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#national debt
  • Democracy & Government
    America’s Tax-Cut Peronists
    November 1, 2017
    | Simon Johnson
    American populism in the Trump era will benefit only those who are already rich. There is reason to fear that the US is now on the path to what was previously known as Latin American populism.
  • Democracy & Government
    What Can Trump Teach Us About the National Debt?
    May 19, 2016
    | Dean Baker
    He's wrong about the government being able to renegotiate debt like a business, but his talk on debt-to-GDP ratios may prove enlightening.
  • Economy & Work
    Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson on the Debt Dilemma
    February 15, 2008 | Bill Moyers Journal
    What does America's $9 trillion federal debt mean for future generations? This week's JOURNAL's guests discuss what lies ahead.
  • Democracy & Government
    Inside the Politics of Presidential Debates; The Deficit and the Future
    September 24, 2004 | NOW
    A look at the secretive process by which party handlers ensure presidential debates are void of real discussion of the issues, and the effect of the Bush tax cuts on our mounting national deficit.
  • Economy & Work
    Bill Moyers Essay: The Accumulating National Debt
    August 7, 1986 | Bill Moyers Commentaries
    Bill Moyers holds the president, Congress and all of us to blame for the escalating national debt.


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