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Every Budget Under Assault

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at the Economic Club of New York, May 9, 2011. In the speech, delivered ahead of a second round of debt limit negotiations on Tuesday, Boehner said that Republicans would insist on trillions of dollars in federal spending cuts in exchange for support of an increase of the federal debt limit. (Photo: Yana Paskova / The New York Times) Dear Readers, Right-wingers are holding the budgets for national programs hostage. Everything from public broadcasting to health care for the poor and sick is on the chopping block. This crackdown comes as we pour money into wars of choice, give subsidies to our socialized oil companies and spend billions to keep more of our population in prison than any other country. We at Truthout strive to keep you informed of the day-to-day and big-picture events that are shaping this reality. But as we work together to change the media landscape – as well as the consciousness of our country and our world – we also struggle to keep our bottom line intact.

Dear Readers,

Right-wingers are holding the budgets for national programs hostage. Everything from public broadcasting to health care for the poor and sick is on the chopping block. This crackdown comes as we pour money into wars of choice, give subsidies to our socialized oil companies and spend billions to keep more of our population in prison than any other country.

We at Truthout strive to keep you informed of the day-to-day and big-picture events that are shaping this reality. But as we work together to change the media landscape – as well as the consciousness of our country and our world – we also struggle to keep our bottom line intact.

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