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Trillion Dollar Coins Being Considered in Debt Ceiling Talks: Clearly Democrats Have Lost Their Mind

Trillion Dollar Coins Being Considered in Debt Ceiling Talks: Clearly Democrats Have Lost Their Mind

Democrats are avoiding any discussion of spending reform during debt ceiling talks while searching for loopholes to exploit. Their latest idea? Minting $1 trillion platinum coins.

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Major Garrett Calls Out Obama On Spending Reform: President Dodges the Question

Major Garrett Calls Out Obama On Spending Reform: President Dodges the Question

CBS News' Major Garrett questioned Obama on his lack of support for spending reform to reduce the deficit ... and Obama showed his unwillingness to address it.

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Martin Luther King Day 2013: How MLK Would Tackle Income Inequality Today

Martin Luther King Day 2013: How MLK Would Tackle Income Inequality Today

Unlike Obama, MLK didn't think taxing the rich was the solution to the problem.

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The 2013 Fiscal Cliff Explained in Gifs

The 2013 Fiscal Cliff Explained in Gifs

The fiscal cliff explained in the only internet medium that matters: Gifs.

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Paul Krugman Proven Right on Stimulus Bill and Anti-Austerity Theories

Paul Krugman Proven Right on Stimulus Bill and Anti-Austerity Theories

Unlike many critics of the stimulus bill, Paul Krugman's assessment of the stimulus bill has proven correct.

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Fiscal Cliff Deal 2013: Republicans Sell Their Souls For Absolutely Nothing

Fiscal Cliff Deal 2013: Republicans Sell Their Souls For Absolutely Nothing

The GOP gave in to more spending, higher taxes and get nothing in return. Not only did they strengthen Democrats' resolve to double down on their demands but the GOP just lost all their support.

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U.S. Economy is Bankrupt and Headed Towards Collapse

U.S. Economy is Bankrupt and Headed Towards Collapse

In the coming years, we will experience a massive, earth-shattering shift in the world order, and while all common sense points to it, we have refused to admit it to ourselves.

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Debt Ceiling Hit: What If We Actually Had to Pay For All This Stuff?

Debt Ceiling Hit: What If We Actually Had to Pay For All This Stuff?

Our legislators are again set to raise the debt ceiling. But imagine a world where we actually have to pay for what our government spends, how would this world be different?

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