Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/10/08/one-nation-uniting-for-jobs-not-war/
Oct. 8, 2010 - ...officially on behalf of an anti-war organization. But nonetheless, the costs of war shaped much of the program. Informal counts indicated that all but two of the speakers mentioned the military budget...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/10/01/framingham-workshop-to-tackle-war-and-schools/
Oct. 1, 2010 - ...of Framingham's Save Our Schools, Chris Hellman of the National Priorities Project and Mike Prokosch of Fund Our Communities.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/10/01/one-nation-saving-the-american-dream/
Oct. 1, 2010 - ...of thousands of citizens will converge on Washington for a historic march.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/24/around-town-activist-brings-war-dollars-measure-to/
Sept. 24, 2010 - ...of the money can be aimed at assisting with programs and services for returning soldiers.The resolution also calls for a public discussion about the cost of the wars, though Hooke said she hopes this ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/23/pickens-warns-against-buying-enemy-oil/
Sept. 23, 2010 - ...wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost American taxpayers more than $1.08 trillion US, not including the long-term indirect costs of treating more than 7,200 wounded. The mounting costs of both wars a...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/22/amherst-town-meeting-to-consider-war-dollars-measu/
Sept. 22, 2010 - ...of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Leeds.The resolution also calls for a public discussion about the cost of the wars. Hooke said she hopes this can be done in advance of Town Meeting.Plans are dev...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/20/who-will-face-the-music-for-iraqs-future-a-sad-sot/
Sept. 20, 2010 - ...of expert estimations, the overall military expenditure in Iraq has so far exceeded $700 billion, and this figure keeps on growing, as may be seen from the front page of the Cost of War project launch...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/01/a-speech-for-endless-war/
Sept. 1, 2010 - ...of August, the president used an Oval Office speech to boost a policy of perpetual war.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/01/the-war-in-iraq-at-what-cost/
Sept. 1, 2010 - ...of our combat mission in Iraq," is a deep sadness. Even in the Oval Office speech last night, the mission of the war in Iraq still wasn't made clear -- and it never was.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/01/local-veterans-refugees-look-to-iraqs-future/
Sept. 1, 2010 - ...of its own future, but local veterans of the conflict are cautiously optimistic.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/08/27/cleburne-taxpayers-will-spend-big-on-afghan-war/
Aug. 27, 2010 - ...officers or,*Paying salaries for 70 firefighters for a year or*Providing 448 college scholarships for a year or *Paying for Pell Grants of $5,550 to 565 students.As of press time Wednesday, the war in...
Analysis - /analysis/2010/national-priorities-projects-trade-offs-tool-shows/
Aug. 24, 2010 - ...of localized costs of alternative goods and services such as police, teachers, or care for military veterans.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/08/24/national-priorities-projects-trade-offs-tool-shows/
Aug. 24, 2010 - ...of localized costs of alternative goods and services such as police, teachers, or care for military veterans.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/08/23/how-much-is-enough-americas-runaway-military-spend/
Aug. 23, 2010 - ...of Defense Robert Gates of cost-containment measures at the Defense Department should not obscure two underlying facts. First, as he conceded, these proposed economies will not result in cutting the o...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/08/19/stop-talkin-bout-a-greenwashed-revolution/
Aug. 19, 2010 - ...of the cost of war by the non-profit National Priorities Project (NPP) puts total military-related expenditures (through September, 2010) at a mind-numbing $1.09 trillion.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/08/12/our-view-iraq-war-awaits-the-verdict-of-history/
Aug. 12, 2010 - Holland, MI —
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/08/05/national-priorities-project-109-trillion-total-spe/
Aug. 5, 2010 - ...war costs of $1.09 trillion1. National Priorities Project (NPP) updated its Cost of War counters to reflect the new totals and to show the local costs of these wars to states and many cities. NPP's t...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/08/05/national-priorities-project-tallies-cost-of-war-in/
Aug. 5, 2010 - ...of a supplemental spending bill last week (H.R. 4899), Congress has appropriated an additional $36.2 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for the 2010 fiscal year. The bulk of this money was direc...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/07/23/rebuild-america-or-bomb-afghanistan-bring-our-war-/
July 23, 2010 - Meanwhile, a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is talking about cuts to Social Security, Medicare and the home mortgage deduction to address the nation's growing budget deficit.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/07/19/pakistan-change-of-strategy-is-business-as-usual/
July 19, 2010 - ...of State Hillary Clinton announced Sunday, what is being touted as a new plan for dealing with Pakistan. The plan involves an expansion of development assistance in an effort to keep Pakistan on-board...