Naked Fearmongering at the New York Times

Dean Baker / FAIR Feb 26, 2020 Rather than provide context for the tax proposals of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the paper of record fixates on large numbers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Budget Deficit to Break $1 Trillion Despite Strong Economy

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Jan 28, 2020 Deficits averaging 4.8% of GDP are foreseen over the course of the coming decade; experts say anything above 3% is unsustainable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Deficit Set to Top $1 Trillion Next Year

KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Aug 21, 2019 The return of trillion-dollar annual deficits comes despite Donald Trump's vow when running for office that he would pay down the national debt. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America’s Tax System Is Perfectly Backward

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 9, 2019 The rich were once relied upon to finance the federal government. Now, the government pays the rich ever-more interest on a swelling debt. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Universal Basic Income Is Easier Than It Looks

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Dec 27, 2018 A program to provide adults with a steady paycheck can be funded without driving up taxes or prices. Here's how it might work. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Trump Trade Policies Shaking Up Traditional GOP Doctrine

KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Jul 28, 2018 “He’s kind of changed the narrative of the conversation that it’s really not OK to let other people take advantage of America,” says Texas Rep. Mike Conaway. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Speaker Who Lost His Voice

Gregory Glover / Truthdig Apr 12, 2018 Paul Ryan took Washington by storm with promises of fiscal responsibility. He leaves as a Trump-appeasing budget buster deluxe. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Republicans Are Putting Single-Payer Health Care on the Table With Their Anti-Obamacare Fanaticism

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 9, 2017 Sooner or later, we will have universal health care in this country—sooner if the congressional majority succeeds in destroying the Affordable Care Act, later if it fails. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

House GOP Calls Off Trumpcare Vote and Kills the Bill

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2017 President Trump tells House Speaker Paul Ryan to pull the proposed American Health Care Act after Republicans fail to garner enough support to pass it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

An Accounting Trick Is the Basis of Phony Claim That U.S. Faces a Public-Sector Debt Crisis

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 16, 2015 Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi's claim that "rapidly growing public sector debt threatens America's economic future" is based on dishonest accounting rigged by congressional austerity hawks, reports The Nation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Victory Lap for Obamacare

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 15, 2014 All the naysaying in the world can't drown out mounting evidence that the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature domestic achievement, is a real success. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Minimum Truth: The Hollow Argument Against Higher Wages

Joe Conason / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 In the midst of a crucial political debate that plainly favored proponents of a higher minimum wage, the Congressional Budget Office dropped a bombshell headline last week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )