Blog - /blog/2011/03/08/what-heck-does-federal-budget-have-do-michigan/
March 8, 2011 - I had the real privilege of speaking at the Michigan Forum on Jobs and Human Needs on Saturday, March 6, 2001. Sponsored by a great mix of labor, faith, peace and student groups, the event was held in...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/03/07/the-peace-movement-today/
March 7, 2011 - Recently, when commentators have bothered to notice the American peace movement, they have pronounced it dead. But this is far from the case.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/03/06/forum-held-on-war-spending/
March 6, 2011 - A local push for a change in federal tax spending. A local forum addressed concerns about the way your tax dollars are being spent on the national level. The gathering was at Lansing's Central United ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/03/05/leaders-discuss-how-federal-budget-cuts-affect-mic/
March 5, 2011 - ...federal budgetand how it's affecting people in Michigan.
Blog - /blog/2011/03/03/block-higher-education/
March 3, 2011 - ...budget for FY 2011 (which began six months ago). The debate has been overtaken by overwhelming concern about both the annual deficit and the national debt which is approaching $14 trillion. In the two...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/28/local-organization-decodes-federal-budget/
Feb. 28, 2011 - ...federal budget. The National Priorities Project (NPP) "makes complex federal budget information transparent and accessible so people can prioritize and influence how their tax dollars are spent," acco...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/27/war-by-the-numbers/
Feb. 27, 2011 - ...budget battle in Washington, D.C., has focused so far on where and how much to cut spending. Republicans have targeted federal funding for Planned Parenthood, public broadcasting and other political h...
Blog - /blog/2011/02/25/presidents-budget-faqs/
Feb. 25, 2011 - Budgeting Process How does the budget go from an idea to a law? Each February, the Office of Management and Budget, which is part of the White House, releases the President's budget requests for the n...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/24/guest-viewpoint-federal-budget-cutting-ignores-fat/
Feb. 24, 2011 - How much belt-tightening can a body take? Even the skinniest fashion models cannot strut their stuff in outfits that endanger their vital organs.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/24/federal-budget-cutting-ignores-fattest-part-the-mi/
Feb. 24, 2011 - How much belt-tightening can a body take? Even the skinniest fashion models cannot strut their stuff in outfits that endanger their vital organs.
Blog - /blog/2011/02/22/slow-road-september-congress-continuing-resolutions-and-fy-2011-budget/
Feb. 22, 2011 - ...federal government through the end of September. 162 amendments were offered during consideration of the bill and ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/21/obama-accelerates-the-great-american-war-machine/
Feb. 21, 2011 - ...budget for fiscal year 2012, the Great American War Machine just rolls on and on. "As it is, we're pumping...money into sustaining a fighting force that's orders of magnitude larger than anything reta...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/21/protest-links-afghan-war-city-budget-cuts/
Feb. 21, 2011 - Four men stood in front of City Hall with signs calling for redirecting military spending to meet human needs at home. Why weren't more people joining them?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/20/wisconsin-vs-the-great-conservative-swindle/
Feb. 20, 2011 - Is Wisconsin broke or are we being swindled?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/19/wisconsin-and-afghanistan-if-only-wed-connect-the-/
Feb. 19, 2011 - ...budgetary crisis already and those that are fated to experience a similar reality and the true cost of this futile war is evident. Greenwald connects the dots. If only we could get our national and lo...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/19/national-values-by-the-numbers/
Feb. 19, 2011 - ...budget for Fiscal Year 2012 focused on: expenditures, revenue and deficits, the impact of federal spending on the states and a detailed FY2012 budget overview with a selection of actual and projected ...
Analysis - /analysis/2011/presidents-budget-fy2012/
Feb. 18, 2011 - ...budget for Fiscal Year 2012 focused on: expenditures, revenue and deficits, the impact of federal spending on the states and a detailed FY2012 budget overview with a selection of actual and projected ...
Analysis - /analysis/2011/presidents-budget-fy2012/federal-aid/
Feb. 18, 2011 - ...federal programs, including Medicaid, SNAP, CHIP, LIHEAP and public housing View by state or program Compares FY2010 actual spending and FY2012 proposed spending Click on the program to find out mo...
Analysis - /analysis/2011/presidents-budget-fy2012/presidents-budget-unveiled/
Feb. 18, 2011 - ...budget highlighting salient points and offering key questions to consider Revenue and Spending Charts – a selection of actual and projected revenue and spending information in easy-to-und...
Analysis - /analysis/2011/presidents-budget-fy2012/expenditures/
Feb. 18, 2011 - ...federal revenue and borrowing Pie Chart – details projected FY2012 revenues by source
