Genevive LaFranc - Business Insider
Mark Karlin - Buzzflash at Truthout
A.J. Delgado - Miami Herald
Conservatives are fiscally responsible. We believe in smaller government, cutting government spending and reducing the national debt. So why do we support reckless, bloated, wasteful government spending on so-called “defense” — and even fight to increase it?
Michael McAuliff - Huffington Post
Steve Lopez - Los Angeles Times
Bill Quigley - Huffington Post
Memorial Day is, by federal law, a day of prayer for permanent peace. But is it possible to honestly pray for peace while our country is far and away number one in the world in waging war, military presence, military spending and the sale of weapons around the world?
Sarah Lazare - Common Dreams
'Will we see defense spending with no real limits in sight while we have limits on domestic spending for education and health care and infrastructure?'
Elizabeth Whitman - International Business Times
When it comes to supporting America’s railroads, Republicans have a dismal track record, one that appears unlikely to change even in light of a deadly Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia Tuesday night that killed at least six people and injured 140. Republicans and conservative groups have long pushed for cutting ...