It is 10 years since the Bush tax cuts passed. When Bush took office (and never forget the Supreme Court’s 5-4 role in that) The Onion famously declared, “Our long […]

Most people don’t know that there is a huge loophole in the Social Security tax. Believe it or not, after $107K income you don’t pay any Social Security tax. This […]

The House is voting on a “clean” debt ceiling bill this evening — a bill to raise the debt ceiling without any “hostage-taking” conditions. This is the right thing to […]

In 2010 Republicans and corporate front groups ran ad after ad after ad after ad claiming that Democrats had “Cut 500 billion from Medicare.” Those ads brought them the senior […]

In DC the elite are gathered around tables discussing budget cuts but not jobs to cure a deficit largely caused by a lack of jobs and by tax cuts. The […]

“Budgets are more than collections of numbers. They are a statement of our values.” All we hear about in the corporate/conservative “mainstream” media is the Tea Party (Koch) line saying […]

Here is how our government works as we transition into the post-democracy era. Against the express wishes of The American Majority DC’s elite are getting ready to finalize “trade” treaties […]

America’s infrastructure is crumbling, hurting our competitiveness as other countries spend hundreds of billions. The Chamber of Commerce claims it supports spending on infrastructure. President Obama should call them on […]

When we hear about the deficits we hear a lot of scare stories, which most “serious” media just echo and amplify. The prevailing “serious” narrative we hear is that we […]

You think we have a debt crisis now? You should have seen the one Canada had in 1993!!! And just like this one, it was phony, designed to scare people […]

The On May 12 Coalition is holding actions in New York City tomorrow to hold big banks and corporations accountable for crashing our economy and asking them to pay their […]

Digby writes, in The GOP Wish List, that Democrats are practically begging Republicans to make demands using the country’s urgent need for a debt ceiling increase as a hostage, And […]

You can’t open a newspaper or turn on a radio or TV without being told that the world is going to end because of the deficit. The deficit was caused […]

Today the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue begins in Washington. This is the third such meeting, and it’s time for the Obama administration to get it right. China has not […]

China’s Vice Finance Minister lectured US administration officials about our debt and told us to mind our own business when it comes to China’s currency manipulation. It is about time […]

Since China’s admission into the World Trade Organization we have been packing up our factories and sending them over there. We have been buying so many things made in China, […]

Next week, May 9 and 10, the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue will take place in Washington DC. Since 2009, high-level representatives of the US China, with their delegations, meet […]

Republicans took the unemployed hostage and won huge tax cuts for the rich that greatly worsened the deficits. Then they took the government hostage, threatening to shut it down if […]

The Republicans voted to phase out Medicare and use the money for even more tax cuts for the rich. The public found out and turned out. So now they are […]

The Republican plan for Medicare “cuts government spending” by shifting the cost of old-age health care directly to the middle class and poor. (I’ll explain below.) Here’s the thing: someone […]

In Washington state workers are allowed to organize and form unions so they can win good wages and benefits. In “right-to-work” states like South Carolina, though, the government sides with […]

Thursday is a day of action. Last week I wrote about Don’t Make Us Work ‘Till We Die! There are Don’t Make Us Work ‘Till We Die! events this Thursday, […]

Note – see action updates below. Members of Congress are holding local town hall meetings now and into next week, and Republicans are hearing from constituents angry that they voted […]

There was a time on this country when We, the People were in charge, and our government worked for us. Through our government we did things for each other and […]

Conservatives sure do get silly when they talk about taxes. I don’t just mean the expressions they get on their faces, or how red their faces get, or the way […]

Conservatives have been saying lately, “We’re broke,” and need to cut back on the things we (government) do to protect and empower each other. They have a unique definition of […]

The Republican budget is SO loony it’s even scaring the right-wing nuts! How often does THAT happen? The Republicans are voting on their budget plan this week. The plan eliminates […]