Research and Commentary

Brookings Expert Roundtable on President Obama’s Federal Budget Proposal for FY 2014

April 11, 2013, Ron Haskins, Isabel V. Sawhill and Bill Frenzel

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Around the Halls: The Obama Administration's Budget Release

April 10, 2013, Alice M. Rivlin, Isabel V. Sawhill and Bill Frenzel

A Balanced Budget Should Take a Backseat to Real Reforms

March 14, 2013, Isabel V. Sawhill

Payments to Elders Are Harming Our Future

March 8, 2013, Harry J. Holzer and Isabel V. Sawhill

Forget the Fiscal Cliff; Focus on the Debt Ceiling

December 4, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Cut Spending or Raise Taxes? Follow the Bipartisan Bowles-Simpson Formula and Do Both

October 24, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Are Voters Ready to Make the Tough Fiscal Choices?

September 18, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

On December 31, the Fiscal Clock Will Reset to Zero

June 26, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

What if Democrats Hang Tough at Fiscal Cliff?

June 6, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Web Chat: Congressional Budget Battles Loom on the Horizon

March 28, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

In Defense of Paul Ryan’s Budget Plan

March 20, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Mapping the Obama Administration’s Priorities

February 13, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

A Perspective on the Budget Deficit and Job Creation

January 19, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill

Will the Super Committee Hit Congress Hard?

November 22, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

What Happens if the Super Committee Fails?

November 16, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

The Connection Between Employment and Poverty Rates

September 29, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

Around the Halls: President Obama's Deficit Reduction Plan and the Super Committee

September 19, 2011, Bill Frenzel, William A. Galston, Thomas E. Mann, Michael E. O'Hanlon and Isabel V. Sawhill

The President Speaks on Jobs, but Will Anyone Listen?

September 13, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

Around the Halls: The Debt Limit Clock Runs Out

July 29, 2011, William G. Gale, William A. Galston, Bruce Katz, Robert C. Pozen, Jonathan Rauch, Alice M. Rivlin and Isabel V. Sawhill

The Republicans Are Winning on the Debt, but Is the Country?

July 26, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

A Health Care Plan Ryan, Obama, and Romney Should All Get Behind

June 14, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

Web Chat: Raising the Debt Limit

June 1, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

Should Social Security Be Untouchable?

May 13, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill

Around the Halls: President Obama Addresses the Federal Budget Crisis

April 13, 2011, William A. Galston, Ron Haskins, Kavita Patel and Isabel V. Sawhill

Help Wanted: A Left-of-Obama Voice on the Federal Budget

April 13, 2011, Isabel V. Sawhill