Checking In With Trump Supporters

Clara Romeo / Truthdig Jan 24, 2017 We interviewed fans of the new president to learn what drew them to the inauguration and to discover their hopes for his administration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Unveils Election Year ‘Growth and Jobs’ Budget

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Raw Deal

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 12, 2013 About the only good thing that can be said about the budget deal just patched together by House Republican budget chair Paul Ryan and Senate Democratic budget chair Patty Murray is that the right-wing Heritage Foundation and the Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity oppose it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Congressional Negotiators Announce Budget Ahead of Schedule

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 11, 2013 Not only did Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., manage to reach a budget deal, but they did it ahead of schedule. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

For a Budget That Is Both Morally and Economically Sound

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2013 When we talk about the national budget, it is vitally important that we remember how we got into this fiscal crisis in the first place and who was responsible for it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

First, Admit the Problem

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 28, 2013 Here's the mistake made by President Obama and the Democrats that nobody is talking about: They have been too fearful of confronting our country's three-year obsession with the wrong problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Grand Reopening

Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill Oct 22, 2013 Dig deeper

Now Is a Time for Growth

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 22, 2013 It's fine to talk -- eventually -- about chronic deficits and mounting debt. But now that our government is up and running again, the nation's first priority should be economic growth. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

House GOP, News Media Fail to Inform American Public on Budget Deficit

William Pfaff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2013 There are two national deficits, and both are in good if not excellent condition. Every day that the House has debated the public debt limit, President Barack Obama has cited this fact. No opponent pays any attention. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

GOP Leaders Call IRS Scandal ‘Criminal,’ O’Reilly Defends Obama, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 16, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a rosy economic forecast is released and the IRS scandal leads to at least one resignation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Republicans Dismiss Obama’s Budget Proposal

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 6, 2013 Thanks to Speaker of the House John Boehner and his fellow Republicans in the chamber, there is serious legislative opposition to the attack on Social Security that President Obama proposed in his budget plan this week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reich Decodes the Chained CPI

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 6, 2013 This week, President Obama proposed to reduce the national deficit by adopting a new formula for adjusting for inflation in Social Security payments. Robert Reich points out that it would be "stingier than the current one." Frankly, it would destroy Social Security over the next two decades as prices for goods and services rose and the program wasn't allowed to keep up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )