U.S. National Debt Clock - Clock, FAQ and links relating to the national debt. A Better Auction Mechanism, And Why Governments Should Sell Futures Rather Than Debt - Paper outlining the need for governments to stop selling debt through their current, primitive methods, and a suggestion for a replacement. Fix the Debt - Non-partisan movement to put America on a better fiscal and economic path, co-founded by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and including a variety of social, economic and political perspectives. A project of CRFB. Financial Times - America's Debt Dilemma - In-depth series examining the fiscal challenges that will shape the US in the 21st century. Includes interactive graphics and FT explainers. Journalist's Resource - Debt and Debt Ceiling Issues: Research Roundup - Range of reports, studies and working papers on the implications of the United States' carrying a large public debt. From the Joan Shorenstein Center at Harvard. Bureau of the Fiscal Service - Borrows the money needed to operate the Federal Government, accounts for the resulting public debt, and issues Treasury securities (Savings Bonds and Treasury Bills) to refund the maturing debt and raise new money. The New York Times - Federal Debt Ceiling (National Debt) - Collection of recent and archived news and commentary, photos, multimedia and selected web resources.