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Showing videos filed under: deficit commission
David Swanson: War is a Lie
January 5, 2011"They've turned the deficit into the new Saddam Hussein," notes David Swanson, but he points out that if the deficit commission results in reduced military spending, it could have some small benefit. His new book, War is a Lie, delves into the myths about war, ultimately coming up with an argument that war is never justifiable.David Swanson, Carne Ross on WikiLeaks, and Trade
January 4, 2011"They've turned the deficit into the new Saddam Hussein," notes David Swanson, but he points out that if the deficit commission results in reduced military spending, it could have some small benefit. His new book, War is a Lie, delves into the myths about war, ultimately coming up with an argument that war is never justifiable.Robert Kuttner: Recovery Now, Deficits Later
December 8, 2010"We have to build one movement, so that Obama either acts like the progressive president we thought we elected in 2008, or we get someone else to run against him." Robert Kuttner, co-founder of the American Prospect isn't pulling any punches with his disappointment in Obama and his advisers. "It's his own temperamental desire to build bridges complimented with bad advice."Bill Fletcher, Jr: Fighting the Fictions in Congress
December 8, 2010"This is about crushing the power of working people, we should be very clear," says Bill Fletcher, Jr. of the attacks on federal workers' pay. Freezing their wages isn't enough; some, like Rand Paul, say they should actually be cut. It's all more proof, Bill notes, that no compromise will be enough for Republicans, whether it's tax cuts or pay freezes or any other supposed economic recovery or deficit reduction tactics.Bill Fletcher Jr., Robert Kuttner, and Tax Cuts
December 7, 2010"This is about crushing the power of working people, we should be very clear," says Bill Fletcher, Jr. of the attacks on federal workers' pay. Freezing their wages isn't enough; some, like Rand Paul, say they should actually be cut. It's all more proof, Bill notes, that no compromise will be enough for Republicans, whether it's tax cuts or pay freezes or any other supposed economic recovery or deficit reduction tactics.Dean Baker: The Deficit is the Wrong Problem
November 16, 2010“It's the wrong answer to not a problem," says Dean Baker of the report out last week from the leaders of Obama's deficit commission, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson. The report, which recommends massive cuts across the budget, most significantly to Social Security and health care programs, has been roundly criticized by progressives for its targeting, but Dean notes that the biggest problem with it is that without the health care crisis we still have, we wouldn't have deficits in the first place.Dean Baker, Laurie Penny, and the Coming Water Crisis
November 15, 2010“It's the wrong answer to not a problem," says Dean Baker of the report out last week from the leaders of Obama's deficit commission, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson. The report, which recommends massive cuts across the budget, most significantly to Social Security and health care programs, has been roundly criticized by progressives for its targeting, but Dean notes that the biggest problem with it is that without the health care crisis we still have, we wouldn't have deficits in the first place.John Fugelsang: Kanye's Right, Bush is Wrong, Palin's...Palin
November 12, 2010”You can believe in the torture, or you can believe in the Jesus, but you can't do both." That's comedian and GRITtv contributor John Fugelsang's message to George W. Bush, currently on his image-rehabilitation tour. He also notes that Jesus never said anything about abortion, but was pretty clear on the death penalty.John Fugelsang, Failing our Veterans, and UK Student Protests
November 11, 2010”You can believe in the torture, or you can believe in the Jesus, but you can't do both." That's comedian and GRITtv contributor John Fugelsang's message to George W. Bush, currently on his image-rehabilitation tour. He also notes that Jesus never said anything about abortion, but was pretty clear on the death penalty.Dean Baker: Saving Social Security
August 11, 2010The favorite bogeyman of the Right, Social Security insolvency, is rearing its ugly head once again. Obama's deficit commission has been told that no solution is off the table, and Dean Baker notes it wouldn't be the first time that a Democratic administration went forward with plans that a Republican couldn't sell to the American people.
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