‘A Christmas Carol’ (The Unemployed Are Not Boehner’s Business Remix) ‘A Christmas Carol’ (The Unemployed Are Not Boehner’s Business Remix)
As they neglect the need to extend benefits for the long-term unemployed, the Speaker and his caucus run the risk of a visit from the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. ...
Dec 23, 2012 / John Nichols
Boehner’s Choice Boehner’s Choice
The failure of Plan B has put the House Speaker in a tough position.
Dec 21, 2012 / George Zornick
This Week in Poverty: US Single Mothers—’The Worst Off’ This Week in Poverty: US Single Mothers—’The Worst Off’
Despite working more hours than their peers in other high-income countries, single mothers in the US have higher poverty rates.
Dec 21, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Speaker Boehner Loses It Speaker Boehner Loses It
The Speaker's own House Repulicans abandoned him in the Plan B vote. But the American people already abandoned Boehner and the Republicans on November 6.
Dec 21, 2012 / John Nichols
Why Democrats Must Break With Obama on Social Security Cuts Why Democrats Must Break With Obama on Social Security Cuts
Cutting benefits goes against the Democratic Party's most powerful political claim: That it defends Social Security—no matter who is attacking.
Dec 19, 2012 / John Nichols
Proposed Social Security Bargain Makes No Sense for the Elderly Proposed Social Security Bargain Makes No Sense for the Elderly
The median income of people over age 65 is less than $20,000. The solution is not to cut that further.
Dec 18, 2012 / Dean Baker
In Fiscal Cliff Deal, Don’t Chain Grandma to Smaller Social Security Checks In Fiscal Cliff Deal, Don’t Chain Grandma to Smaller Social Security Checks
The chained CPI proposal in Obama's fiscal cliff offer will hurt impoverished elderly women.
Dec 18, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Listen to the Fed: Unemployment Is the Real Problem Listen to the Fed: Unemployment Is the Real Problem
Ben Bernanke described the persistence of mass joblessness as “a waste of human and economic potential.”
Dec 13, 2012 / William Greider
Emerging Fiscal Cliff Deal Spares Corporations, but Not the Safety Net Emerging Fiscal Cliff Deal Spares Corporations, but Not the Safety Net
Is Obama’s preferred deal one that cuts benefits for millions of Americans while sparing corporate America?
Dec 12, 2012 / George Zornick
Meet Five CEOs Who Prove That Lower Corporate Taxes Don’t Equal More Hiring Meet Five CEOs Who Prove That Lower Corporate Taxes Don’t Equal More Hiring
It's a key argument made by CEOs pushing for a deal on the fiscal cliff, but it's wrong.
Dec 11, 2012 / George Zornick