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U.S. Credit Downgrade Rattles Markets in Run-up to Budget and Debt Standoff

U.S. Credit Downgrade Rattles Markets in Run-up to Budget and Debt Standoff

Credit rating agency Moody's alarmed markets Friday with a downgrade of U.S. sovereign debt from a perfect “AAA” score “AA1.” The change will increase borrowing costs for the country's $36 trillion in debt, set to grow further under current budget proposals being debated by the

To Survive This, We Must Break the Fourth Wall

To Survive This, We Must Break the Fourth Wall

We cannot navigate the current moment using existing political frames or received wisdom.

The American Meltdown Begins

The American Meltdown Begins

Elon Musk is now running our government and is executing an agenda that is against our national interests. But many people, especially Republicans, have not yet awakened to that fact, or to the reality that American democracy has been fatally compromised.