The Iraq War Isn’t Over
With too many Iraqi deaths and too many tax dollars, it’s still a “dumb war.”
How to Make the Super Congress Open and Accountable
The last thing we need is an all-powerful congressional committee allowed to make crucial spending decisions without the scrutiny of an engaged citizenry and press.
Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?
With the economy foundering like a man overboard in heavy seas, we’ve attempted to rescue it by throwing it an anchor.
Will Panetta Help the State Department?
It is official U.S. doctrine that defense, diplomacy and development are co-equal contributors to our security.
America’s Real Job Creators are Broke
Despite the GOP’s ideological claptrap about corporate executives being “job creators,” it’s ordinary Americans who actually create jobs.
Budgeting for the Great American Train Wreck
Our economy needs a new stimulus package, not a poison pill.
Blame the No-Way Party for the Debt Ceiling Collision
Commentators who say that the two sides were almost “unable to come to an agreement” in the debt talks are laughable.
Budgeting for Ignorance
The most shameful assault in state legislatures these days is on our public schools.
Three Slashing Pigs
There’s just no other way to balance the budget.
How the Government Can Save $2 Trillion
A serious debate about the federal government’s role is long overdue.
Tell the People about the People’s Budget
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard about the People’s Budget, though there’s been a mountain of media coverage of the budget mess.
Paving the Road to a Hungrier, Unhealthier, and Less-Educated Nation
Massive spending cuts will make the future bleaker for millions of Americans.
Austerity Draft
Be all the cannon fodder you can be!
Explosive Nuclear Spending
How about shifting the $1 trillion per decade the world spends on nuclear weapons to more important priorities?
War Gets Easier All the Time
Nowadays decisions on war can quickly become back page stuff.