Budget Cuts

Fire Fighter leader blasts hypocritical politicians

August 28, 2013 By PAI

The nation's politicians, from the federal government on down to city halls, are hypocritical in praising Fire Fighters and other first responders, then cutting public safety budgets.

What the June unemployment figures mean for workers

July 9, 2013 By Press Associates

At the current slow rate of economic recovery, it will take until 2020 to close the gap in the labor market, says a top economist.

Shocking new cuts will gut Chicago schools

June 21, 2013 By John Bachtell

After closing 50 schools, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools are cutting elementary and high school budgets tens of millions of dollars.

Colorado fires blaze on as workers rush to fight them

June 18, 2013 By Blake Skylar

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service an out of money to pay for firefighting equipment this year, after Congress only provided half of the total sum of money it has cost to fight wildfires so...

Only one place to cut: Pentagon

May 8, 2013 By Judith Le Blanc

There is a smart, good, and doable solution. We must move the money to invest in programs that will create jobs and turn the economy around.