The former chief oversight official of contracts at the Army Corps of Engineers has reached a settlement six years after she was demoted for publicly … Exposing Halliburton No-Bid Contract in IraqRead more
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Teacher Strike Forces Tacoma, WA Schools to Remain Closed for Sixth Day A teacher strike in Tacoma, Washington, has forced the city’s schools to remain … NewsRead more
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Financiers and bankers are new army
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Cost of War
President Obama met with congressional leaders at the White House Thursday and vowed not to sign a short-term extension of U.S. $14.3 trillion debt ceiling … Cost of WarRead more
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Speculating on famine
Aid agencies this week are saying some 10 million people could be soon affected by malnutrition as the worst drought for 60 years hits Ethiopia, … Speculating on famineRead more
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$31 billion and up to $60 billion of waste
As the war in Afghanistan approaches its 10th anniversary, a pair of new reports have just come out revealing how the Pentagon has squandered tens … $31 billion and up to $60 billion of wasteRead more
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Sizing the Clean Economy
Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings worked with Battelle’s Technology Partnership Practice to develop, analyze, and comment on a detailed database of establishment-level employment statistics pertaining … Sizing the Clean EconomyRead more
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Growth without equality
So the economy doubled in five years, and two thirds of Egyptians thought the economy wasn’t good? How is that possible? Perhaps this is a … Growth without equalityRead more