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The Hollowing Out of Government

Robert Reich: When Republicans can’t directly repeal laws they don’t like, they repeal them indirectly by hollowing them out — denying funds to fully implement them, and reducing funds to enforce them.

Repeal Sequester, Repeal Insanity, Spend More Money

By Richard Eskow

Richard Eskow: So, yes, repeal the sequester. Repeal deficit babble, from the President or anyone else. Repeal the Visigoth Party’s right to ruin the economy. And repeal Tom Friedman too, just on general principle.

Obama Scores at Correspondents Dinner

By Julie Driscoll

Julie Driscoll: If you missed the Correspondents Dinner 2013, here is a video along with a list of one liners delivered by President Obama — the president with great timing.

Why This Is the Worst Recovery on Record

By Robert Reich

Robert Reich: We’re now witnessing what happens when all of the economic gains go to the top, and the rest of the population doesn’t have enough purchasing power to keep the economy going.

It’s the Jobs, Stupid

By Brent Budowsky

President Barack Obama greets staff of Council of Economic Advisers (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Brent Budowsky: Obama needs to contemplate the possibility that his legacy will be “the jobless president.” He should fight to become “the jobs president.”

The Capitol and Gun Control: Profiles in Cowardice

By Brent Budowsky

Brent Budowsky: The NRA bully of extremism is on the march. The rest of Washington is in retreat. It is a pathetic sight for men and women of courage and honor to behold.

Sequester: Holding the American People Hostage

By Walter M. Brasch

Walter Brasch: The Congressional Budget Office says the sequester could cut more than 750,000 federal jobs. Republicans like that idea, especially since most federal employees are also members of unions. But, those jobs include public health officials, social service workers, teachers, air traffic controllers, and others in critical jobs.

Obama Must Lead

By Brent Budowsky

Brent Budowsky: There was no excuse for the president to shout from the rooftops about the dangers of sequester while not doing a thing to prevent it. Americans need jobs, not spin, and leaders, not photo ops.