Medicare

Big banks continue to push Obama to adopt self-destructive austerity programs that would unravel the national safety net of Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare.

The stakes are too high to choose

Double-talk and obfuscation are some of his only options given what the party base demands.

“The issue is not what separates Romney and Obama, but how much they agree. This hidden consensus has to be exposed,” writes Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald.

The vice presidential debate was a contest between a genuine political veteran and a wooden marionette.

And the corporate media reporters covering the campaign are no help, either.

Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's libertarian ideology promotes so-called individualism at the expense of most individuals.

James Kwak explains how understanding the tax policies of each Presidential candidate is not simple matter of rounding up.

Hereu2019s a brief guide to what you wonu2019t hear this Wednesday or in the other presidential and vice-presidential debates later in the month. Think of these as five …