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Winners and Losers in Washington's Debt Deal (Budget Wars, Poverty, Taxes)

What really happened on Capitol Hill this week, and a look ahead to the budget battles on the horizon. 

The Nation
Proposed Social Security Bargain Makes No Sense for the Elderly (US Politics, Budget Wars, Poverty)

The median income of people over age 65 is less than $20,000. The solution is not to cut that further.

Dean Baker
Eight Principles to Guide You Through the 'Fiscal Cliff' (US Politics, Budget Wars, Economic Policy, Economy)

A few key points to keep in mind during the "fiscal cliff" negotiations.

Robert Reich
Barack Obama
A 'Grand Bargain' on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal (Budget Wars, Economic Policy)

The “fiscal cliff” is being used to demand cuts that would otherwise be politically impossible.

Robert L. Borosage
CliffsNotes for Washington (Budget Wars, Congress, Economic Policy, Taxes)

How to get yourself to the edge of the fiscal abyss and not jump. 

Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman

Blogs

Elites May Finally Realize Austerity Isn't the Answer
Allison Kilkenny

After a series of events this week, is the austerity consensus unraveling?

April 22, 2013
Paul Ryan's Austerity Agenda Relies on Bad Math, Coding Errors and a 'Significant Mistake'
John Nichols

The House Budget Committee chairman cites a study that says high debt stalls growth—but the economists responsible for the paper admit they made a "significant mistake."

April 18, 2013
A Robin Hood Response to the Austerity Lie: Tax Wall Street
John Nichols

Congressman Keith Ellison renews his call for a financial transactions tax—this time, with a grassroots movement behind him.

April 17, 2013
Greg Kaufmann: After Sequestration, Where Will Poor Families Sleep?
Nation in the News

Housing programs are getting the budgetary knife—a crisis for seniors, people with disabilities and poor families.

April 17, 2013
Obama's Secret 'Times' Op-Ed Advisory Board, Unmasked!
Tom Tomorrow

What will Middleman do next?

April 16, 2013
Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes
Allison Kilkenny

Why? Because the Postal Service caters primarily to the poor.

April 15, 2013
Obama's Chained-CPI Social Security Cut Is Smart Politics... for the GOP
John Nichols

Smart Democrats know that getting on the wrong side of the austerity debate could strike a "damning blow" to the party's 2014 prospects.

April 14, 2013
John Nichols: How Saturday Mail Was Saved From Austerity
Nation in the News

The USPS is not the only public service under full frontal attack. How did it stay standing?

April 12, 2013
This Week in Poverty: Banks Got Nowhere to Run To, Baby
Greg Kaufmann

The Big Banks are fleeing activists and shareholders who are challenging their bad practices. They can run, but they can't hide.

April 12, 2013
Take That, Austerity! Outcry and Activism Save 6-Day Mail Delivery
John Nichols

How to fight the austerity agenda? Take a page from this campaign.

April 10, 2013