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Young filmmakers decry the trillion-dollar cost of two dumb wars

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/10/young-filmmakers-decry-the-trillion-dollar-cost-of/

Feb. 10, 2011 - ...war, these kids took on the reality of war and its true costs, and helped us all imagine a world where we didn't trade in their futures for brutal, futile misadventures in other people's countries. It...

Obama, The Moderate Republican

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/09/obama-the-moderate-republican/

Feb. 9, 2011 - At 9 p.m. Eastern time Jan. 25 President Barack Obama launched his 2012 campaign for reelection as a Democratic President running with a center-right political program reminiscent of what used to be c...

Solar Peace, or Blood for oil: The Need to Broaden the Peace Movement

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/28/solar-peace-or-blood-for-oil-the-need-to-broaden-t/

Jan. 28, 2011 - ...wards an energy future not dependent on resource wars.

The President Speaks

Blog - /blog/2011/01/26/president-speaks/

Jan. 26, 2011 - Tuesday night, the President delivered his annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution requires the President to “from time to ti...

The Numbers Behind President Obama's “State of the Union” Address

Analysis - /analysis/2011/numbers-behind-president-obamas-state-union-address/

Jan. 26, 2011 - Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution requires the President to “from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such ...

National Priorities Project: Looks at the numbers behind President Obama's “State of the Union” address

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/26/national-priorities-project-looks-at-the-numbers-b/

Jan. 26, 2011 - Northampton, MA - As the nation reflects on last night's State of the Union address by President Obama, National Priorities Project offers a look at the numbers behind many of the major topics covered...

Local Youth Activists Take Second in National Video Contest

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/20/local-youth-activists-take-second-in-national-vide/

Jan. 20, 2011 - ...wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They mixed in statistics on the Federal Budget: 58 percent goes to military spending, while only 4 percent goes towards education. View this video at youtube. com/watch?...

Warring for Peace

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/19/warring-for-peace/

Jan. 19, 2011 - ...Afghanistan War. In less than one minute, more money will have been spent than an average American household earns annually. These numbers do not take into account appropriations for civilian programs...

What's at Stake? State Briefs on Impact of War Spending

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/14/whats-at-stake-state-briefs-on-impact-of-war-spend/

Jan. 14, 2011 - ...War.com (http://costofwar.com/en/), we are issuing What's at Stake?, 50 state-level briefs focused on the impact of war spending (http://costofwar.com/en/publications/2011/whats-at-stake/).

What's at Stake? National Priorities Project's 50 state-level briefs on impact of war spending

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/13/whats-at-stake-national-priorities-projects-50-sta/

Jan. 13, 2011 - ...War.com, we are issuing What's at Stake?, 50 state-level briefs focused on the impact of war spending.

Report: End War, Close Deficit

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/13/report-end-war-close-deficit/

Jan. 13, 2011 - ...wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new report released to today by the National Priorities Project, a Massachusetts-based think tank.

Friday on the Green: Morristown Peace Vigil to remember Arizona shooting victims

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/13/friday-on-the-green-morristown-peace-vigil-to-reme/

Jan. 13, 2011 - The Morristown Peace Vigil has been holding vigils on the Green in Morristown from 6 to 7 pm every Friday since the Friday after 9/11. Sometimes, we dedicate the vigil to particular events and invite ...

Cost of War: Breaking It Down 1/12

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/12/cost-of-war-breaking-it-down-112/

Jan. 12, 2011 - ...warned of the rise of a "military-industrial complex."

The Baptism of Jesus [a]

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/09/the-baptism-of-jesus-a/

Jan. 9, 2011 - January 9, 2011

What would you do with $1 trillion dollars? Ask a young filmmaker

Blog - /blog/2011/01/07/what-would-you-do-1-trillion-dollars-ask-young-filmmaker/

Jan. 7, 2011 - ...wars ...

What would you do with a trillion dollars?

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/06/what-would-you-do-with-a-trillion-dollars/

Jan. 6, 2011 - ...wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Obama Cuts Domestic Spending, Increases Military Corporate Welfare

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/05/obama-cuts-domestic-spending-increases-military-co/

Jan. 5, 2011 - ...War II. This decision is being made despite extreme waste, fraud, abuse and corporate welfare in the military budget. At the same time, spending on "non-security" domestic programs—such as education, ...

New Video is Response to Obama's Afghan War Review

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/03/new-video-is-response-to-obamas-afghan-war-review/

Jan. 3, 2011 - ...Afghanistan has a new short video in response to the Obama administration's "Afghan Review" statement last month.

Reporting on Afghanistan, Iraq low on the media's priority list this year

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/12/31/reporting-on-afghanistan-iraq-low-on-the-medias-pr/

Dec. 31, 2010 - Three years after being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, combat veteran Jaazar Shalabi, 29, of Monrovia is about to lose his apartment.

100 year war: The growing expense of America's battles

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/12/30/100-year-war-the-growing-expense-of-americas-battl/

Dec. 30, 2010 - ...War II, but it's all right there.