On the Cliff: A Bernard L. Schwartz Symposium - Session 2 "On the Military Sequester"
Channel: New America
Date: 2012-11-19

After the election, the nation will face the daunting challenge of how to avoid going over the "fiscal cliff" of automatic budget cuts and revenue increases that are scheduled to take effect next year. With the economy still struggling to recover from the Great Recession, the decisions taken to avoid the fiscal cliff could determine the shape of our economy and society for years to come.

Economists for Peace & Security, in cooperation with the New America Foundation's Economic Growth Program, brought together leading economic and political thinkers one week after the election to discuss the best path forward for the economy, our social contract, and our national security.

Session Two -- On the Military Sequester
Chaired by Richard Kaufman, Bethesda Research Institute 
• Heather Hurlburt, National Security Network 
• Carl Conetta, Project on Defense Alternatives
• William Hartung, Center for International Policy, Arms and Security Project
• Winslow Wheeler, Project On Government Oversight, Straus Military Reform Project