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Why Occupy Harvard?

There are roughly two good reasons for setting up tents in Harvard Yard.

Editors' Letter

Dear Fellow Americans,Welcome to the Annual Report of the United States of America. ARUSA is dedicated to explaining and analyzing the federal budget and...

The United States Income Statement

This year, Americans watched as the national debt rose to $14.7 trillion, nearly matching the GDP. A tumultuous Congress passed the Budget Control Act...

Welfare in a Recession

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) is perhaps the defining bipartisan moment of the Clinton Administration. President Clinton promised...

The Bank Bailout in Perspective

Was the despised but ultimately profitable TARP program a success?

The Social Security Taboo

First called the “third rail” of American politics by Speaker of the House Tip O’Neil in 1981, Social Security remains one of the most...

Lions and Tigers and Government Shutdowns! Oh My!

The recent debt-ceiling crisis was more contentious than a Texas football game, as Democrats and Republicans rejected each others’ budget cut proposals. But this...

Can We Afford Science Research?

On December 14, 1972, the voice of astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, came through the loudspeaker at NASA...

Public Media Fights Above Its Weight

In 1969, a softspoken protestant minister with a manner too gentle for Washington appeared before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications.  The question was whether...

Runaway Medicare and Medicaid Spending

Health care spending in the United States has been growing significantly faster than the national economy for several years, posing serious threats to the...