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The Surprising Truth Behind Tax Day: Where Your Taxes Go: 04/15/2014

Robin Claremont - Bill Moyers & Company

Millions of Americans file their federal income tax returns on April 15 each year with no idea what the government actually does with all that money.


It's Tax Time: Do You Know What You're Paying For?: 04/14/2014

Jay Cassano - Fast Co.Exist

For the cost of the Tomahawk Cruise Missile program, we can hire 4,784 elementary school teachers for one year. Use this tool to find out where your tax dollars are going and how they might be better spent.


How Washington Spends Your Taxes: 04/11/2014

Jeanne Sahadi - CNN Money


Pentagon Sequester Cuts May Be Short Lived: 03/24/2014

Timothy R. Homan - The Fiscal Times

Sequester savings are being clawed back--and defense contractors are having a party.


The Pentagon's Phony Budget War: 03/06/2014

Mattea Kramer - TomDispatch


Obama's Budget And The Politics Of Poverty: 03/06/2014

Host: Warren Olney - KCRW Los Angeles Public Radio

Last year's rare, bi-partisan deals on spending limits and extending the debt ceiling eliminated threats of pushing the country over a "fiscal cliff." But this year's budget debate will be more interesting, rather than less. Both parties will have to reveal their priorities, at the risk of revealing internal divisions ...


Breaking Out Of The Budget Straitjacket: 03/06/2014

Deborah Weinstein - Huffington Post


Top Five Things To Know About President Obama's 2015 Budget: 03/05/2014

Jo Comerford - Huffington Post


Obama Budget Likely To Be A Political Document: 03/03/2014

Ben Wolfgang and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times


Cutting The Army Will Make It Stronger: 02/25/2014

Michael Densch - CNN Opinion

(CNN) -- Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has fired a shot across the bow of business-as-usual at the Pentagon by announcing significant cuts in the U.S. Army.