Phyllis Bennis - Anti War. com
It shouldn’t surprise anyone, but support for the longest U.S. war is dropping further and faster than ever. The latest national U.S. poll, released on May 9, shows 66 percent of Americans are against the war in Afghanistan – with 40 percent "strongly opposed."
None - Pape Forum
CostOfWar.com is a project maintained by the National Priorities Project. It analyses federal data on spending in the war in Iraq, and produces a running counter of . Over the past five years, US taxpayers have spent $506 billion on the Iraq War- that is over $ . Whether you ...
Eloise Lee - Business Insider
Since Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan began in October of 2001, the United States has sustained more than 15,858 overall casualties (war injuries) and 1,526 killed-in-action fatalities, according to Pentagon records.
Glenn Rogers - TCPalm
When Congress could not agree on spending cuts for the purpose of reining in the national debt, a six-member bipartisan supercommittee was set up with the same results: gridlock.
Emem Okon - Peace X Peace
“The whole fight for resource control has led to the eruption and escalation of all manner of conflict and violence in the Niger Delta. It’s all about power and control in light of the oil revenue.”
None - Dennis Kucinich Blog
Washington D.C. (April 17, 2012) – As Americans file our tax returns, Congressman Kucinich (D-OH) reminded us of the heavy burden taxpayers bear as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
None - Research Demistified
The National Priorities Project has provided a report on our federal tax dollars at work.
Krys Boyd - KERA Public Radio for North Texas
How does the government spend your income tax dollars and how are budgetary decisions made at the federal level anyway? We’ll find out this hour with Mattea Kramer, senior research analyst for the National Priorities Project which breaks down the budget process and where your tax dollars go just in ...
Max Obuszewski - The Baltimore Sun
On April 17, I will be protesting war taxes at Baltimore's main post office. I realize that taxes fund many good programs — education, environment and diplomacy. But sadly when 57 percent of the federal budget goes to the Pentagon, the government's priorities are out of touch with the pressing ...
Jo Comerford - Huffington Post
"If we had a trillion dollars," dream the youth of Bresee Community Center in Los Angeles, "we would buy materials to build homeless shelters, rehabilitation centers, skate parks and soccer fields."
