I think I can cite this post I just created, I think it is relevant to the discussion of the fiscal cliff, and that is the role of the deficit. America is the issuer of its own currency so the credit downgrade from the governemt creating more money is an unrealistic concern in these regards. Modern Monetary Theory I have found has much to say on the matter, and reflects how the deficit fiscal cliff crisis is really not an economic crisis at all but in fact a political ploy.
In this way the Grand Bargain is what Bill Black, former regulator during the Savings and Loan Scandal of the 80s, has called a "Grand Betrayal." The Real News Network has an Economy section with a fair bit on the fiscal cliff and the Grand Betrayal, for instance:
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&I...
And their Economy page is overall pretty good:
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=842
And hence my own recent post on getting more organized about making our ecomics discussions easier. Here's my post:
http://rabble.ca/babble/babble-banter/should-there-be-official-babble-ec...
Hope this was helpful!