For the third time in the last 20 years, establishment voices, with high-profile slots in traditional media, are trying to convince the public to accept cuts to Social Security by endlessly claiming such cuts are necessary without giving coherent evidence to justify the claim. Twice, under President Clinton and the second President Bush, these voices…
As you may have noticed in 2007 – timetable for Iraq withdrawal, anyone? – in our system of government as it is presently constituted, the executive branch has a tiny modicum of autonomy from the legislative branch, particularly with respect to foreign policy. On Wednesday – burying the news in the post-election media frenzy –…
In response to David Broder’s op-ed in the Washington Post calling forPresident Obama to orchestrate a war fever against Iran as a way ofstimulating the US economy, Just Foreign Policy formally announces its"Fox on 15th" Campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to delegitimize the Washington Post byconstantly reminding people how on a range of…
Dean Baker responds to Washington Post columnist David Broder’s op-ed calling for a drive towards military confrontation with Iran as a way to boost the economy: David Broder Calls for War With Iran to Boost the Economy