National priorities are determined by the manner in which a nation allocates its limited resources; how and where it spends its money. At the end of July Congress passed a $33 billion supplemental war bill for President Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan. This past Tuesday the president signed a multibillion-dollar bailout bill for cash-strapped states but cut $12 billion from future food stamp funding to help pay for it. Proponents of this measure argue that using food stamp funding in order to save public sector jobs such as teachers, police offi

By Jonathan Clarke
Frenzy over the so-called Ground Zero Mosque has brought about a departure from reason and a break with American principles.
 

On Friday evening while celebrating a Ramadan Iftar dinner at the White House President Obama did what any president should do, defended the rights of Americans to practice their religion on America soil. The problem is that on Saturday, bowing to pressure from some Republicans and others, the president became a politician and tried to parse his words, softening the solid stand he took just one evening before.
 

Throughout the cities around the country, mayors are struggling to find a solution to huge budget deficits and double-digit unemployment in most of its black and Hispanic communities. Social services, often benefiting these communities, are the first programs cut, including job creating and job training programs.
 
 

After a nine month investigation into alleged ethics violations against Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) the House Ethics Committee has released its report. The Committee has found that the congresswoman improperly used her office to assist OneUnited, a Massachusetts-based bank in receiving $12 million in federal bailout funds in December 2008. Her husband, Sidney Williams owned stock in and served on the banks board of directors from January 2004 to April 2008. The congresswoman now stands charged with violating three rules-one that requires it