dean Baker | The Tea Party and the New York Times Shut Down the Government
It is the media's job to inform the public about the budget. They are clearly failing badly.
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The American Public’s Shocking Lack of Policy Knowledge is a Threat to Progress and Democracy
If the public is as dramatically uninformed as polls show about an array of critical issues, including the Affordable Care Act, democracy is seriously threatened, argues Doolittle.
All of the Possible Outcomes of the Debt Ceiling Fight Explained
The result of the government shutdown could be catastrophic or the political epiphany this country needs. Here are some possible outcomes.