Justice Department Pulls Study Showing Most U.S. Political Violence Is Right-Wing
“Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists,” says report.
Veterans Face Consecutive Cuts In Bush Budget
Is Bush seriousabout such cuts inhis own budget, orisn’t he?Veterans Face Consecutive Cuts In Bush BudgetBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 13th, 2007The Bush Administration plans to cut funding for America’s…
State Department Losing Top Talent
Why are so manyleaving the StateDepartment–andwhy aren’t theybeing replaced?State Department Losing Top TalentBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 2nd, 2007Something strange is going on at the Bush State Department.Every administration suffers…
Supreme Court To Revisit Campaign Finance Law
Is the challengeintended to “waterdown the standards”of McCain-Feingold?Supreme Court To Revisit Campaign Finance LawBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 1st, 2007The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the landmark 2002 legislation…
Are U.S. Military Spy Teams Out Of Control?
Bush’s SpecialForces areoperating incountries which areU.S. allies, andwon’t play nice withthe CIA.Are U.S. Military Spy Teams Out Of Control?By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 30th, 2007U.S. Special Forces teams on foreign…
Bush Changing U.S. Military Leadership
Will the new Armyleader help or hurtAmerican forces inIraq andAfghanistan?Bush Changing U.S. Military LeadershipBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 29th, 2007The heads of America’s top military personnel continue to fall, with…
Are Public Election Funds Becoming A Thing Of The Past?
How ‘big money’brought corruptionback to presidentialpolitics.Are Public Election Funds Becoming A Thing Of The Past?By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 23rd, 2007America’s public financing system for presidential campaigns, a post-Watergate initiative…
Should America Reconsider The Welfare State?
A leading think-tanksays ‘Old Europe’could teach us a fewthings.Should America Reconsider The Welfare State?By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 22nd, 2007The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), a liberal think-tank,…
‘Advisors’ And Contractors Increase UNder Bush’S Newest Iraq Plan
Who will really benefit from Bush’s new Iraq plan?’Advisors’ And Contractors Increase Under Bush’s Newest Iraq PlanBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 19th, 2007The White House intends to more than double…
Consumer Group Says ‘Terrorism Insurance’ For Insurers UNnecessary
Are insurancecompanies fleecingAmericantaxpayers?Consumer Group Says “Terrorism Insurance” For Insurers UnnecessaryBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 16th, 2007On Jan. 8th, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) issued a study showing that property-and-casualty…
Dems Try To Keep From Producing Fiefs In Congress
Can Democratsescape themistakes which costthem Congress in’94?Dems Try To Keep From Producing Fiefs In CongressBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan.12th, 2007One of the first actions performed by new House Speaker Nancy…
Congressional Study Shows Tax Cuts Favor Wealthy
Why do Bush’s taxcuts so favor therich?Congressional Study Shows Tax Cuts Favor WealthyBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 10th, 2007Economists have long known it. For years, neo-conservatives blindly denied it.Families which…
Defense Investigators Find Major Flaws In Inter Agency Contracts
Why doesn’t theDefenseDepartment holdanyone responsible?Defense Investigations Find Major Flaws In Inter-Agency ContractsBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 9th, 2007A recent Defense Inspector General (IG) investigation into interagency purchases placed through the…
UNdisclosed Pentagon Report Cited Further Detention Concerns
Is the BushAdministrationrunning an AbuGhraib in SouthCarolina?Undisclosed Pentagon Report Cited Further Detention ConcernsBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 5th, 2007According to the summary of a previously undisclosed 2004 Pentagon report obtained…
How The Democrats Can Enforce Proper Congressional Oversight
Will a DemocraticCongress curbincreasingExecutive andJudicial powers?How The Democrats Can Enforce Proper Congressional OversightBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 4th, 2007The American Spark welcomes the Democrats taking over both houses of the…
Personal Data Breaches Hit Record High
Are corporatesecurity groupsmore interested inprotecting us or theirbottom line?Personal Data Breaches Hit Record HighBy Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 3rd, 2007After reaching a record high on data breaches, the Cyber Security…
Government Report Says Federal Building Security Inadequate
If land Securitycan’t adequatelyprotect our federalbuildings, how can itprotect us?Government Report Says Federal Building Security InadequateBy Cliff MontgomeryThe land Security Department division which helps provide security for federal buildings is…
Army Fails To Provide Iraq Contractor Census
Why is the Armyafraid to produce acensus on Iraqcontractors?Army Fails To Provide Iraq Contractor CensusBy Cliff Montgomery An Army effort to count the number of contractors currently in Iraq has…
Did Base Closing Commission Hide Evidence To Get Its Way?
Remember all thoserecent Americanbase closures? Younever heard thewhole story.Did Base-closing Commission Hide Evidence to Get Its Way?By Cliff MontgomeryIn a report to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission last…
‘Yankee Republicans’ May Be On Last Legs
Is this the end for’YankeeRepublicanism’?’Yankee Republicans’ May Be On Last LegsBy Cliff MontgomeryThere is a serious problem in American politics.The classic New England, or “Blue blood” Republican–fiscally conservative but socially…
Just How Much Will Iraq Cost American Taxpayers?
Finally, someone istelling the Americantaxpayers just howmuch Bush’smisadventure in Iraqmay cost us.Just How Much Will Iraq Cost American Taxpayers?By Cliff MontgomeryThat the misadventure of Iraq has cost America dearly in…
Cargo Scanning Subcontractor Spurns ‘Buy American’ Clause
Should U.S.contractors beallowed to flaunt’Buy American’clause?Cargo-scanning Subcontractor Spurns ‘Buy American’ ClauseBy Cliff MontgomeryLast year, Congress gave the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) $50 million to provide security scanning systems…
U.S. Veterans Find They Have No Resting Place
An old solution toarranging veteranburial sites is nolonger working.U.S. Veterans Find They Have No Resting PlaceBy Cliff MontgomeryAmerica is short of places in which to bury its veteran dead, say…
What To Do About Army Officer Shortages?
The U.S. Army isfacing a criticalshortage ofwell-trained officers.What To Do About Army Officer Shortages?By Cliff MontgomeryThe following is from a little-known July 5th, 2006 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report which…