John Nichols: The ‘Fix the Debt’ Campaign’s Astroturf Roots

John Nichols: The ‘Fix the Debt’ Campaign’s Astroturf Roots

John Nichols: The ‘Fix the Debt’ Campaign’s Astroturf Roots

How did debt reduction become Washington’s number one priority?

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How did debt reduction become Washington’s number one priority? As a new special issue of The Nation explores, it has a lot to do with the ‘Fix the Debt’ campaign and its billionaire backers.

For more, read John Nichols on how Fix the Debt’s austerity agenda is an electoral flop.

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