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CRFB board member David Walker has a commentary on CNN's website today titled, "The Time for Fiscal Action is Now." Read it here. My Views" are works...

With the White House fiscal commission Co-Chair's proposal out in public, it's time to continue looking at the specifics of the plan. For this blog...

Continuing our analysis of the President’s Fiscal Commission Draft Report, let's look at what the Co-Chair proposal does on the spending side of the...

In a move much earlier than we expected, the Co-Chairs of the White House Fiscal Commission released their plan on how to get control of our national...

The Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform today called on Congress and the President to overhaul the federal budget process in a new report...

Today, the Peterson Foundation announced a new ad campaign targeted at helping Americans understand the ramifications of our growing deficit. OweNo...

Nearly a year ago, in its first report, Red Ink Rising, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform raised the alarm about the impact of our...

Noted economist Brad DeLong is asking: where are the technocrats of the center? In a recent blog post, he laments the lack of a concrete plan among...

Call it happenstance, but in the gospel proclaimed in many Christian churches on Sunday, October 24—about a week before the election—Jesus admonishes...

As part of its work over the last 2 years, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform looked at how other governments facing big fiscal challenges...

After the Voting – In case you were sleeping, there was an election last week. As a result of the mid-terms, Republicans will control the U.S. House...

The fiscal implications of Tuesday’s election are enormous. With pressure to improve the economy continuing to mount, the 112th Congress will arrive...