May 25, 2017We have to get to the bottom of the Russian scandal and the cover-up, but keep an eye on transgressions throughout the government.
April 14, 2017The Trump administration’s policies already adversely affect workers’ health by undermining occupational illness prevention.
March 22, 2017Sarah Jaffe speaks with a labor economist about budget basics, what's next in the process and what you can do, along with the "big gorilla in the room."
March 17, 2017Why slashing the federal bureaucracy is bad for us all.
March 1, 2017The president’s address signaled his plans for domestic austerity and military bloat.
November 8, 2015The Pentagon just won another small skirmish in its long war with Social Security and Medicare. President Obama and Congress are making sure the Pentagon gets what it wants next year.
October 22, 2015Journalists are fond of saying what a "budget wonk" Ryan is, but they never talk about what he actually says about the budget.
February 10, 2015We should be using government resources to meet newer and broader challenges, not downsizing them to ease the tax burdens of the wealthy and corporations.
June 6, 2014If the government closed loopholes that allow companies to stash profits in overseas tax havens, we could collect an additional $65 billion in taxes each year.
January 14, 2014Negotiators reportedly settled on cutting funding for financial regulators after giving up on further cuts in food stamps in a draft of a budget deal.
