Rand Paul’s Right About This: ‘The Military Budget Is Going to Have to Be Cut’ Rand Paul’s Right About This: ‘The Military Budget Is Going to Have to Be Cut’
Unlike Paul Ryan and “deficit hawk” pretenders, Kentucky Republican says Pentagon bloat must be addressed in any serious budget debate.
Apr 19, 2011 / John Nichols
Tangled Up in Unbelievable Foolishness Tangled Up in Unbelievable Foolishness
Eric Alterman reviews jazz, including Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton, the Jazz Foundation benefit, and Reed Richardson discusses the ethics of Obama's budget speech.
Apr 15, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Obama’s ‘Shared Sacrifice’ Hits the Poor and Middle-Class Hardest Obama’s ‘Shared Sacrifice’ Hits the Poor and Middle-Class Hardest
For every $1 raised by closing tax loopholes for wealthy Americans, Obama proposes $2 in spending cuts.
Apr 14, 2011 / The Editors
Slide Show: 7 Corporate Tax Evaders Slide Show: 7 Corporate Tax Evaders
The budget agreement that President Obama lashed together late last week in the face of a government shutdown will take away billions of dollars in federal funding from vital publi…
Apr 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Cuts Leave Young People With No Future to Win Cuts Leave Young People With No Future to Win
Paul Mason of the BBC called them “the graduates with no future.” They've been at the center of protest movements around the world, from Tunisia to Wisconsin.
Apr 13, 2011 / Laura Flanders
The Sarkozy-Stiglitz Commission’s Quest to Get Beyond GDP The Sarkozy-Stiglitz Commission’s Quest to Get Beyond GDP
The Sarkozy commission advanced new ways of measuring progress—but hurdles remain.
Apr 13, 2011 / Feature / Eyal Press
Obama Blasts House GOP, Paul Ryan’s ‘Deeply Pessimistic’ Budget Plan Obama Blasts House GOP, Paul Ryan’s ‘Deeply Pessimistic’ Budget Plan
Though short on specifics, President Obama's speech on the deficit today defended progressive governance and blasted the GOP's plan to gut the country's social safety net.
Apr 13, 2011 / Ari Berman
The False Debate on the Debt The False Debate on the Debt
America is stuck in an absurd debate over how deeply to cut teachers’ pensions and seniors’ medical benefits while preserving tax breaks for the superrich.
Apr 13, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Budget Agreement Reflects Reverse Class Warfare Budget Agreement Reflects Reverse Class Warfare
The new budget agreement disproportionally harms lower-income and middle-class Americans while asking no sacrifice from the rich and powerful.
Apr 12, 2011 / Ari Berman
Did the Media’s Budget Debate Frenzy Miss the Point? Did the Media’s Budget Debate Frenzy Miss the Point?
Last week, the media covered the budget debate like it was a basketball game.
Apr 11, 2011 / Press Room