| Oct 24, 2011 | Peace / SecurityThe Association of the United States Army packed hundreds of exhibitors into two halls the size of football fields at its annual convention. Companies from around the world came to the event, recently held at the Washington Convention Center, to sell the Army...
| Oct 10, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyCome December, the priorities and role of our government could be drastically and fundamentally altered. Are your views and concerns being heard? The supercommittee created in the wake of the debt ceiling clash is comprised of 12 members of Congress tasked with...
| | Peace / SecurityThe battle over the debt ceiling laid bare the need to cut the deficit while foreshadowing a fierce fight in Congress to make actual budget cuts. Both the “supercommittee,” a group of 12 Republicans and Democrats, and other congressional panels are working...
| Sep 26, 2011 | Economy / BusinessI live nine blocks from the U.S. Capitol, so many of my neighbors depend on the government for their livelihoods. A few — a scientist, an editor, a Secret Service agent — belong to that often mocked and rapidly shrinking category known as “civil...
| Aug 15, 2011 | Economy / BusinessAs the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. In Washington, great power should also require great transparency. The hurriedly passed Budget Control Act raised the nation’s debt ceiling and made some efforts to reduce the deficit. The law also...
