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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 (Congress, Budget Wars, Economic Policy, Taxes)

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

Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman

Blogs

The Chicago Board of Education Votes This Week Whether to Shut Down Fifty-four Schools
Allison Kilkenny

Meanwhile, teachers and activists are on a three-day march to highlight the potentially explosive impact of the closings. 

May 20, 2013
Occupy Offshoots Return to Highlight Student Tuition Hikes, Food Sovereignty
Allison Kilkenny

This week, the movement experienced a cross-country resurgence. What’s next?

May 14, 2013
A Petition That Just Might Save the Post Office
John Nichols

Congressman Peter DeFazio is calling on Americans to ask President Obama to stand up for rural post offices, urban sorting centers and an essential American service.

May 10, 2013
Austerity Is 'Suffocating the Economy'
John Nichols

The latest jobs numbers are weak. Why? We're dying by slow sequester cuts.

May 3, 2013
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
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