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A Bit of Good News

by Jeff Madrick,

It’s dangerous to express optimism about the economy these days. Europe’s financial markets remain fragile. China, which supports much of the world’s economy through imports, is too dependent on highly…

We Need a Shadow CBO

by Jeff Madrick,

The trouble with the Congressional Budget Office???s long-term budget projections

A Republican Magic Trick

by Jeff Madrick,

Deficit misdirection

Does America Need Jack Lew?

by Jeff Madrick,

The incoming treasury secretary's positions on regulation and the deficit offer cause for concern

America Is Having the Wrong Fiscal Argument

by Jeff Madrick,

The question should be whether to cut the deficit right now, not how

Second Chance

by Thomas Frank,

Inauguration Day is upon us. And it seems like only yesterday that the colossal, overheating machinery of democracy, which had been running in high gear for almost two years, finally…

The Austerity Myth

by Jeff Madrick,

As economic adversity continues to spread, from Athens to Madrid, London to the Beltway, austerity has become a most dangerous idea. What now dominates the world is the popular theory…

Golden State Fever

by Peter Schrag,

The $10 trillion hangover

by Linda J. Bilmes, Joseph E. Stiglitz,

Paying the price for eight years of Bush

6. The Economy

by Dean Baker,

From the Forum “Undoing Bush” Two economic calamities have occurred on George W. Bush’s watch. The first has been a radically overvalued dollar, which, it should be noted, is a…

The iceberg cometh

by Peter G. Peterson,Edited by Lewis H. Lapham,

Can a nation of spenders be saved?

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A Bit of Good News

We Need a Shadow CBO

A Republican Magic Trick

Does America Need Jack Lew?

America Is Having the Wrong Fiscal Argument

Second Chance

The Austerity Myth

Golden State Fever

The $10 trillion hangover

6. The Economy

The iceberg cometh

June 2005

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