Budget cuts

  • More than 200 people came to the budget hearing of the Seattle City Council to oppose the mayor's plans for huge spending cuts. October 28, 2009

  • We want UC to stop spending millions on raises for executives and new buildings, and prioritize students, faculty and workers. September 28, 2009

  • Students, faculty and campus workers walked out of classes and off their jobs in a one-day action at the 10 University of California campuses. September 25, 2009

  • Since 2002, Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri has carried out a relentless assault on the working people of his state. September 9, 2009

  • The rich have a simple solution to the California budget crisis: Make workers, the poor, children and the elderly pay. We propose our own simple solution. September 8, 2009

  • The bipartisan support for the savage budget cuts in California highlights the need for radicalism, struggle and organization. September 2, 2009

  • The "doomsday" budget with cuts of 50 percent in social programs didn't pass in Illinois--but those that did go through are still devastating. July 29, 2009

  • Instead of raising taxes on the rich, California lawmakers chose to steal resources from programs to help students, children, the elderly and the poor. July 28, 2009

  • The cuts coming in Massachusetts' highly touted health care program could be a preview of what's to come if proposals for national legislation are passed. July 23, 2009

  • Proposed Illinois state budget cut would slash the Department of Human Services by 50 percent. July 14, 2009

  • Today is the day when a new fiscal year begins in Illinois--and the state government's "doomsday budget" could become a reality. July 1, 2009

  • The drive by California politicians to balance their budget on the backs of the most vulnerable continues to touch off dissent. June 30, 2009

  • Who will be the next to die because our cities spend money on sports stadiums instead of basic infrastructure? June 29, 2009

  • I was horrified but not surprised by the deadly collision on the Red Line in Washington, D.C.--regular riders know it wasn't a question of if, but when. June 25, 2009

  • Some 2,500 union members and community activists marched in Portland, Ore., on June 7 to protest cuts in public services. June 16, 2009

  • Taxing the rich would solve a great many budgetary woes, but it is always off the table in an economy controlled by the rich. June 10, 2009

  • Union members, students and staff at the University of Washington came together to denounce budget cuts. May 11, 2009

  • "No more cuts!" was the demand as tens of thousands of union members, joined by students and other New Yorkers, rallied in Manhattan. March 9, 2009

  • When Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials held hearings on proposed fare increases and budget cuts, they faced large and angry crowds. March 3, 2009

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget will be a crippling blow to working people--at the same time as it diligently protects the interests of the rich. February 24, 2009

  • It's becoming a familiar headline, in New York and everywhere else: state and local governments forecast huge deficits and plan huge budget cuts. February 3, 2009