Budget Deficit to Break $1 Trillion Despite Strong Economy

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Jan 28, 2020 Deficits averaging 4.8% of GDP are foreseen over the course of the coming decade; experts say anything above 3% is unsustainable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Deficit Set to Top $1 Trillion Next Year

KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Aug 21, 2019 The return of trillion-dollar annual deficits comes despite Donald Trump's vow when running for office that he would pay down the national debt. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Veterans’ Anti-War Movement Takes Root at Peacestock

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jul 24, 2019 The aim of a recent intergenerational gathering in Minnesota was to revive the struggling antiwar movement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

As Budget Deficit Balloons, Few in Washington Seem to Care

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Mar 9, 2019 Trump's budget arrives amid gloomy times for deficit hawks, with little alarm about a U.S. debt load now above $22 trillion. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

CBS News’ Economic Fearmongering Is Based on Unreliable Sources

Dean Baker / FAIR Feb 17, 2019 The “economic textbooks” CBS cites in its warning on debt are questionable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The World to Come

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 28, 2019 The global ruling elites are preparing for dystopia. And we too should be. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Trump Trade Policies Shaking Up Traditional GOP Doctrine

KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Jul 28, 2018 “He’s kind of changed the narrative of the conversation that it’s really not OK to let other people take advantage of America,” says Texas Rep. Mike Conaway. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Japan Is Writing Off Nearly Half Its National Debt—Without Creating Inflation. We Could, Too.

By Ellen Brown / Web of Debt Jun 28, 2017 There is no way the U.S. will ever pay back a $20 trillion federal debt. Maybe the government should sell some of it to our central bank. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Print the Money’: Trump’s ‘Reckless’ Proposal Echoes Franklin and Lincoln

By Ellen Brown / Web of Debt May 14, 2016 It's been called crazy talk. But the solution of Abraham Lincoln and the American colonials may be the only sane response to a $19 trillion federal debt that has doubled over the last 10 years. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Days of Revolt’: Chris Hedges, Michael Hudson Discuss How We Got to Junk Economics (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 25, 2016 The federal debt has exceeded $19 trillion. One reason for the record-high figure is a gigantic Ponzi scheme that defines the U.S. and global economies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Does Away With the GOP’s 9/11 Fantasy

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 16, 2016 "Surely this time," the Republican establishment chorus cries with joy, "Donald Trump has gone too far!" Don't bet on it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Obama Could Beat the Debt Ceiling and Go Out a Hero

By Ellen Brown / Web of Debt Oct 28, 2015 The debt ceiling is an unconstitutional gimmick that violates the 14th Amendment, and it could be eliminated for good by restoring to the government its constitutional authority to create money. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )