Mar 01 Lawmakers Head for Exits As Sequester Deadline Arrives By Terence Burlij Two competing bills aimed at averting huge spending cuts failed Thursday in the Senate, virtually assuring that the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts will kick in after Friday night's deadline. Photo by Sul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images With the U.S. Capitol emptied… Continue reading
Mar 01 Is Obama’s Climate Change Policy Doomed to Fail? Maybe Not. By Robert Stavins Until there is an obvious, sudden and perhaps cataclysmic event, such as a loss of part of the Antarctic ice sheet, the odds would seem to be stacked heavily against climate change legislation, says Harvard's Rob Stavins. But the picture… Continue reading
Feb 28 Why We Want to Keep Spending and Cut the Deficit How can Americans want to maintain or increase spending on almost every line item in the budget (except foreign aid) and yet insist we need to cut the yearly deficit and cumulative debt? "The test… Continue reading
Feb 28 Why We Want to Keep Spending and Cut the Deficit By Paul Solman How can Americans want to maintain or increase spending on almost every line item in the budget (except foreign aid) and yet insist we need to cut the yearly deficit and cumulative debt? Paul Solman: "The… Continue reading
Feb 28 Lessons from the Political Gridlock of 1842 By aroberts Do you think that American legislators are hindered by partisan politics? Take a historical trip back to 1842 when the country was on the brink of a financial disaster that led to public disgust of Washington politicians. Photo John Labbe/The… Continue reading
Feb 28 Lessons from the Political Gridlock of 1842 By aroberts Do you think that American legislators are hindered by partisan politics? Take a historical trip back to 1842 when the country was on the brink of a financial disaster that led to public disgust of Washington politicians. Photo John Labbe/The… Continue reading
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Feb 27 Watch Will Yahoo! Ban on Employee Telecommuting From Home Ensure Innovation? Will Yahoo! Ban on Employee Telecommuting From Home Ensure Innovation?… Continue watching
Feb 27 Why the Sequester Won’t Solve America’s Debt Problems By Laurence Kotlikoff While Congressional leaders attempt to find a solution to upcoming sequester, Making Sense contributor Larry Kotlikoff says that the United States has bigger financial problems to solve, including ones that could affect generations to come. Photo by Dave Reede/Getty Images. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Fed Chair Bernanke Warns Lawmakers Sequester Could Slow Economic Recovery Fed Chair Bernanke Warns Lawmakers Sequester Could Slow Economic Recovery… Continue watching