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‘Left, Right & Center’: One Fiscal Cliff Down, Boehner, and Al Gore’s Big Payday

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 5, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists consider the fiscal cliff deal and the issues it left untouched: the debt ceiling and the threat of “reform” to social services. They also dissect the re-election of John Boehner as speaker of the House as well as the FTC’s decision on Google and antitrust and anti-competition laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A ‘Manufactured Non-Solution’ to a ‘Manufactured’ Crisis (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 3, 2013 Phony-baloney tax cuts, a delay in spending reductions, an increase in the deficit and lots more work to be done -- Heidi Moore at The Guardian details the fiscal cliff solution that isn't. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Next War: The Battle Over the Debt Ceiling

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 2, 2013 The last time the debt ceiling had to be raised, in 2011, Republicans demanded major cuts in programs for the poor as well as Medicare and Social Security. They got some concessions from the White House but didn’t get what they wanted -- which led us to the fiscal cliff. So we’ve come full circle. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A ‘Manufactured Non-Solution’ to a ‘Manufactured’ Crisis (Video)

New Year Fiscal Cliff

Boehner the Squeaker

Golden Parachute

Mayan Fiscal Cliff

’Twas the Night Before Tax Cuts

Ghost of the Cliff