Proposed defense cuts challenged by GOP
This week, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the Pentagon’s plans to cut the size of the military down to its smallest size since before World War II. In addition, there…
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Existential crisis underway in debate over austerity
On Twitter there is a novelty account that goes by the handle @ECONOMISTHULK. Economist Hulk is a potent symbol of our era, when political leaders forsake empirical evidence for ideology,…
VSA org rollover must accommodate long-term savings
At the most recent meeting on Sunday, March 25, Vassar Student Association (VSA) Vice President for Finance Alex Koren ’13 proposed an omnibus amendment to the VSA Bylaws, seeking to…
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West Point in the line of fire for major budget cuts The nation’s premier military academy faces a $92 million budget reduction on March 1, when a federal sequestration bill…