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How To Close The Budget Deficit Without Raising Tax Rates: 06/06/2012

Mattea Kramer - Christian Science Monitor

Every lawmaker in Washington knows how to close budget deficits, though many people outside Washington may not have heard about this possible solution. While federal spending and budget deficits are widely covered in the news, it’s rarely mentioned that federal tax revenues as a share of the economy are at ...


Two Choices Before Us: 05/29/2012

Ted Braun - Crossville Chronicle

CROSSVILLE — This week started off with two historic commemorations—a religious event that turned political, and a political event that turned religious. 


A People's Guide To The Federal Budget: 05/25/2012

- WAMC Northeast Public Radio

A People’s Guide to the Federal Budget covers what every American should know about how our government raises and spends our tax dollars. From coverage of the current conflict in Washington to simple explanations of budget terminology, A People’s Guide to the Federal Budget has it all.


U.S. Defense Cuts Hit Home At Ohio Tank Plant: 05/24/2012

Andrea Shalal-Esa - Reuters

Jeff Bingman


On The War Path: The Nearly $1 Trillion National Security Budget: 05/22/2012

Chris Hellman and Mattea Kramer - Press TV

Recent months have seen a flurry of headlines about


Just How Much Does Washington Spend On National Security, All Told?: 05/22/2012

Chris Hellman and Mattea Kramer - Nieman Watchdog

The Pentagon base budget of $530 billion is only


$1 Trillion For Defense: 05/22/2012

Chris Hellman and Mattea Kramer - The American Conservative

Recent months have seen a flurry of headlines about cuts (often called “threats”) to the U.S. defense budget. Last week, lawmakers in the House of Representatives even passed a bill that was meant to spare national security spending from future cuts by reducing school-lunch funding and other social programs. Here, ...


A People's Guide To The Federal Budget: 05/17/2012

None - Spark Action

In the midst of the budget battle, National Priorities Project has issued A People's Guide to the Federal Budget


What Priorities Are Being Set For Our Nation? Are They The Same Priorities You Would Choose?: 05/17/2012

Joseph Lambert - STOP Framing "us"

The GOP constantly cries over the debt limit and evokes the “spending


We’Re Fighting In A War We Lost Before The War Began: 05/12/2012

Phyllis Bennis - Anti War. com

It shouldn’t surprise anyone, but support for the longest U.S. war is dropping further and faster than ever. The latest national U.S. poll, released on May 9, shows 66 percent of Americans are against the war in Afghanistan – with 40 percent "strongly opposed."