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US Wars and Military Action March 3, 2016
Who Will You Vote for as Drone Commander in Chief?
Every major candidate from both parties has plans to maintain some version of Washington’s drone campaigns.
Mattea Kramer
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US Wars and Military Action October 19, 2015
Can Diplomacy Put Out the Syrian Fire?
It's time for international negotiations to finally begin.
Jo Comerford and Mattea Kramer
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Arms Spending March 6, 2014
The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars
Despite the uproar over reductions to defense funding, less than 1 percent of the Pentagon's beefy $550 billion budget will be cut this year.
Mattea Kramer
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Budgets October 17, 2013
That Time When DC Stopped Funding Domestic Violence Shelters While Both Congressional Gyms Stayed Open
Who decides what’s “essential” during a government shutdown?
Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford
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Arms Spending September 19, 2013
Beating Swords Into Solar Panels
Re-purposing America's war machine.
Mattea Kramer and Miriam Pemberton
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Economy May 21, 2013
How America Became a Third World Country
By 2023, what will we make of 2013?
Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford
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Budgets April 11, 2013
Tax for America
Just doing what’s popular would make us healthier, wealthier, wiser and less indebted.
Mattea Kramer
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Foreign Policy February 28, 2013
‘Homeland Security': The Trillion-Dollar Concept That No One Can Define
Few are asking the hard questions about what security we actually need—and how to keep track of the billions of dollars that the government pours into it.
Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman
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Budgets November 12, 2012
CliffsNotes for Washington
How to get yourself to the edge of the fiscal abyss and not jump.
Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman
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Economic Policy October 1, 2012
Tough Talk for America: A Guide to the Presidential Debates
Five key topics you won't hear discussed in Wednesday's debate.
Mattea Kramer