Going Bankrupt: Why the Debt Crisis Is America's Greatest Threat

Some of the damage done can never be rectified. There are, however, some steps that this country urgently needs to take. These include reversing Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for the wealthy, beginning to liquidate our global empire of over 800 military bases, cutting from the defense budget all projects that bear no relationship to the national security of the United States, and ceasing to use the defense budget as a Keynesian jobs program. If we do these ... Full Story »

Posted by Rebecca Hale

See All Reviews »

Review

Jack Dinkmeyer
4.1
by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

Generally AlterNet provides articles with excellent information that can be trusted for their accuracy, although Cheney and Bush probably won’t put them at the top of their nity-nite reading list. Implicit in this article is the issue that in the best of times, America overspends on its military like a drunken credit banker with someone else’s credit card. But since Cheney, Bush, and company have destroyed the military, how much more are we going to have to spend to put it everything back together again, while also buying all the new toys?

See All Reviews »

Jack's Rating

Overall
4.1

Good
from 13 answers
Quality
4.0
Facts
4.0
Fairness
4.0
Information
4.0
Sourcing
4.0
Style
4.0
Accuracy
4.0
Balance
4.0
Context
4.0
Popularity
4.5
Recommendation
4.0
Credibility
5.0
More How our ratings work »