The Obama Budget 2011
Jim Wallis says that budgets are moral documents, and that how we spend our money shows what our values are. Introduced today, President Obama’s $3.83 trillion budget treads a delicate balance between trying to get the economy going again and trying to bring down the massive inherited budget deficit.* Anyway, the budget for FY 2011 …
Cornel West to Barack Obama: "How deep is your love?"
Excerpts: Despite your brilliance, despite your charisma, I’m disappointed when it comes to the fundamental question of priorities, of urgency. How deep is your love for poor and working people? You’ve changed the image of America, but don’t simply be the friendly face of the American empire. Many lives hang on your courage, and you …
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The stimulus, health care and progress
According to the latest CNN poll, nearly three out of four Americans think that at least half the money spent in the $787 billion federal stimulus package was wasted. Now according to Recovery.gov and ProPublica, it’s actually more like $792 billion plus change. The stimulus spending in progress is reported in full on those two …
Links of the Day, January 11
It’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day! Tell someone who doesn’t know about the 27 million people trapped in modern slavery. And then do something about it! Check out these awesome pics to start out your week/day: And then enjoy this cover from Cathy Nguyen and Andrew Garcia: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEEVZ0cZExA&hl=en_US&fs=1&] News Whistler’s homeless are being relocated ahead of …