Cutbacks Come to Liverpool Cutbacks Come to Liverpool
The government is making life immeasurably harder for some of the country’s poorest people.
Mar 16, 2011 / Feature / Jennifer O’Mahony
The Next Big Housing Crisis? The Next Big Housing Crisis?
Second-lien debt could be a greater threat to bank solvency than the subprime disaster of 2008.
Conservative Zealotry vs. Economic Reality Conservative Zealotry vs. Economic Reality
Fiscal hawks in the US and Britain define policy while ignoring catastrophe.
Mar 15, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wisconsin: The Conservative Class War, Part III Wisconsin: The Conservative Class War, Part III
In Wisconsin and elsewhere, attacks on unions aren’t about budget savings. They're about dismantling the final barrier to the domination of American politics by the power of ...
Mar 10, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
Why Washington Doesn’t Care About Jobs Why Washington Doesn’t Care About Jobs
For the condo-buying, sushi-eating Beltway elite, the recession is over. For the rest of America—not so much.
Mar 3, 2011 / Editorial / Chris Hayes
Wisconsin Teachers, Students Face Uncertain Future Wisconsin Teachers, Students Face Uncertain Future
Proposed budget cuts and threats to collective bargaining are already damaging public education in Wisconsin.
Mar 2, 2011 / Meredith Clark
The Breakdown: Is the Federal Deficit Actually Bad for Our Economy? The Breakdown: Is the Federal Deficit Actually Bad for Our Economy?
Would getting rid of the federal deficit be the silver bullet for our ailing economy? Robert Pollin explains why the standard arguments against deficit spending don't tell the whol...
Feb 18, 2011 / Audio / Chris Hayes
The Betrayal of Public Workers The Betrayal of Public Workers
It’s not only bad politics for states to use budget crises to bust unions—it’s also bad economics.
Feb 16, 2011 / Feature / Robert Pollin and Jeffrey Thompson
The Obama Budget: Challenging or Appeasing the GOP? The Obama Budget: Challenging or Appeasing the GOP?
Obama's budget rejects the steep cuts advocated by Republicans and his deficit commission. But the president is still playing on the GOP’s turf by emphasizing cuts instead of...
Feb 14, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Budget That Cuts Programs for Poor While Upping Pentagon Spending Fails a Moral Test Budget That Cuts Programs for Poor While Upping Pentagon Spending Fails a Moral Test
The president's budget is a compromise document. Republicans say it does not go far enough. But it slashes low-income heating assistance, community programs, higher-ed loans and en...
Feb 14, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols