BELT TIGHTENING

Paul Krugman demolishes austerity economics

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/jun/06/how-case-austerity-has-crumbled/

More: http://firedoglake.com/2013/05/19/government-by-platitude/ 

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2013_05/qotd_if_austerity_was_a_clinic044827.php 

Darrell Issa (R-CA) is a really, really bad guy

http://www.dailykos.com/story