Author Archives: Kwaku Sraha

The US Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) unveiled a budget proposal last week — A Budget for All — that seeks to balance the federal budget through higher taxes on the rich, cuts to defense spending, reforms to Medicaid to curb abuse and waste, and the adoption of a public option  to reduce the cost of the [...]

The shopping malls are filled with holiday spirit, colorful displays, and high-tech gadgets like the latest cell phones and video games.  It’s true that kids love these kinds of things for Christmas. But, as we lighten our wallets to acquire these gifts, we might want to pause for a moment and ask, “Is this the [...]

The 2011 Domenici Public Policy Conference, held on the NMSU campus in Las Cruces last week, brought together experts on America’s national debt and economic outlook, national and cyber security,  science and technology, and health care reform to discuss progress in these areas and what can be done to maintain America’s competitiveness on a global [...]

The debt ceiling deal recently reached by the White House and Congress has some negative consequences for current and future college students who rely on some forms of federal financial aid to help pay educational costs. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the debt deal cut overall financial aid funding by $4.6 billion through [...]

If you’re one of those folks trying to balance a job while getting a college education, filing your federal income tax forms probably hasn’t been a huge priority. But there is still time to file and there are several reasons students should file—even if they owe no income tax. As part of the federal stimulus [...]