Joe and Ploughshares Fund Research Associate Alexandra Bell co-authored a follow-up to Joe's February 5 piece [2] in the Huffington Post. Due to the efforts of many Ploughshares grantees and progressive members on the Hill, the billion dollar earmark was removed from the stimulus bill. Read the posting here [3].
Links
[1] https://www.ploughshares.org/file/434
[2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-cirincione/cut-the-nuclear-pork-from_b_165478.html
[3] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-cirincione/a-feel-good-victory-nucle_b_166172.html