Budget Cuts and Corporate Tax Cheats
Global corporations are gaming our tax system and paying nothing, zero, zip toward government services they enjoy.
The Case for Spending More on Public Broadcasting
Before political gamesmanship erases some of our most trusted sources of news and information, we should take a step back and take a serious look at the positive role that public media play around the world.
The Government’s Nuclear Millstone
There’s no transforming our energy future without completely overhauling the Energy Department.
The Road to Budget Sanity
Cutting military spending would make us leaner and meaner; stronger, not weaker.
Pay Up, Corporate Tax Dodgers
We’re chumps unless we force Congress to stop tax haven abuse.
More U.S. Aid Won’t End Mexico’s Drug War
Even former Mexican President Vicente Fox has said that “prohibition isn’t working” and that “violence against violence doesn’t work.”
An Unprecedented Attack from Polluters
The House has passed a devastating budget plan that would destroy bedrock safeguards that have protected our health and environment for decades.
Out-of-Whack Budget Whackers
Washington’s ferocious ax-wielders are sparing assorted corporate subsidies.
Unconventional Wisdom: Name This Moment
What will we eventually call this historic wave of peaceful protests and solidarity that’s spreading around the world?
Analyzing the Department of Energy’s FY 2012 Budget
For a new energy future, the Department of Energy needs to be free of the shackles of nuclear weapons.
A Military Budget on the Wrong Side of History
We should support the Egyptian miracle by cutting military aid and shifting it to support what will actually help Egyptians improve their standard of living.
Military Spending Cuts: Depends on what the Meaning of ‘On the Table’ Is
Let’s define budget cuts as spending less next year than this year. Nothing else should qualify.
Put a Human Face on Spending Priorities
What are we sacrificing, and at what cost?
Roadmap to Disaster
Republicans want to rip the heart out of the future and bury it at the intersection of crumbling highways and a falling-down bridge to nowhere.
A $700 Billion Dilemma
Borrowing during hard times and making smart investments could boost future productivity and create good jobs.