economy

But in reality, with Republican obstructionists, the odds of Obama really being able to make a big difference on the economy right now are very slim.read more

Student loans now total $833 billion, surpassing credit card debt for the first time in history. The average student owes $24,000 and about 14 percent of students default within three years of graduating, according to the Project on Student Debt.read more

Instead of scoring partisan political points, our elected officials must do what the people want and need: Create jobs now.read more

Republicans crow as people will suffer.read more

While this may be a political tragedy for Obama, the far greater tragedy is for the American people.read more

Just when you thought things in FitzWalkerstan couldn’t get any weirder, Republicans stepped in it again.read more

But it’s a win-win for the most ideological Republicans, who hate government and hate Obama so much that they’re willing to make everyone else pay for their hatred.read more

Thank goodness for Republican extremism. The Republican refusal to budge even one millimeter on taxes for the rich will likely save President Obama from himself.read more