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Have and Have-Not Nation

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 28, 2011 The hard-right conservatives who dominate the Republican Party claim to despise the redistribution of wealth, but secretly they love it -- as long as the process involves depriving the poor and middle class to benefit the rich, not the other way around. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Thirty Years of Unleashed Greed

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 27, 2011 It is class warfare But it was begun not by the tear-gassed, rain-soaked protesters asserting their constitutionally guaranteed right of peaceful assembly but rather the financial overlords who control all of the major levers of power in what passes for our democracy But it was not begun by the tear-gassed, rain-soaked protesters asserting their constitutionally guaranteed right of peaceful assembly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Lowdown on Trickle-Down

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2010 Not like the truth will make a difference for the folks who watch Fox News, but the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has analyzed the short-term effects of extending George W. Bush's tax cuts for the rich and concluded that doing so would be the least effective way to cut unemployment and spur the economy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

After the Recession, Belt-Tightening

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Jul 4, 2010 This is no time for retrenchment, but the deficit projections coming out of the Congressional Budget Office are alarming and will only get worse if we dawdle. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Score One for Skepticism

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Mar 19, 2010 Democrats are delighted with the Congressional Budget Office's analysis of their health care bill, but the Republicans have good reason to be skeptical. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nancy Pelosi Promises Public Option on the Cheap

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2009 The House speaker is thrilled to hear from the Congressional Budget Office that all three versions of the public option under consideration in the lower chamber would be cheaper than expected and would actually reduce the deficit over 10 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Double the Troop ‘Surge’ in Iraq?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2007 A new study by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office concludes that Bush's "surge" plan could actually add as many as 48,000 troops to Iraq -- more than double the number the president has pledged That's because all combat units need to be backed up by support troops (h/t: Defense Tech) Also, the cost of deployment could be five times Bush's estimate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )