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/
May 31, 2010 - World Map, showing Failed States according to ...Image via Wikipedia
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/30/city-council-eyes-war-policy/
May 30, 2010 - NORTHAMPTON - The city is making another venture into 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 ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/30/the-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars-mutilated-our-econom/
May 30, 2010 - $1,000,000,000,000.00
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/29/plight-of-black-poor-worsens/
May 29, 2010 - ...Housing is worse. Unemployment is worse. We now have a drug problem that we didn't have in 1967 and 1968. There are millions of handguns. The cities have been essentially disregarded by the federal go...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/29/ohio-share-of-iraq-afghan-trillion-war-costs-bette/
May 29, 2010 - COLUMBUS, Ohio - At mid-morning Sunday, on Memorial Day weekend when the nation remembers and honors those who have given their full measure in service to their nation, the Cost of War counter will ro...
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/2010/05/26/brave-new-foundation-releases-how-would-you-spend-/
May 26, 2010 - Brave New Foundation Releases 'How Would You Spend $1 Trillion?' to Highlight $1 Trillion Spent on Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/25/1-trillion-for-wars-makes-no-sense-by-any-measure/
May 25, 2010 - What is $1 trillion really worth?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/24/us-house-readies-for-battle-over-fighter-engine/
May 24, 2010 - General Electric Co (GE.N) and Britain's Rolls Royce (RR.L) on Monday stepped up a drive to safeguard their alternate F-35 fighter engine as lawmakers introduced an amendment that would cut $485 milli...
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/2010/05/17/tough-budget-choices-non-security-discretionary-pr/
May 17, 2010 - ...housing, the environment, energy, and science. The Obama administration has requested almost $1.3 trillion in discretionary spending for the 2011 fiscal year, which begins in October. As in recent yea...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/12/victory-in-afghanistan-a-fools-dream/
May 12, 2010 - ongress is being asked to vote on another appropriations bill for billions more dollars to fund military operations in Afghanistan despite reservations among many members about the corrupt regime of A...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/11/flushing-more-money-down-the-afghan-toilet/
May 11, 2010 - Isn't it time to call what Congress will soon vote on by its right name: war escalation funding?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/10/snccs-50th-thoughts-from-sue-thrasher/
May 10, 2010 - Many thanks to activist, writer, and educator Sue Thrasher for sharing these thoughts on the recent SNCC conference. We have posted them with some photos taken by historian Patrick D. Jones. Take a lo...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/09/the-folly-of-nation-building/
May 9, 2010 - Since 9-11, American foreign policy has become markedly interventionist and excessively costly. According to the National Priorities Project, Congress to date has allocated $747.3 billion to the war i...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/06/rpt-factox-a-look-at-costs-of-afghan-war-to-us-tax/
May 6, 2010 - President Barack Obama's request in February for more money to pay for the war in Afghanistan is still snarled in Congress as lawmakers work on other priorities and deal with scarce budget resources.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/04/mushrooms-keep-sprouting/
May 4, 2010 - Anthropologist Margaret Mead is credited with the statement, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Mead s...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/01/its-time-to-rethink-the-cost-of-wars/
May 1, 2010 - The National Priorities Project estimates that it cost the U.S. taxpayers $1.05 trillion dollars to fund the Iraq and Afghanistan wars through the end of Fiscal Year 2010. In March, the administration...
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 ...
