Anna Simonton

Anna Simonton is an intern for The Nation who has written on economic policy and the pro-choice movement. She also recently completed a documentary film that explores the historical roots of race and class disparity in Atlanta, her hometown.

How would participatory budgeting cut spending?

The F-35 fighter, perhaps the most expensive weapon ever built. (Wikimedia Commons/Rennett Stowe)

Congress' jousting is worlds away from the dialogues enabled by participatory budgeting, which allows for discussions about what the public really needs.More

Anna Simonton

March 18, 2013

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Anti-AIPAC activists see an opportunity in sequestration

The U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and Code Pink are visiting Capitol Hill to counter the influx of pro-Israel lobbyists trying to keep military aid off the sequestration chopping block.More

Anna Simonton

March 4, 2013

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