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  1. the money game
    What Should We Expect From Argentina’s Wacky New President?Jay Newman, a lawyer turned hedge-fund manager, explains why Bill Clinton and Donald Trump both want to know Javier Milei.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  2. supreme court
    The Supreme Court Can’t Kill Student-Loan ReliefThe ruling today knocked down just one part of the White House’s federal debt-relief plan, but what’s left will be bigger than any onetime amnesty.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  3. the 99 percent
    Occupy Wall Street Changed EverythingTen years later, the legacy of Zuccotti Park has never been clearer.
    By Astra Taylor and Jonathan Smucker
  4. politics
    Manchin and Sinema Prepare Their New Demands for Fellow DemocratsWhile the Democratic centrists voted for the budget blueprint, they want potentially conflicting concessions for their votes on the final product.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. just asking questions
    We’ll Need Mass Debt Forgiveness to Recover From the CoronavirusEconomist James Galbraith argues that a debt jubilee is a “practical necessity” for reestablishing a functioning economic system.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. The Trump Economy Is a Gilded MediocrityFive reasons why the American economy is far weaker than mainstream commentary suggests.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. Obamacare Is Reducing Medical DebtSocialized medicine works, according to economists’ estimates.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. politics
    John Heilemann on Morning Joe: The Post-Fiscal Cliff FightsTime for more cuts.
    By Sarah Frank
  9. politics
    Former Huntsman Staffers and Vendors Furious Over Unpaid Bills Campaign debts include a $356,000 bill for an ad-maker.
    By Brett Smiley
  10. the national interest
    Republican Budget Offer: Still NothingThe GOP rejects a rather conservative Democratic proposal out of hand.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. scary things
    An Indonesian Man Died During Citibank Debt CollectionIt’s bad PR for the bank in the world’s largest Muslim country.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  12. downgradepocalypse
    China Might Be Just As Screwed As We AreWhy our downgrade has them really, really worried.
    By Noreen Malone
  13. money woes
    Harry Reid Will Give GOP Senators a Chance to Show Their Enthusiasm for Cutting MedicareHe’s loving this.
    By Dan Amira
  14. money woes
    Americans Still Don’t Want to Cut Anything We Actually Spend Money OnSurprise surprise.
    By Dan Amira
  15. mediscare
    Obama on Mediscaring, Then and NowThen: Let’s not scare old people about our Medicare proposals. Now: Paul Ryan hates your grandma.
    By Dan Amira
  16. what other people think
    How They’re Reacting to Obama’s Budget SpeechLiberals: “Great!” Conservatives: “Biggest pile of trash ever.”
    By Dan Amira
  17. money woes
    President Obama Explains Why His Plan Is Better Than Paul Ryan’sAlso: why government is good!
    By Dan Amira
  18. debt
    Students: You Will Be in Debt Forever Unless You Write a Best-Selling BookAnd even then you could get screwed.
    By Jessica Pressler
  19. budget wars
    The Rise of the Budget FundamentalistsWhen the need for spending cuts becomes a religious belief.
    By Michelle Goldberg
  20. Infighting
    Conservatives Angle for Huge Budget Cuts [Update]Republicans are finding they can’t please everybody.
    By Julie Gerstein
  21. cable news
    Talk Box: Tax-Cut Extension Would Lead to More Borrowing From ChinaMSNBC’s ‘Countdown’ investigates the huge amounts the U.S. will have to borrow from countries like China and Russia.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  22. early and awkward
    Republicans Already Out of Ideas to Reduce the National DebtTwo party leaders can’t name a single thing the GOP would do.
    By Dan Amira
  23. the new red scare
    The Global Debt Crisis Is the New Cold WarThe furor over Greece is just one of many small panics we can expect to see in the coming years.
    By Hugo Lindgren
  24. secretary of awesome
    The Many Diplomatic Faces of Hillary ClintonHow our secretary of State deftly adapted to every situation as she traveled the world.
    By Dan Amira
  25. white men with money
    Sumner Redstone Not So Adamant About Keeping CBS AnymoreIt’s amazing what a little $800 million impending debt payment will eventually do to a man.
    By Chris Rovzar