Republicans want to cut spending, unless it’s for creepy things like this.

Republicans are so focused on the Inflation Reduction Act during the debt ceiling debate that they don’t mind hurting their own constituents.

If Republicans really want to do something about the debt, here’s one place to start.

Congrats to Kevin McCarthy for selling his soul for this bill.

The former newspaper editor means well, but his defense of the journalistic practice is flawed.

The treasury secretary did not mince words on the Republican plan.

Global hunger is rising amid war, inflation, and a pandemic—but it’s not because of a lack of food.

Imagine if three-quarters of U.S. states were flooded.

Nancy Fraser talks about work, debt, and a breakdown of shared meaning.

Heavily indebted nations’ threat to stop payment on debts is a last-ditch effort to get rich countries to pay attention to their plight.

Americans will feel the pain of skyrocketing rates, but so will indebted countries of the global south that are already struggling to withstand global warming–fueled disasters.

The simplest way to fight global warming and injustice at the same time would be for the world’s richest countries to end the vicious debt cycle that forces poor countries to exploit natural resources.

A new U.N. climate report shows why doubling down on military spending in response to Putin would be a bad idea.

Taxi drivers were targeted by predatory lending practices, leaving them owing $550,000 on average.

Those nostalgic for the Obama years may soon get to relive the toxic brinkmanship that periodically threatened the global economy during that era.

Republicans are once again playing stupid, dangerous games with America’s sovereign credit.

Republicans are pretending to be the party of fiscal responsibility again.

If millions had no hope of paying their bills before the pandemic, and millions more can’t pay now, what’s left to do but say no?

A teen gives up her college savings to pay her mother’s back rent. A student uses his lunch money to help pay down his classmate’s debt. Let’s stop pretending these stories are heartwarming.

Blue Dogs are selectively anxious about when their policies might benefit the wealthy, and their obsession with means testing is going to leave people out to dry in a crisis.