Canceling Student Debt: Presidential Power of the Purse? Introduction The Constitution (Article I, section 9, clause 7) gives Congress the “power ...
When The Concord Coalition was founded in September 1992, it was already apparent that the federal budget was ...
After a three-week delay, we finally know how much deficit reduction was achieved in H.R.5376, the Inflation Reduction ...
Social Security reform is both necessary and urgent, yet Congress remains reluctant to act. This political inertia is ...
Introduction With inflation rising and economic growth slowing, the Federal Reserve (Fed) faces the difficult task of curbing inflation ...
Recession chatter reached a fever pitch this week when, on July 28, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) ...
With the recent onslaught of crisis-driven news—everything from 40-year high inflation, war in Ukraine, Supreme Court rulings, and ...
Introduction Most economists agree there are times when government borrowing is either necessary or unavoidable, such as wars and ...
Introduction Since the last major Social Security reforms enacted in 1983, every annual Trustees’ report has projected benefits would ...
After a lengthy delay, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finally published its much anticipated budget baseline.
This week, the House and Senate gave final approval to a $40.1 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill for Ukraine.
Economists looking for solid clues about the future path of inflation were stymied by Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released this week.