While home prices were falling last fall nearly nationwide, the pace of sales has picked up more recently. Overall, it seems clear that the worst of the housing debacle has passed. It’s just that the U.S. remains on a slow, gri…
After a revolt by unhappy Democrats, the tax bill has finally passed. Obama’s compromise deal extends Bush-era tax reductions on income, capital gains and dividends through 2012. But there were also some changes. Here’s how the…
After a revolt by unhappy Democrats, the tax bill has finally passed. Obama’s compromise deal extends Bush-era tax reductions on income, capital gains and dividends through 2012. But there were also some changes. Here’s how the…
For the fifth time this year, Congress has voted to postpone steep Medicare pay cuts for doctors. The latest vote gives doctors a year’s reprieve from the 25% pay cut, which some have said would keep them from accepting new Med…
As health-care costs skyrocket, the ranks of uninsured Americans are growing at their fastest rate ever. A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that 50.7 million people, or 16.7% of the population, h…