Hello, Supply Side! Hello, Supply Side!
On Tax Day, let's consider a right-wing Zombie Idea that won't die despite even being debunked in National Review: that "tax cuts pay for themselves."
Apr 15, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform
A fair path to citizenship, an end to deportations, a better temporary worker program, immigration reform that works for women—three activists and a policy expert talk about ...
Apr 15, 2013 / Sarahi Uribe, Kica Matos, Ai-jen Poo, and Janice Fine
The Enemy-Industrial Complex The Enemy-Industrial Complex
The US has managed to turn a post-communist, enemy-less world into a hive of imminent threat.
Apr 15, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes
Why? Because the Postal Service caters primarily to the poor.
Apr 15, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Obama’s Chained-CPI Social Security Cut Is Smart Politics… for the GOP Obama’s Chained-CPI Social Security Cut Is Smart Politics… for the GOP
Smart Democrats know that getting on the wrong side of the austerity debate could strike a "damning blow" to the party's 2014 prospects.
Apr 14, 2013 / John Nichols
John Nichols: How Saturday Mail Was Saved From Austerity John Nichols: How Saturday Mail Was Saved From Austerity
The USPS is not the only public service under full frontal attack. How did it stay standing?
Apr 12, 2013 / Press Room
A Tale of Two Joes: Biden Praises Scarborough on Gun Control A Tale of Two Joes: Biden Praises Scarborough on Gun Control
In a blast of blarney, Biden gives Scarborough an ego boost and a possible campaign ad.
Apr 12, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign
Congress passed the STOCK Act with great fanfare, but is now ready to quietly undo the whole thing.
Apr 12, 2013 / George Zornick
Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students
With HB 2169, which prohibits the use of student fees for political advocacy, students are the new victims of Arizona's right-wing regime.
Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Maxwell Love and StudentNation
How Thatcher Shattered England’s Glass Ceiling How Thatcher Shattered England’s Glass Ceiling
It wasn't pretty.
Apr 12, 2013 / Matt Bors