budget cuts

Shani O. Hilton  Apr 22, 2011 4:59PM EDT

A Closer Look at What Got Chopped in This Year's Budget

Among the worst examples of things that will do nothing to cut the deficit: a fund for the upkeep public housing.
Kai Wright  Apr 15, 2011 9:47AM EDT

Six Public Goods That Have Shaped My Life--Or, Why Taxes Are Cool

My mom’s retirement, the subway, books in Washington and more. Chime in with your own examples of why we should all be happy to contribute to the collective good.
Shani O. Hilton  Apr 14, 2011 1:04PM EDT

CBC Drops Its Own Budget: $5.7 Trillion Deficit Cut Without Gutting Programs

It’s been a tradition every year since 1981, but this year’s budget battle gives the proposal new significance.
Kai Wright  Apr 14, 2011 10:43AM EDT

Obama's Government Spending Pitch: The Great Society Is Patriotic

Obama says America’s safety net makes it great. But that’s only been true since the 1960s, and the GOP is at the endgame in a decades-long effort to undue it.
Dorian Warren  Apr 13, 2011 10:30AM EDT

The Long Racial History of the Tea Party's Deficit Trojan Horse

The American right has been railing against the size of federal government for centuries. We’d do well to remember why.
Shani O. Hilton  Apr 11, 2011 12:44PM EDT

Stopgap Budget Deal Cuts More Community Development, Transit

Expect another $38.5 billion in cuts, the details of which are to be announced later this week.
Channing Kennedy  Apr 8, 2011 3:49PM EDT

Is Michele Bachmann Shutting Down the Government (To Run It)?

Her tea party caucus is showing just how much heft it plans to throw around in the 2012 elections.
Shani O. Hilton  Apr 8, 2011 3:27PM EDT

$327 Million for Women's Health Will Shut Down Government, Say Dems

None of that money goes to fund abortion, but it does fund reproductive health for poor women of color.
Kai Wright  Apr 7, 2011 11:54AM EDT

Obama Can Save Government by Reviving His 2008 Mastery of Values

The president once argued the budget was a values-based document. Now, he’s all about process over purpose.
Mary Agnes Carey  Apr 6, 2011 10:41AM EDT

Breaking Down the GOP Budget Plan to Cut Medicaid and Medicare

Both African Americans and Latinos depend heavily upon the programs for access to health care.
Shani O. Hilton  Apr 5, 2011 3:28PM EDT

As Budget Battle Climaxes, Civil Rights Groups Tally Potential Damage

Marian Wright Edelman: “This is the most dangerous time for black children since slavery.”
Shani O. Hilton  Apr 4, 2011 1:33PM EDT

Another Budget Deadline Approaches, Poor People Still Screwed

Congress has until Friday to decide whether to scapegoat struggling families by a lot, or just a little.
Lindsay Beyerstein  Mar 11, 2011 1:50PM EST

What Now? The Next Stage in the Public Sector Unions Fight

Wisconsin has killed collective bargaining, but there and in other states, the battle is still building.
Shani O. Hilton  Mar 3, 2011 5:06PM EST

Government Shutdown Delayed, But Budget's Effects Still Uncertain

Nothing that’s currently on the table bodes especially well for the poor and folks of color.
Michelle Chen  Feb 21, 2011 10:00AM EST

The Budget Line Neither Party's Willing To Defend: Foreign Aid

We’re still putting our money into war, rather than peace and prosperity.
Shani O. Hilton  Feb 16, 2011 12:45PM EST

Congressional Black Caucus "Cannot Accept" Obama Budget Cuts

Members say the real deficit trouble is December’s tax cut deal, not vital poverty and development programs.
Seth Freed Wessler  Aug 25, 2010 3:15PM EDT

American Families vs. Washington's Misguided Deficit Hawks

A CBO study provides more proof that social programs help stimulate the economy, not tank it.
Julianne Hing  Jul 23, 2010 4:01PM EDT

War Spending Bill Won't Pay for Teachers' Jobs

The White House has successfully intimidated the Senate into passing the bill without $10 billion for teachers’ jobs and other domestic spending.
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