Debt-ceiling disaster postponed - but not for long
The threat of default may have beeb averted, but working people will lose MORE ground.
Debt-ceiling struggle: time to look deeper
Even if a deal is struck at the last minute, or if President Obama raises the debt ceiling on his own, this controversy reveals a system in serious need of repair.
Holding Americans hostage
The problem is not so much a "gang of six" now making deals, but the gang that took over the House of Representatives and statehouses and governorships across the country last fall.
Debt-ceiling showdown, Republican stand collapsing, now what?
Is it a train wreck? A gathering tsunami? Just a fake drama?
Republicans’ extortion needs a resounding “No”
A two-part response is needed to Eric Cantor and his fellow Republicans.
President needs to pivot back to jobs
It is now 99 percent certain that the private economy is NOT going to cause the bad jobs numbers to change direction.
Europe and U.S. have same problem: capitalism
Major sections of capital believe the debt crisis gives them a golden opportunity to completely shift the costs of the "reproduction of labor power" to working people and break their fighting spirit.
Social Security on the line
Facts: the country is not broke and Social Security is not the cause of the deficit.
Bernie Sanders goes into action for real shared sacrifice
Sanders has sent an open letter to President Obama, and invited the public to sign it, asking the president to protect the middle and working classes from the Republicans' "savage cuts."
Gloomy about the economy? The solution is stimulating
Calls for austerity fill the media and the political corridors of power, but it's akin to pouring gasoline on a fire.
