Tag Archive for ‘spending’
Curb the militarized economy
by Sharon Zimmerman, WAND Deputy Director Published: August 30, 2012 by The Worcester Telegram & Gazette Labor Day and school openings seem to go together. For me, it’s time for the social welfare policy course I teach at the Boston University School of Social Work each fall. Throughout the semester I will hear stories from [...]
General asks cut in nuclear stockpile — what are we waiting for?
General asks cut in nuclear stockpile — what are we waiting for? by Diane Aronson, former executive director of WAND Published: August 10, 2012 by The Boston Globe Thirty years ago I joined a band of women to work toward freezing and reversing the buildup of nuclear weapons, as the first executive director of an [...]
Defense Appropriations Bill Summary FY2013
On July 19, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Appropriations bill allocating funding for the Pentagon’s annual base budget ($518 billion) and war spending ($88.5 billion) with a vote of 326-90. Please see a summary of some highlighted amendments below. Cutting the Overall Pentagon Budget /Cutting Pentagon Waste [...]
WiLL President Sen. Nan Orrock in The Hill Congress Blog
Time to hold a magnifying glass to national security spending This Fourth of July, as we celebrate our nation’s independence, we need to think about what programs will do the most to guarantee our freedom and strength for years to come. Our nation‘s Pentagon budget has grown unchecked since 1998 at a cost of trillions [...]
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