Everything We Know About What’s Happened Under Sequestration

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2013 Among other effects, cancer clinics in March began turning away thousands of Medicare patients being treated with expensive chemotherapy drugs, which the clinics say they can no longer afford. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Obama Goes Wobbly

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 3, 2013 President Obama had the opportunity this week to make an irresponsible Congress face the consequences of its own dumb actions. For reasons I cannot fathom, he took a pass. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sequester

Clay Bennett / Truthdig May 1, 2013 Dig deeper

Control Tower

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Apr 30, 2013 Dig deeper

Sequester Squeeze

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Apr 30, 2013 Dig deeper

Earth to Washington: Repeal the Sequester

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 29, 2013 What is Washington doing to fix the economy? Worse than nothing. It has now adopted the same kind of austerity economics that’s doomed Europe -- cutting federal spending and reducing total demand. And the sequester doesn’t end Sept. 30. It takes an even bigger bite out of the federal budget next fiscal year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sequestered Air

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Apr 28, 2013 Dig deeper

George W. Bush Library Dedicated, GOP Pollster Rips Limbaugh, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 26, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Barbara Bush's surprising advice to son Jeb and Congress tries to fix air travel delays caused by the sequester. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americans Suffer While Finance Tax Waits for Congress’ Attention

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Apr 25, 2013 The Financial Transaction Tax, or Robin Hood Tax, would generate more than $300 billion a year in revenue, thereby doing away with the need for the sequester currently forcing across-the-board budget cuts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Taxpayer Attempts Sequestration

RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, Roll Call Apr 15, 2013 Dig deeper

The Stealth Sequester

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 10, 2013 So far, the much-dreaded “sequester” -- some $85 billion in federal spending cuts between March and Sept. 30 -- hasn’t been evident to most Americans. Take a closer look, though, and many people are starting to feel the pain. They just don’t know it yet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Cuts His Own Pay, O’Reilly Explodes at Ingraham, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 4, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including RNC Chairman Reince Priebus accuses Democrats of supporting "infanticide" and the big obstacle Mark Sanford faces in his political comeback. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )