In the past decade or more, votes over increasing the U.S. debt ceiling have increasingly been used as a political tool. That has led to intense showdowns in 2011, 2013 and, now, 2023.
This year, both sides of the argument are dug in and Republicans appear more willing to go over the cliff than in the past.
What does this year’s showdown look like and ho ... Show More
Yesterday
TrumpRx Opens for Business
Last week, the Trump administration unveiled TrumpRx to try to counteract the high cost of prescription drugs. The president hailed the website as a “transformative” health care initiative.Margot Sanger-Katz, who covers health care policy, explains how the site works, and whether ... Show More
23m 13s
Feb 10
Deception and Dependency: Inside the Latest Epstein Files
The latest release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has revealed deep and intense relationships with the global elite, long after he became a convicted sex offender.Debra Kamin, Nicholas Confessore and Matthew Goldstein, Times reporters who have been covering the release o ... Show More
40m 30s
Feb 2023
Jay & Shai's debt ceiling adventure
Every year, the U.S. government spends more money than it takes in. In order to fund all that spending, the country takes on debt. Congress has the power to limit how much debt the U.S. takes on. Right now, the debt limit is $31.4 trillion dollars. Once we reach that limit, Congr ... Show More
26m 6s
May 2023
Playing chicken with the debt ceiling
<p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Congress and President Biden have five weeks to strike a deal on raising the debt ceiling, according to a new projection from the Treasury Department. Otherwise, the country will need to brace for an ... Show More
19m 29s
Nov 2021
Can We Defuse America's Impending Debt Bomb?
America has a bad spending habit. Nearly $29 trillion dollars in debt, and both political parties showing no sign of stopping their more and more expensive spending plans, what happens when that bill comes due? Writer, commentator and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at FreedomWorks ... Show More
12m 31s
Sep 2023
A huge debt crisis is coming
Around the world, debt is skyrocketing - and rising interest rates are making it unsustainable. In this first part, Ben Norton discusses the impending crisis in the United States, before explaining in part two how Wall Street traps the Global South in debt.
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