Would Debt-Ceiling Circus Occur With Women in Charge?
Academics and advocates are asking if there were lots more women in the U.S. government whether the debt-ceiling debacle would have been allowed to develop.
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Political Polarization Grows as Job Security Falls
The tenor of the partisan kerfuffle over the debt ceiling may have its roots in declining job security, which has been declining steadily since the 1970s, argues political scientist Philipp Rehm.
Bargaining and Budget Shortfalls: Are They Linked?
Wisconsin’s fiscal free-for-all over limiting collective bargaining raises hard-to-answer questions about public unions and state deficits. Answers vary by the measures chosen.
Merkel May Have Rescued the Eurozone
Might Frau Nein's tough love debt limits translate into the U.S. needing German discipline?
Deficit Death by a Thousand Cuts
The U.S. government's deficit was created piece by billion-dollar piece. The bipartisan debt commission's suggestions offer specific incremental steps to reverse that process.
Greatly Exaggerated: Rumors of the Euro’s ‘Collapse’
With the pan-European currency trading in the middle of its historical range, perhaps the doomsayers should reduce their caffeine intake a bit.
Bank Tax, We Hardly Knew Ye
A Swedish idea that creates an insurance fund for preserving big banks — but not necessarily their bosses or shareholders — needs to return from the dead.
An Imperfect Solution to Toppling Student Loans
If you commit to a public service salary for 10 years, the government will forgive your student loans.
The American State of Bankruptcy, 2009
Not surprisingly, bankruptcy filings are on the rise and likely to increase. Is the 2005 bankruptcy reform act helping, hindering or neutral in this instance?
How We Got in Over Our Heads
Update: A political economist argues our high levels of consumer debt derive more from political decisions than from economic conditions.