debt
Psst: What no one will tell you about the national debt (but I will)
May 13, 2026One of the biggest reasons the federal debt has exploded is that tax cuts have reduced government revenues by trillions, and most of the benefits from those tax cuts are going to the wealthy.
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Borrowers squeezed as Trump and Wall Street reshape student loan system
April 24, 2026There’s an old saying among the ruling class: A worker in debt is a good worker.
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Debt deal includes cruel attack on the nation’s poorest
May 30, 2023McCarthy-Biden debt ceiling agreement suspends debt ceiling but allows GOP to chip away at the nation’s safety net.
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Are lawmakers close to a deal to raise the debt limit?
May 26, 2023There is talk of a two-year extension with spending limits that exempt the military.
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With all the debt limit talk, few eye Pentagon cuts
May 24, 2023The nearly $1 trillion Pentagon budget seems to be non-negotiable when it comes to discussion of what drives deficits and anti-people budgets in the U.S.
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