The Human Cost of Slashonomics The Human Cost of Slashonomics
A new initiative from Half in Ten and the Coalition on Human Needs allows those most affected by federal budget cuts to tell their stories.
Mar 21, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama, You Had Me At ‘Doubling Our Exports by 2014’ Obama, You Had Me At ‘Doubling Our Exports by 2014’
Obama's State of the Union speech did a lot right, but got one thing curiously wrong.
Jan 26, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Katrina vanden Heuvel on Obama’s Tax Deal and John Boehner’s Tears Katrina vanden Heuvel on Obama’s Tax Deal and John Boehner’s Tears
Did the press do a fair job covering Obama's tax deal compromise? What does the tax deal really mean for America?
Dec 20, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Katrina vanden Heuvel on Obama’s Tax Deal and John Boehner’s Tears Katrina vanden Heuvel on Obama’s Tax Deal and John Boehner’s Tears
Did the press do a fair job on covering Obama's tax deal compromise? What does the tax deal really mean for America?
Senate Priority #1: Fix the Filibuster Senate Priority #1: Fix the Filibuster
At the start of the next session of Congress, Senate Democrats can check Republican obstructionism by reforming the filibuster.
Dec 15, 2010 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Return of the Great Triangulator Return of the Great Triangulator
The sight of Bill Clinton back at the White House podium defending tax cuts for the super-rich was more a sick joke than a serious amplification of economic policy.
Dec 15, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Howard Dean and Ari Berman Take Apart the Tax Deal Compromise Howard Dean and Ari Berman Take Apart the Tax Deal Compromise
Do Democrats compromise too much? Should they be more ideologically cohesive?
The Breakdown: What Would Keynes Say About the Tax Deal? The Breakdown: What Would Keynes Say About the Tax Deal?
Will the tax deal result in Keynes-style stimulus? Washington Editor Christopher Hayes and Tyler Cowen, an economics professor at George Mason University, break down Keynesianism a...
Dec 10, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
Obama Threatens Social Security Obama Threatens Social Security
The payroll tax cut sounds attractive, but the consequences could prove deadly for the federal government's most popular program.
Dec 9, 2010 / William Greider
Tax Cuts Forever? Tax Cuts Forever?
Republicans have spent their postelection victory lap fearmongering over the deficit. But now they've insisted all Bush tax cuts be extended, at great price to the national debt.
Dec 9, 2010 / Editorial / Chris Hayes