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Posted at 01:54 PM ET, 05/15/2013

Scandal-drunk GOP goes mute on the deficit
By Jonathan Capehart

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:54 PM ET, 05/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, economy, Republicans

Posted at 10:14 AM ET, 05/09/2013

The Insiders: The Obama economy has delivered for the 1 percent!
By Ed Rogers
Obama's economic policies have worsened income inequality in America.

By Ed Rogers  |  10:14 AM ET, 05/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, economy, income inequality, stock market, The Insiders

Posted at 03:50 PM ET, 05/06/2013

The Insiders: Hard facts cloud the Obama presidency
By Ed Rogers
President Obama needs a new agenda, not a better way of selling the status quo.

By Ed Rogers  |  03:50 PM ET, 05/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, economy, election 2014, The Insiders, unemployment

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 05/03/2013

The Insiders: Only a polite "golf clap" for the April jobs report
By Ed Rogers
Today's jobs report is better than what most feared, but the fact is that the only robust thing about the Obama economy is the stock market.

By Ed Rogers  |  10:00 AM ET, 05/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, economy, employment situations, jobs, The Insiders

Posted at 01:12 PM ET, 04/19/2013

Our problems don't begin and end with government
By Lawrence Summers
Progress is possible in America without legislation.

By Lawrence Summers  |  01:12 PM ET, 04/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  economy, government, political gridlock

Posted at 03:55 PM ET, 04/16/2013

Austerity's foundations continue to crumble
By James Downie
A study often cited by deficit hawks is facing serious questions.

By James Downie  |  03:55 PM ET, 04/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  austerity, budget, debt, economy

Posted at 04:27 PM ET, 04/10/2013

The Insiders: Democrats should fear Obama's budget
By Ed Rogers
For Democrats running for office in 2014, President Obama's budget can't be very encouraging. It's just more of the same taxing and spending.

By Ed Rogers  |  04:27 PM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, budget, Congress, economy, Republicans, The Insiders

Posted at 10:39 AM ET, 04/09/2013

The Insiders: Obama may be irrelevant to the budget
By Ed Rogers
Tomorrow, President Obama will formally reveal his budget plan. But since it is over 2 months late, and the House and Senate leaders have already produced and adopted budget resolutions, it may be irrelevant.

By Ed Rogers  |  10:39 AM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, budget, Congress, economy, speaker boehner, The Insiders

Posted at 02:39 PM ET, 04/01/2013

The Insiders: A voice from the GOP's past is useful again
By Ed Rogers
David Stockman has resurfaced to remind us of the harsh consequences of our deficits and debt.

By Ed Rogers  |  02:39 PM ET, 04/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  david stockman, economy, Republicans

Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 03/29/2013

The Insiders: Obama's plan for business
By Ed Rogers
Between the burden of ObamaCare, higher taxes, and stifling regulations, President Obama and the Democrats are destroying our chances for a real economic recovery.

By Ed Rogers  |  12:59 PM ET, 03/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, economy, energy, obamacare, regulations, taxes, The Insiders

Posted at 02:38 PM ET, 03/27/2013

The Insiders: Obama and the Democrats can't hide from the deficit
By Ed Rogers
President Obama and the Democrats are creating a cosmetic veneer to cover the cancer of our deficits and debt by denying that we have a spending problem.

By Ed Rogers  |  02:38 PM ET, 03/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, deficits, economy, The Insiders

Posted at 01:24 PM ET, 03/21/2013

The Insiders: The Democrats' denial of our debt woes is harmful
By Ed Rogers
The new liberal approach is to reject that the federal debt represents any sort of problem.

By Ed Rogers  |  01:24 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, Congress, debt, economy, jeff sessions, Paul Ryan, The Insiders

Posted at 01:39 PM ET, 03/11/2013

The Insiders: A big week for the budget
By Ed Rogers
This week will reveal a lot about the stark differences between Republicans and Democrats as we learn more about Rep. Ryan and Sen. Murray's budget proposals.

By Ed Rogers  |  01:39 PM ET, 03/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, budget, Congress, economy, entitlements, patty murray, Paul Ryan, The Insiders

Posted at 08:11 AM ET, 03/06/2013

The Insiders: President Obama could learn from Yahoo's Marissa Mayer
By Ed Rogers
President Obama could learn a lesson from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on how to make decisions that will enact real change, even if making those decisions means facing criticism.

By Ed Rogers  |  08:11 AM ET, 03/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, economy, marissa mayer, sequester, The Insiders

Posted at 11:19 AM ET, 03/01/2013

The Insiders: The sequester is here
By Ed Rogers
The sequester is here, and it is bringing to light how difficult it would be for Washington to seriously try to slow spending and reduce our national debt. Where is the leadership from The White House?

By Ed Rogers  |  11:19 AM ET, 03/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Congress, economy, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Sequestration, The Insiders

Posted at 09:49 AM ET, 02/25/2013

The Insiders: Sequestration and made-for-TV suffering
By Ed Rogers
President Obama is invested in making the sequester cuts as harmful as possible for the American public, to try and shift the blame to Republicans.

By Ed Rogers  |  09:49 AM ET, 02/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Congress, economy, Sequestration, The Insiders

Posted at 08:51 AM ET, 02/14/2013

The Insiders: Jack Lew hurts the economy
By Ed Rogers
Jack Lew will be confirmed as U.S. Treasury Secretary, but he is not the economic leader we need right now.

By Ed Rogers  |  08:51 AM ET, 02/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Congress, economy, finance, Jack Lew, jeff sessions, The Insiders, Treasury Secretary

Posted at 06:06 PM ET, 02/12/2013

Tweeting the State of the Union
By Marisa Bellack
Welcome to The Washington Post Opinions team's State-of-the-Union watch party. We know we have a lot of competition for your attention tonight. It's Mardi Gras! And they'll be awarding Best in Show at Westminster! But if you stay with us, you'll find out tonight what all the pundits will be talking about tomorrow.

By Marisa Bellack  |  06:06 PM ET, 02/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, economy, State of the Union

Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 02/12/2013

Don't focus on the deficit, Mr. President
By James Downie
Jobs must be his central topic in the State of the Union.

By James Downie  |  02:40 PM ET, 02/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Deficit, economy, federal reserve, janet yellen, State of the Union

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 02/07/2013

Stop the cuts and help the economy
By James Downie
Recent deficit reduction has harmed the economy while producing little benefit.

By James Downie  |  01:30 PM ET, 02/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, economy, unemployment

Posted at 09:24 AM ET, 01/07/2013

Toomey's 'prioritization' scheme won't work
By Jonathan Capehart
Sen. Toomey's idea to temporarily shut down the government over the debt ceiling made no sense in 2011 and still makes no sense in 2013.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  09:24 AM ET, 01/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, debt ceiling, economy, Pat Toomey

Posted at 02:27 PM ET, 12/19/2012

Job creation's glum arithmetic
By Robert J. Samuelson
The return of "discouraged workers" looking for jobs makes it harder to lower the unemployment rate

By Robert J. Samuelson  |  02:27 PM ET, 12/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  economy, jobs, unemployment

Posted at 04:17 PM ET, 12/10/2012

PostScript: Samuelson and losing a generation
By Rachel Manteuffel
Readers respond to Robert Samuelson's column on faltering economic prospects for young adults.

By Rachel Manteuffel  |  04:17 PM ET, 12/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  economy, PostScript

Posted at 05:24 PM ET, 12/05/2012

The McConnell Provision is a good idea
By Jonathan Capehart
During the debt-ceiling scariness last year, Mitch McConnell devised a way for the debt ceiling to be raised by the president and signed off on by Congress. It was ingenious.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:24 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  debt ceiling, economy, Mitch McConnell, Tim Geithner