At a time when Americans are wallowing in consumer debt, let's reconsider the joys of penny pinching
By Laura Miller Sep 10, 2009
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Down we go -- from $1.8 trillion to $1.6 to $1.4. And if the stimulus keeps working, the numbers will improve more
By Andrew Leonard
October 13, 2009
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I'm 38, still single, in a one-bedroom, trapped in debt.
By Cary Tennis
May 12, 2009
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Treasury releases its evaluations of top banks' financial health -- but the federal budget reveals that the government's own fiscal position is shaky.
By Mike Madden
May 8, 2009
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Organic food prices are daunting in a recession. But do we have to choose between our principles and our pocketbooks? I devised an experiment to find out.
By Siobhan Phillips
April 25, 2009
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The Golden State seen as a hopeless Third World failure
By Andrew Leonard
October 5, 2009
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War, Bush's tax cuts, TARP, the stimulus -- they all add up. But the real killer is the recession
By Andrew Leonard
September 1, 2009
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Most state parks survived the budget crisis. But at least one bike ride is emerging with collateral damage
By Andrew Leonard
July 30, 2009
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Students, children, the frail and the poor are all hurt by the new budget deal. But a Houston oil company scores
By Andrew Leonard
July 21, 2009
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Reports out of Sacramento suggest legislators and the governor have reached a budget deal
By Andrew Leonard
July 21, 2009
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Higher education budget cuts slam students, staff and faculty in the Golden State. Oh yeah, and everywhere else
By Andrew Leonard
July 20, 2009
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The Golden State's budget crisis can't be that terrible if people are interested in buying its IOUs. Right?
By Andrew Leonard
July 6, 2009
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Unemployment in the Golden State hits a record 11.5 percent. Where's our New Western Deal?
By Andrew Leonard
June 19, 2009
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Forget about Citigroup, AIG, or General Motors. A Golden State bankruptcy would make them all look like small fry.
By Andrew Leonard
June 10, 2009
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Closed parks, public education in tatters, state workers on the unemployment line: How did we get here?
By Andrew Leonard
June 9, 2009
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Finally, the true story of the Norwegian Olympic boycott that never happened.
By Andrew Leonard
May 1, 2009
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After a successful press conference, the president works a tougher crowd –- congressional Democrats.
By Mike Madden
March 26, 2009
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Obama spending "$1 billion an hour" and other silliness. Watch me break it down on CNN.
By Joan Walsh
March 16, 2009
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Critics are already pointing out that the president's cap-and-trade plan might be aiming too low. But it's a start.
By Andrew Leonard
February 26, 2009
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The Obama administration's spending blueprint represents the most ambitious government agenda in at least a generation. Buckle your seatbelts -- Washington is about to go nuts.
By Andrew Leonard
February 26, 2009
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Sure, public education gets creamed, and smart energy policy is thrown under the bus. But, hey, at least the state will continue to function.
By Andrew Leonard
February 19, 2009
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A budget expert argues Obama will be able to boost spending on his recovery plan in the near future, regardless of Republican opposition. But is his team really that smart?
By Andrew Leonard
February 9, 2009
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By Imran Ali
January 28, 2009
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On Monday John McCain's campaign released a list of 300 economists who were endorsing his new economic "plan." Turns out they hadn't read it.
By Ed Kilgore
July 9, 2008
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Dan Balz looks at John McCain's self-contradictory economic plan and concludes he's the "pure reflection of the Republican Party he seeks to lead."
By Ed Kilgore
July 8, 2008
Can cheap be sexy?
The incredible shrinking budget deficit
I think I've made all the wrong choices
Uncle Sam gets stressed
Can we afford to eat ethically?
With friends like these, who needs Republicans? 
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