Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/31/what-has-reno-nevada-got-to-show-for-1-trillion-in/
May 31, 2010 - As of 10:06 a.m., Sunday, May 30th, the United States will have spent $1 trillion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/31/can-we-afford-to-be-the-bank-of-afghanistan-r-us-i/
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Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/30/defense-spending-the-top-priority-critics-fear/
May 30, 2010 - As the United States retains its place as the world's largest defense spender for another year, and the Cost of War counter inches toward the $1 trillion mark, community activists bemoan the prioritie...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/30/city-council-eyes-war-policy/
May 30, 2010 - ...federal and foreign policy as it prepares to sound out residents on a resolution to bring home the local tax money that is funding America's wars abroad.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/29/ohio-share-of-iraq-afghan-trillion-war-costs-bette/
May 29, 2010 - ...funds appropriated by Congress since 2003 to prosecute the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/28/crossing-the-1-trillion-cost-of-war/
May 28, 2010 - ORTHAMPTON, Mass. - May 28 - On May 30, 2010, at 10:06am, the National Priorities Project Cost of War counter - designed to count the total money appropriated for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars - will ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/24/us-house-readies-for-battle-over-fighter-engine/
May 24, 2010 - ...federal legislators care much more about the jobs in their districts than they do about the common good," said Loren Thompson, defense analyst with the Virginia-based Lexington Institute.Lockheed Mart...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/22/the-true-cost-of-oil/
May 22, 2010 - When Americans pull up to the pump, the price they pay for a gallon of gas does not begin to reflect the true costs of extracting, transporting, and burning that gallon of fuel.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/20/tomgram-christopher-hellman-is-the-pentagon-finall/
May 20, 2010 - When it comes to the Pentagon and the U.S. military, wherever you look, there's money being handed out. Wildly and in staggering amounts. Early this month, for instance, the U.S. Army announced that...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/18/bullets-and-bombs-are-bringing-destruction-to-fore/
May 18, 2010 - Can bullets and bombs cause severe destruction in foreign lands and in America at the same time? Is that not impossible? It's not only possible, but it's happening right before our eyes. While bullets...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/17/tough-budget-choices-non-security-discretionary-pr/
May 17, 2010 - ...federal spending: military, education, housing, and so on. These guidelines shape subsequent spending legislation that specifically divides how funds will be allotted to each area. As of mid-May only ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/13/budget-according-to-mccain-part-i/
May 13, 2010 - Summary
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/07/afghanistan-and-central-asian-oil/
May 7, 2010 - Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October began its ninth year. At $4 billion per month, a National Priorities Project has determined that the total cost of military operations in Afghanistan by the end...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/04/jobs-and-budget-crises-data-local-impacts-and-fede/
May 4, 2010 - ...funds to pay the bills and mortgage.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/03/the-politics-of-unemployment-as-it-turns-out/
May 3, 2010 - We all know someone who is out of work. If you don't, then drop by the local food banks or St. Olaf's on St. Vincent's utility bill aid days or the unemployment office.
Analysis - /analysis/2010/us-jobs-and-budget-crises-local-impacts/
April 30, 2010 - A jobless recovery...State and local budget crises...Federal spending and tax policies...New jobs legislation on Capitol Hill. They all affect you. This packet of resources provides current state and ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/29/bloomfield-public-square-dialogue-for-the-21st-cen/
April 29, 2010 - Matt Ryan, the mayor of Binghamton, New York, is so fed up with all the painful budget cuts he has to implement that he has embarked on a very unusual project that he introduced at a press conference ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/21/2010-us-spending-priorities-58-to-military/
April 21, 2010 - ...federal budget proposed by the President, and debated and decided by Congress each year. The part of the budget constitutes more than one-third of total federal spending. The remainder of the federal ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/18/a-demand-grows-in-brooklyn-fund-kids-not-bombs/
April 18, 2010 - ...federal budget and war spending
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/17/local-budgets-and-war-spending-a-reflection-for-ta/
April 17, 2010 - From every corner of America urban, suburban and rural the news of shrinking budgets and slashed community services sounds forth like a tragic Greek chorus.
