Republican Calls to Drain the Pentagon Swamp Provide Window for Democrats to Climb Through
CATO report on defense cuts shows how libertarians come in handy on national security.
A Deficit of Ideas
In the SOTU, President Obama missed out on the opportunity to advocate for a progressive vision of the United States and to take on a real leadership role.
Ruled by Rifles
We have to stop the guys with the guns from making their deranged rules–and fast.
Will Pentagon Be Exempt From Budget Cuts?
With pressure to slash the 1.3 trillion-dollar federal deficit rising sharply, the public debate over whether to exempt the Pentagon from such cuts is moving rapidly toward centre-stage.
A Look at Global Militarization
A new documentary looks at the costs of U.S. and global military spending.
We Have to Trim the Bloated Pentagon Budget and Use the Cash for a ‘Green Dividend’ to Create Good Jobs
How can we come out of this recession with a manufacturing sector and a workforce that are globally competitive, that produce things that people need in the new green economy?
What We Didn’t Hear from Obama on Iraq
The president did acknowledge the war’s cost…but there were many other important points he left out.
‘Aspirational’ vs. ‘Operational’ Military Budget Cutting
It seems as though our Secretary of Defense is experiencing an internal conflict.
A Unified Security Budget for the United States, FY 2011
The Pentagon’s plans for cuts won’t change the security spending balance.
The Trillion-Dollar Question
The trillion-dollar war bill and a half-billion-dollar jet fighter engine are connected in a way that goes beyond their status as budget items.
No More Blank Checks for the Pentagon, Please
Taxpayers spend too much on wars.
Swords Into Solar Panels
Owego can get solar jobs, but it will take the active involvement of Owego itself.
The Pentagon’s Runaway Budget
Why is the United States spending more now on the military than during the Cold War?
Congressional Briefing: A Unified Security Budget for the United States
Key members of the administration’s National Security team—Deputy Secretary Lynn and Secretary Clinton among them—and key congressional leaders have expressed support for a National Security Budget that would allow the overall balance of resources devoted to military forces, homeland security and non-military international affairs to be considered as an integrated whole.