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Mushrooms Keep Sprouting

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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...

Jobs and Budget Crises Data: Local Impacts and Federal Initiatives

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May 4, 2010 - The economy may be turning around for some, but in many states across the country, unemployment is well above ten percent. Most of us can probably point to situations where people are losing their job...

The politics of unemployment As It Turns Out

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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.

U.S. Jobs and the Economic Crisis: Local Impacts and Federal Initiatives

Analysis - /analysis/2010/us-jobs-and-budget-crises-local-impacts/

April 30, 2010 - ...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 local data to help you understand the...

Bloomfield Public Square: Dialogue for the 21st Century

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/29/bloomfield-public-square-dialogue-for-the-21st-cen/

April 29, 2010 - ...budget cuts he has to implement that he has embarked on a very unusual project that he introduced at a press conference April 14.

NPP's Federal Budget 101 Charts: Spotlight on FY2011

Analysis - /analysis/2010/charts-update-april-26-2010/

April 26, 2010 - ...Federal Budget 101: Budget Charts with data from the FY2011 budget.

2010 US Spending Priorities: 58% to Military

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/21/2010-us-spending-priorities-58-to-military/

April 21, 2010 - ...federal discretionary budget for fiscal year 2010 [or 2009] by function area. "The discretionary budget refers to the part of the federal budget proposed by the President, and debated and decided by...

A demand grows in Brooklyn: fund kids, not bombs

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/18/a-demand-grows-in-brooklyn-fund-kids-not-bombs/

April 18, 2010 - ...budget cuts, the federal budget and war spending

Local Budgets and War Spending: A Reflection for Tax Day, April 15

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/17/local-budgets-and-war-spending-a-reflection-for-ta/

April 17, 2010 - ...budgets and slashed community services sounds forth like a tragic Greek chorus.

Senator (D-NY) Charles E. Schumer on the Afghanistan War

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/15/senator-d-ny-charles-e-schumer-on-the-afghanistan-/

April 15, 2010 - Like a lot of constituents, I wrote my Senator about the war in Afghanistan. Unlike some Senators, Chuck Schumer actually wrote me back a reasonably detailed response (see below). Unfortunately, his v...

Price of war too high

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/13/price-of-war-too-high/

April 13, 2010 - As America inches closer to a decade of war, the cost increasingly is being questioned. People who years ago might have feared being called unpatriotic are lambasting the trillion dollars spent since ...

Small-city mayor takes on the pentagon

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/12/small-city-mayor-takes-on-the-pentagon/

April 12, 2010 - ...budget for the same period.??For a small city with an annual budget of $81.1 million, $138.6 million would be a hefty sum, even in non-recessionary times. For the same amount of money, Ryan could fund...

War Taxing America

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/11/war-taxing-america/

April 11, 2010 - Matt Ryan, the mayor of Binghamton, New York, is sick and tired of watching people in local communities "squabble over crumbs," as he puts it, while so much local money pours into the Pentagon's coffe...

A Navy ship competition?

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/04/a-navy-ship-competition/

April 4, 2010 - As the Navy prepares to choose one version of the littoral combat ship as the basis for future orders, all sides say the service needs to go for the best deal.

Where Did Your 2009 Federal Income Tax Dollars Go?

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/01/where-did-your-2009-federal-income-tax-dollars-go/

April 1, 2010 - ...federal government spent each of their 2009 federal income tax dollars. In its annual release, Where did your tax dollars go?, NPP offers a breakout of federal income tax dollar allocation while also ...

Defense budget: After Afghanistan and Iraq withdrawal, a peace dividend?

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/03/27/defense-budget-after-afghanistan-and-iraq-withdraw/

March 27, 2010 - ...budget "bloated."The Obama budget set 2011 defense spending at $739 billion. This amounts to 19 percent of total federal outlays. Carl Conetta, director of the Project on Defense Alternatives in Cambr...

National Priorities Project Releases FY2011 Budget Analysis

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/03/10/national-priorities-project-releases-fy2011-budget/

March 10, 2010 - ...budget on February 1, 2010 – a 2,585-page proposed blueprint for addressing the social agonies caused by record-high job loss, a continued sluggish economy and state deficits.

Out of Balance: Back by Popular Demand!

Analysis - /analysis/2010/out-of-balance-update/

March 9, 2010 - ...budget critique, offering a unique tool for organizers, activists, local and state officials and policy analysts. Participants will be able to download the presentation slides, analysis, talking point...

Hellman describes process, priorities of national budget

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/03/09/hellman-describes-process-priorities-of-national-b/

March 9, 2010 - ...federal funds, particularly to the military, which traditionally has a very high budget.

National Priorities Project Helps Consumers Grasp Federal Budget

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/02/21/national-priorities-project-helps-consumers-grasp-/

Feb. 21, 2010 - ...federal budget impacts their daily lives. On Feb. 8, the National Priorities Project released a publication on "The President's Budget: Fiscal Year 2011." This report, found at www.nationalpriorities....