Elliott Negin

3 days ago | themoneytrail.substack.com | Elliott Negin

I’ll never forget the day I was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency. What does that have to do with Donald Trump bombing Iran? I’ll get there, so indulge me. It was the spring of 1983, and I was sitting in an auditorium at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, with my fellow classmates.

1 week ago | smirkingchimp.com | Elliott Negin

Much has been made about the price tag of the military parade that took place on Saturday in Washington, D.C., commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and, coincidentally, Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Pegged at between $25 million and $45 million, the parade featuring 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles, and 50 aircraft has been roundly criticized as colossal waste of money.

1 week ago | laprogressive.com | Elliott Negin |Rob Maurer

The cost of the parade, which was poorly attended, pales in comparison with the trillions of taxpayer dollars the U.S. military has squandered since the turn of the century. Much has been made about the price tag of the military parade that took place on Saturday in Washington, D.C., commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and, coincidentally, Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.

1 week ago | commondreams.org | Elliott Negin

Much has been made about the price tag of the military parade that took place on Saturday in Washington, D.C., commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and, coincidentally, Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Pegged at between $25 million and $45 million, the parade featuring 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles, and 50 aircraft has been roundly criticized as colossal waste of money.

1 week ago | themoneytrail.substack.com | Elliott Negin

Much has been made about the price tag of the military parade that took place on Saturday in Washington, D.C., commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and, coincidentally, Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Pegged at between $25 million and $45 million, the parade featuring 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles, and 50 aircraft has been roundly criticized as colossal waste of money.