U.S. Military Spending Marches On
How on earth do you get a bipartisan consensus against cuts and for stimulus? Call it the defense budget.
Senate Shenanigans
Secret holds are just an anonymous filibuster.
Calls for Libya No-Fly Zone an Excuse to Put American Stamp on Arab Revolution?
Reason must not be supplanted by guilt.
The Road to Budget Sanity
Cutting military spending would make us leaner and meaner; stronger, not weaker.
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.
Scapegoating Social Spending
Congress is about to slaughter social spending but leave a lot of sacred cows alone.
House Hearings Shouldn’t Demonize the Muslim-American Community
Americans don’t want to return to the fear and resentment of the McCarthy era.
New START’s Nuclear Compromise
In the 21st century, reducing nuclear stockpiles, securing vulnerable nuclear materials, and banning nuclear testing will be the hallmarks of a more secure world.
Tap Water’s Budget Bottleneck
House lawmakers, who control the federal purse strings for the nation’s water supplies, spend nearly $1 million a year on bottled water.
House Un-Christian Activities Committee
Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of your neighborhood mosque?
Taxes Worth Fighting For
Great lumps of cash and property will now pass tax-free from expired rich geezers, who may or may not have earned them, to their kids–who surely didn’t.
Why Egypt Will Not Turn Into Another Iran
The protests in Egypt will produce a democracy, not a theocracy.
Highlighting New Issues in Ending Violence Against Women; More Women Afraid To Come Forward And Access Services
Congressional leaders will participate in ad-hoc hearing examining violence against immigrant women this Thursday on Capitol Hill.
The S Word
Will South Sudan, now on the verge of becoming a new country, make secession acceptable?