By Daniel Becker I just want to lay out the debate going on in our economy right now. There are 4 debaters. President Obama/Geithner et al, President Obama 2008, the…

Obama ready to cave in to insurance industry AKA ‘Her Way’; Obama Health Plan Could Go In Clinton’s Direction Teddy Davis, John Santucci and Gregory Wallace ABC News 06.29.2008 Obama’s…

…like Barack Obama in 2008 because, see, Sanders, unlike Obama in that campaign, isn’t campaigning on generic hope-and-change, fill-in-the-blanks-as-you-want-them-to-be-filled-in slogans, providing specifics about domestic policy proposals only kicking and screaming…

…nominated Garland to fill John Paul Stevens’ seat for real. Which pretty much sums up why I can’t stand Obama and don’t want a third Obama term in the person…

…A $2.27 rise in Obama dollars. Today’s dollars $2.81 rise. The low point during Obama’s term was February 2016 at $1.764/gal or $2.20 today. Just short of the low before…

Pro Growth Liberal at Econospeak also takes Joe Scarborough to task on Krugman and Keynes: Joe Scarborough on the Deficit After his interview with Paul Krugman this morning Joe Scarborough…

Over the last couple of months, a string of events made policy makers and investors alike say, what? Greece must raise capital next year and meet a 7.5% deficit target…

Re-posted with the permission of the author Mark Thoma at Maximum Utility. The Budget Deficit Debate: Avoiding the Real Problem I’ve been asked several times how I feel about the…

by Linda Beale Illinois’ deficit reduction scheme crossposted with Ataxingmatter States have generally suffered during this economic crisis much the way most people have–there’s been less money coming in as…

…the dead trees version. Today we get Record-High U.S. Deficit May Dash Obama Goals Budget gap of $1.4T, while an improvement over worst projections, means less to spend on White…