# Media and Videos Featuring **Press Coverage** - Emily Smith. "[Five months on: The real cost of the Iran war](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/28/real-cost-of-the-iran-war/)." ([PDF](/resource/emily-smith-28-july "emily smith 28 july")) The Telegraph. July 28, 2026. - Debbie Elliot. "[The real cost of the war with Iran](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/25/nx-s1-5903104/the-real-cost-of-the-war-with-iran)." NPR. July 25, 2026. - Jacqueline Munis. "[The Pentagon said Iran War costs $29 billion, but the real cost is closer to $200 billion—and counting](https://fortune.com/2026/06/24/how-much-did-the-iran-war-cost/?utm_campaign=social_share)." ([PDF](/resource/munis-24-june "munis 24 june")) Fortune. June 24, 2026 - Edward Wong and Aruni Soni. "[The Costs of the Iran War: Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/us/politics/iran-war-costs-deaths.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share)." The New York Times. June 22, 2026 - Rebecca Schneid. "[The U.S.-Iran War: By the Numbers](https://time.com/article/2026/06/21/the-toll-of-the-u-s--iran-war-by-the-numbers/)" Time. June 21, 2026 - Nicholas Kristof. "[Trump Was Right. The War Ended With a Surrender](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/opinion/trump-iran-republicans-hormuz.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share)." ([PDF](/resource/20-june "20 june")) The New York Times. June 20, 2026 - Priya Sridhar. "[The Pentagon says the Iran war cost $29 billion. Experts say it’s far more.](https://www.ms.now/news/iran-war-cost-trump)" MS News. June 19, 2026 - John Plender. "[Trump's empire of debt](https://www.ft.com/content/cd812bd4-a08e-4147-a845-3ad8a932d748?syn-25a6b1a6=1)." ([PDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum4996/files/2026-06/Trump%E2%80%99s%20empire%20of%20debt%20FT_0.pdf "empire of debt")) Financial Times, The Big Read. June 4, 2026. - Peyman Pejman. "[War With Iran Could Cost Way More Than Projected](https://whowhatwhy.org/international/iran/war-with-iran-could-cost-way-more-than-projected/)." Whowhatwhy.org. June 4, 2026. - Angus Holland. "[How do you calculate the cost of war in Iran?](https://www.smh.com.au/national/how-do-you-calculate-the-cost-of-war-in-iran-20260526-p600ry.html)" The Sydney Morning Herald. May 31, 2026. - James C. Reynolds. "[US-Iran war in numbers: Trump’s war costs more than $29bn in three months.](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-trump-war-money-spend-weapons-in-numbers-b2984431.html)" The Independent. May 28, 2026. - [US-Iran war in numbers: Trump’s war costs more than $29bn in three months | The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-trump-war-money-spend-weapons-in-numbers-b2984431.html), May 27, 2026 - Lisa Hughes. "[Harvard Kennedy School student on mission to improve road safety after brothers killed in crash](https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/giovanni-pintor-road-safety-app-change-makers/)." CBS News. May 14, 2026. - CNN Newsroom with Rosemary Church. "[Iran War Will Cost U.S. Taxpayers at Least $1 Trillion](https://video.snapstream.net/Play/9JdPgzVBb2MfgO075iDQWG?accessToken=c93zm03aycu1m)." CNN. May 13, 2026. - Claire Jones, et al. "[Fuel, munitions and food: Trump’s Iran war rips across US economy](https://www.ft.com/barrier/corporate/d5c7c0f4-abf1-4469-8dca-87ff01cbebf6)." ([PDF](/sites/g/files/omnuum4996/files/2026-05/fuel%2C%20munitions%20and%20food_the%20mounting%20toll%20of%20Trump%E2%80%99s%20Iran%20war_1.pdf "Financial Times 12 May 2026")) Financial Times. May 12, 2026. - Sasha Rogelberg. "[Something is different about Trump’s $1 trillion war on Iran and its stress on the national debt, Harvard Kennedy scholar says](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/something-is-different-about-trump-s-1-trillion-war-on-iran-and-its-stress-on-the-national-debt-harvard-kennedy-scholar-says/ar-AA219BYr)." MSN. April 17, 2026. - Sasha Rogelberg. "[‘I am certain’: Harvard policy expert warns the true cost of the Iran war to U.S. taxpayers will exceed $1 trillion](https://fortune.com/2026/04/15/how-much-will-iran-war-cost-taxpayers-us-1-trillion-dollars/)." Fortune. April 15, 2026. - Justin Papp. "[White House budget chief Russell Vought won’t estimate Iran war cost in testimony](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/iran-war-budget-white-house-russ-vought.html)." CNBC. April 15, 2026. - On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti: "[The real cost of the war with Iran](https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026/04/13/the-real-cost-of-the-war-with-iran)." WBUR. April 13. 2026. - Feature. "[As Workers Struggle, Our Political Class Goes All In On a Permanent War State](https://inthesetimes.com/article/permanent-war-state-iran-workers-struggle)" In These Times. April 9, 2026. - International Relations & Security. "[Why is the war in Iran so expensive?](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/international-relations-security/why-war-iran-so-expensive)" Harvard Kennedy School Faculty and Research. April 7, 2026. - Reimagining the Economy. "[Linda Bilmes Takes on Big Budget Questions](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/wiener/programs/economy/our-work/reimagining-economy-blog/linda-bilmes-takes-big-budget)." Malcolm Wiener Center (HKS). March 30, 2026. - Nicholas Kristof. "[The $1.3-Million-a-Minute War](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/opinion/iran-war-cost.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bVA.qN0S.YUL-WiGXot4f&smid=url-share)." The New York Times. March 21, 2026. - Boston Public Radio. "[Fostering Friendship In Divided Times](https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/boston-public-radio/bpr-full-show-3-18-fostering-friendship-in-divided-times)." ([Video](https://www.youtube.com/live/aeXd-5sNlOY?t=3930s)) WGBH. March 18, 2026. - Planet Money. “[How much is the Iran war costing us?](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-s1-5751161/how-much-is-the-iran-war-costing-us)" NPR. March 18, 2026. - Nick Turse. “[Trump's War on Iran Could Cost Trillions.](https://theintercept.com/2026/03/17/trump-iran-war-cost/)” The Intercept. March 17, 2026. - World Business Report. “[Can a temporary US shipping rule ease fuel costs?](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/can-a-temporary-us-shipping-rule-ease-fuel-costs/id292651411?i=1000755125960)" BBC. March 12, 2026. - Timothy Noah. “[This War With Iran Will Cost More Than We Can Afford](https://newrepublic.com/article/207556/iran-cost-trump-budget-deficit).” The New Republic. March 10, 2026. - Nicholas Kristof. “[The ‘Arrogance of Power’ Drives War in Iran](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/opinion/iran-war-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share).” The New York Times. March 7, 2026. - Paul Krugman. “[War Is Expensive for the Little People](https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/war-is-expensive-for-the-little-people?r=1iyq6z&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true).” Paul Krugman’s Substack. March 3, 2026. - Linda Bilmes and Cornell Brooks "[US has a history of paying reparations. Why won't it pay Black Americans?](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/11/opinion/us-history-reparations-civil-rights-act/?p1=Article_Feed_ContentQuery&p1=Article_Feed_ContentQuery)" ([PDF](/file_url/234)) The Boston Globe. July 11, 2024. - Joe Davidson. "[Feds well-positioned to provide slavery reparations, Harvard study finds](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/21/federal-slavery-reparations-harvard-study/)." ([PDF](/file_url/233)) The Washington Post. June 21, 2024. - The Conversation. "[Paying reparations for slavery is possible – based on a study of federal compensation to farmers, fishermen, coal miners, radiation victims and 70 other groups](https://theconversation.com/paying-reparations-for-slavery-is-possible-based-on-a-study-of-federal-compensation-to-farmers-fishermen-coal-miners-radiation-victims-and-70-other-groups-232675)." June 19, 2024 - Susan Hughes. "[Harvard professors’ newly published research reveals existing U.S. non-racial “reparatory compensation” programs demonstrate the feasibility of reparations for racial harms](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/fairness-justice/harvard-professors-newly-published-research-reveals)." Harvard Kennedy School. June 18, 2024 - Harvard Kennedy School. "[The Ghost Budget: How U.S. war spending went rogue, wasted billions, and how to fix it](/lbilmes/The%20Ghost%20Budget:%20How%20U.S.%20war%20spending%20went%20rogue,%20wasted%20billions,%20and%20how%20to%20fix%20it)." April 1, 2024. - Harvard Kennedy School. "[The United States pays reparations every day—just not to Black America](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policycast/us-pays-reparations-every-day-just-not-black-america)." February 3, 2024. - Harvard Magazine feature on Linda Bilmes and Cornell Brooks research on slavery reparations: - Jim Braude. "[The GI Bill was one of the worst racial injustices of the 20th century. Congress can fix it.](https://youtu.be/gu9YjhqDEXM?t=1095) " Greater Boston Live. February 24, 2022 - Suzanne Gordon. "[A September 11 Reckoning: Calculating the Full Cost of War](https://prospect.org/health/september-11-reckoning-calculating-full-cost-of-war/)." American Prospect. September 9, 2021 - Khaleda Rahman. "[Cost Of Caring For Post-9/11 War Veterans Could Reach $2.5 Trillion By 2050—Report](https://www.newsweek.com/cost-caring-war-veterans-2-5-trillion-2050-1622459)." Newsweek. August 24, 2021 - Leo Shane. "[Cost of caring for Iraq, Afghanistan vets could top $2.5 trillion](https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2021/08/18/cost-of-caring-for-iraq-afghanistan-vets-could-top-25-trillion-report/)." Military Times. August 18, 2021 - Rachel Layne. "[Americans could owe $6.5 trillion for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq — and that's just the interest](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-iraq-wars-debt-6-trillion-interest/)." CBS News & World Report. August 18, 2021 - Ellen Knickmeyer. "[The cost of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollars](https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-government-and-politics-afghanistan-fa042223d4943191910963026f2c2123)." Associated Press & [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-cost-of-the-afghanistan-war-in-lives-and-dollars/2021/07/12/11cfbaa4-e33f-11eb-88c5-4fd6382c47cb_story.html). July 12, 2021 - Harvard Gazette. "[Harvard students give back to the Greater Boston community](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/06/harvard-students-give-back-to-greater-boston-community/)." June 24, 2021 - Melanie Mason. "[Gusher of stimulus funds a gift for governors like Newsom](https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-05-15/federal-stimulus-politics-governors)." Los Angeles Times. May 15, 2021 - Harvard Kennedy School. "[How will the stimulus package aid state and local governments](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/public-finance/how-will-stimulus-package-aid-state-and-local)?" March 12, 2021 - Into Practice. "[Engaging with course material and serving communities at the same time](https://perma.cc/XL6E-ZHMF)." Harvard Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning. November 2, 2020 - The Economist. "[Giving up on politics is tempting, it is also risky](https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/10/24/giving-up-on-politics-is-often-tempting-it-is-also-risky)." October 24, 2020 - Zoe Bernard. "[The unsexy, abject aspect of national forests only obtained critical backing](https://dailyresearchscoop.com/news/the-unsexy-abject-aspect-of-national-forests-only-obtained-critical-backing)." Daily Research Scoop. August 9, 2020 - Mark Kaufman. "[The unsexiest parts of national parks just got critical $$$](https://mashable.com/article/national-parks-funding-bill/)." Mashable. August 6, 2020 - Dan Harsha. "[The biggest land conservation legislation in a generation](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/07/the-likely-impact-of-great-american-outdoors-act/)." Harvard Gazette. July 27, 2020 - Joseph Stiglitz. "[In a time of coronavirus, government is the solution to our problem](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-is-bent-on-destroying-the-federal-governments-ability-to-protect-us-from-viruses-and-climate-change-2020-03-10?mod=joseph-e-stiglitz)" Market Watch. March, 10 2020 - Gillian Tett. "[Coronavirus shows risk of Trump cuts to health spending](/file_url/198)" Financial Times. February 6, 2020 - Bill Lucia. "[Measuring the Cost of a State's Car Economy](https://www.routefifty.com/finance/2020/01/cost-of-cars-roads-massachusetts-harvard-study/162654/)" Route Fifty. January 24, 2020 - Juan Siliezar. "[Massachusetts' car economy costs $64 billion, study finds](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/01/massachusetts-car-economy-costs-64-billion-study-finds/)." Harvard Gazette. January 24, 2020 - Nestor Ramos. "[The Massachusetts car economy is costing us $64 billion a year, and we barely notice it."](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/13/metro/massachusetts-car-economy-is-costing-us-64-billion-year-we-barely-notice-it/) Boston Globe. December 13, 2019 - Kurt Repanshek. "[Professors Propose Strategies For Improving National Park Service's Fiscal Condition](https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2019/10/professors-propose-strategies-improving-national-park-services-fiscal-condition)," National Parks Traveler. October 27, 2019 - Alvin Powell. "[National parks' economic benefits put at over $100B anually.](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/09/report-looks-into-u-s-national-parks-budgeting-woes/)" Harvard Gazette. September 23, 2019 - Jennifer Robinson, [VA: The Human Cost Of War](https://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/nov/09/va-human-cost-war/). KPBS. November 9, 2017 - Stephanie Savell, [Credit-card Wars: How America's wars fund inequality at home](https://www.salon.com/2018/06/30/how-americas-wars-fund-inequality-at-home_partner/). Salon.com. June 30, 2018 - Nik DeCosta-Klipa. [Why people are comparing the Republican tax bill to a Christmas tree](https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2017/12/19/republican-tax-bill-christmas-tree). Boston.com. December 19, 2017 - Uri Friedman. [Fighting Terrorism With A Credit Card](http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/09/cost-wars-iraq-afghanistan/499007/). The Atlantic. September 12, 2016 - Julia Hanna. [Pricing Paradise](https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=5783). Harvard Business School: Alumni. September 1, 2016 - Oliver Milman. "[The political crusades targeting national parks for drilling and exploitation](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/23/national-parks-100th-birthday-political-threats)". Guardian. August 23, 2016 - The Conversation. ["Americans Value National Parks, but Funding is Lacking"](http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-08-19/americans-value-national-parks-but-funding-is-lacking) U.S. News and World Report. August 19, 2016 - Alvin Powell. "[National Parks at a turning point"](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/08/new-century-brings-new-challenges-for-national-parks/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08.18.2016%20(1)) Harvard Gazette. August 16, 2016 - Bouree Lam. "[How much are America's National Parks worth?](http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/07/us-national-parks-worth/492044/)" The Atlantic. July 19, 2016 - Kelley Malcolm. "[Study: Americans think their National Parks are worth $92 Billion](https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/07/05/study-americans-think-national-parks-worth-92-billion/)" Nonprofit Quarterly. July 5, 2016 - Audrey Peterman. "[Americans: Our Crown Jewel National Park System Worth $92 BILLION to us!](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/audrey-peterman/americans-our-crown-jewel_b_10802934.html)" The Huffington Post. July 4, 2016 - Julie Hanna. "[The Value Added of National Parks".](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/publications/hks-magazine/archives/summer-2016/the-value-added-of-national-parks) Harvard Kennedy School Magazine. June 2016 - Harvard Kennedy School. ["National Park Foundation Announces Study Determining Value of America's National Parks to be $92 Billion](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/press-releases/nps-tev-study)". June 30, 2016 - Kelly Close. ["National Parks are worth $92 Billion to Americans"](http://time.com/money/4389722/national-parks-economic-value/). Money Magazine. June 30, 2016 - David Migoya. ["National Parks are worth $92 billion, study says"](http://www.denverpost.com/2016/06/30/national-parks-92-billion/). The Denver Post. June 30, 2016 - Tariq Ali. ["Corbyn's Progress."](http://www.lrb.co.uk/v38/n05/tariq-ali/corbyns-progress) *London Review of Books*. March 3, 2016 - Peter Beinart. "[America Is Too Broke to Rescue Ukraine."](http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/03/america-is-too-broke-to-rescue-ukraine/284463/) *The Atlantic.* March 17, 2014. - Steven R. Watros. "[IOP Panelists Fault Partisan Politics, Tea Party Influence for Government Shutdown](http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/10/3/iop-panelists-government-shutdown/)." *The Harvard Crimson.* October 2, 2013. - Robert O'Neill. ["Counting the Costs of War](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/publications/impact-newsletter/archives/summer-2013/the-costs-of-the-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars)." *Impact: Research from Harvard Kennedy School.* Summer 2013. - Kerry Young. "[Grim Echoes of Iraq, Afghanistan in Veterans Policies."](http://www.rollcall.com/news/grim_echoes_of_iraq_afghanistan_in_veterans_policies-226118-1.html) *Roll Call.* July 5, 2013. - Michael Guerriero. "[The Number: $44.6 Billion.](http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/05/the-number-446-billion.html)" *The New Yorker.* May 24, 2013. - Glaeser, Edward L.[ "A bridge to East Boston - via ferry."](http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/05/16/bridge-east-boston-ferry-form/EN76EOgYm5L6J0RyHSsUZJ/story.html) *The Boston Globe.* May 16, 2013. - James Fallows for *The Atlantic*. ["Paying the Costs of Iraq, for Decades to Come." ](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/paying-the-costs-of-iraq-for-decades-to-come/274477/)March 29, 2013. - Alan Zarembo for the *Los Angeles Times.* "[Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan wars will keep mounting,"](http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-na-0329-war-costs-20130329,0,6831660.story) March 29, 2013. - Foon Rhee for *The Sacramento Bee*. "[Our debt to veterans comes with a pricetag.](http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/29/5301558/foon-rhee-our-debt-to-veterans.html)" March 29, 2013. - Danielle Kurtzleben for *U.S. New*s. ["The Total Iraq and Afghanistan Pricetag: Over $4 Trillion."](http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/03/28/the-total-iraq-and-afghanistan-pricetag-over-4-trillion) March 28, 2013. - Matthew Yglesias for *Slate.* "[Iraq and Afghanistan will cost trillions in the future." ](http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/03/28/cost_of_iraq_linda_bilmes_says_iraq_and_afghanistan_wars_could_cost_6_trillion.html)March 28, 2013. - Ernesto Londono for *The Washington Post.* ["Iraq, Afghan Wars will cost to $4 trillion, to $6 trillion, Harvard Study says.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/study-iraq-afghan-war-costs-to-top-4-trillion/2013/03/28/b82a5dce-97ed-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html)" March 28, 2013. - Colleen Walsh for *Harvard Gazette*. ["How to sidestep sequestration](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/02/how-to-sidestep-sequestration/)." February 19, 2013. - Linda J. Bilmes for *The Guardian*. "[Somerville: the city where policies are based on how happy they make people." ](http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/somerville-mayor-happiness-policies)December 13, 2012. - Linda J. Bilmes for *Footnote1*.[ "Caring for America's New Generation of Veterans."](http://footnote1.com/featured/caring-for-americas-new-generation-of-veterans/) August 16, 2012. - Shan Carter and Amanda Cox for *The New York Times*. ["One 9/11 Tally: $3.3 Trillion](http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/09/08/us/sept-11-reckoning/cost-graphic.html)." September 8, 2011. - James Dao for *The New York Times*. ["Cost of Treating Veterans Will Rise Long Past Wars.](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/us/28veterans.html?_r=1)" July 27, 2011 - Dan Froomkin for the *Huffington Post*. ["Reassessing the Cost of the Post-9/11 Era, Post Bin Laden."](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/11/reassessing-the-cost-of-9-11-bin-laden_n_860186.html) May 11, 2011. - Tim Fernholz and Jim Tankersley for *The Atlantic*. ["The Cost of Bin Laden: $3 Trillion Over 15 Years."](http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/05/the-cost-of-bin-laden-3-trillion-over-15-years/238517) May 7, 2011. - Ezra Klein for *The Washington Post.* ["Start Paying for War."](http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/start-paying-for-war/2011/03/24/AFRAKXWB_story.html) March 25, 2011. - Ezra Klein for *The Washington Post.* [*"The Cost of Contracting."*](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-cost-of-contracting/2011/03/18/ABE1LKPB_blog.html) March 24, 2011. - Kevin J. Wu for *The Harvard Crimson.* "[Address Long-Term Spending, Harvard Profs. Say](http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/3/11/budget-mankiw-cuts-house/)." March 11, 2011. - Joe Davidson for *The Washington Post. "*[A call to service, in Kennedy's memor](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/19/AR2011011906509.html)y." January 20, 2011. - Matthew D. LaPlante for *The Salt Lake Tribune.* "[100 year war: The growing expense of America's battles](http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50940051-76/war-veterans-care-iraq.html.csp)." December 30, 2010. - Leo Shane for *Stars and Stripes*[. "Study: Wars could cost "$4 trillion to $6 trillion." ](http://www.stripes.com/blogs/stripes-central/stripes-central-1.8040/study-wars-could-cost-4-trillion-to-6-trillion-1.120054)September 29, 2010. - Shaun Waterman for *The Washington Times*. "[War veterans' care to cost $1.3 trillion.](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/sep/29/war-veterans-care-to-cost-13-trillion) September 29,2010. - Pauline Jelinek for the *Associated Press* and *ABC News*. ["Study: vets' health costs could top $900 billion.](http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11760685&tqkw=&tqshow=)" September 29, 2010. - Tom Fox for *The Washington Post*.[ "High turnover: When everyone is jumping ship."](http://views.washingtonpost.com/leadership/fedcoach/2010/07/high-turnover-when-everyone-is-jumping-ship.html) July 2, 2010. - Paul C. Light for *The Washington Post.* ["Who could best lead the GAO?" ](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/29/AR2010042903647.html)May 7, 2010. - *McClatchy-Tribune News Service.* ["VA Laboring Under Surge of Wounded Veterans: Analysis."](http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/04/va_laboring_under_surge_of_wou.html) April 15, 2010. - Tim Jones and Jason Grotto for *Chicago Times.*[ *"Costs Soar for Compensating Veterans with Mental Disorders."*](http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-04-12/health/ct-met-veterans-mental-illness-20100412_1_disorders-service-related-disability) April 12, 2010. - Bob Herbert for *New York Times.* ["We Still Don’t Hear Him."](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/opinion/03herbert.html) April 2, 2010. - *Government Executive.com.* ["GOP Lawmaker, Three Others in Mix for Comptroller General."](http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/032410cdam1.htm) March 24, 2010. - Ed O'Keefe for *The Washington Post*. ""[Op-ed knocks Scott Brown's comments on federal workers](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/02/op-ed_knocks_scott_browns_stan.html)." February 10, 2010. - Michael Crowly for *Reader's Digest.* ["How the Government is Failing Our Veterans." ](http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/how-the-government-is-failing-our-veterans/article173182.html)February, 2010. - John Hanrahan for *Nieman Watchdog.* ["Wars May End But Spending on Them Doesn’t." ](http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=background.view&backgroundid=00416)November 13, 2009. - Katharine Herrup for *Newsweek.* ["Not a Walk in the Park."](http://www.newsweek.com/id/222121/page/1) November 10, 2009. - Ottawa, Paris and Sydney for *Economist.*[ "Public-Service Careers: A Tough Search for Talent."](http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14753826) October 30, 2009. - Bob Herbert for *New York Times.* ["Reliving the Past."](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/05/opinion/05herbert.html?_r=1&emc=eta1) September 5, 2009. - Michael Levenson for *Boston Globe.* ["Yoon Pushes for ZipCar Upgrade to City Fleet."](http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/03/yoon_set_to_push_zipcar_program_for_city_fleet/) June 3, 2009. - Laura Crimaldi for *Boston Herald.* ["Boston's Gas Lamps Spark High Costs."](http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1171238&format=comments#CommentsArea) May 10, 2009. - Laura Crimaldi for *Boston Herald.* ["Harvard School Looks at Books and Says...Hey Tommy, You Can Fix This Mess." ](http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sr?shr=t&csi=145223&sr=hlead(tommy%20and%20harvard)%20and%20byline(crimaldi)%20AND%20date%20is%2005/10/2009)May 10, 2009. - Carlos Lozada for *The Washington Post.* ["The Government's People Power Problem."](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/02/AR2009040203225.html) April 5, 2009. - Brenda Pantoine for *Annals of Neurology.* ["ANA Symposium Examines Costs, Lessons from Iraq Conflict."](http://annalsofneurology.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/ana-symposium-examines-costs-lessons-of-iraq-conflict/) January 27, 2009. - Jessica Jannicelli for *Neurology Reviews.com.* [*" Neurologic Injuries and Neuropsychiatric Disorders Likely to Increase Long-Term Medical Costs for Veterans ."*](http://www.neurologyreviews.com/08dec/VetNeuro.html) December 2008. - Colleen Walsh in *Harvard Gazette.* ["HKS Students Will Help Out City of Boston."](http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2008/12.11/11-menino.html) December 11, 2008. - Thomas Collins in *Neurology Today.* ["The Economics of War — Vets with Mild Brain Injuries Predicted to Incur Huge Government Costs for Care."](http://www.neurotodayonline.com/pt/re/neurotoday/pdfhandler.00132985-200811060-00006.pdf;jsessionid=J) November 5, 2008. - Scot Paltrow Condé Nast *Portfolio.com* (UK). ["The Pentagon's $1 Trillion Problem."](http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/04/14/Pentagons-Accounting-Mess) May, 2008. - Jonathan Steele in *Guardian Unlimited* (UK). ["Counting the Cost."](http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/jonathan_steele/2008/05/counting_the_cost.html) May 25, 2008. - Sam Leith in *Telegraph (UK).* ["Joseph Stiglitz: The Three Trillion Dollar War." ](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/03/08/bosti108.xml)March 8, 2008. - Charles Taylor in *Bloomberg.com*. ["Nobelist Stiglitz Tallies Iraq War's Outrageous Cost: Review."](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aJWW_q5WSn1I&refer=home) March 4, 2008. - Bob Herbert in *The New York Times*. [ "The $2 Trillion Nightmare."](http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezp1.harvard.edu/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sr?shr=t&csi=6742&sr=HLEAD(The%20%242%20Trillion)%20AND%20DATE%20IS%2003/04/2008) March 4, 2008 (LexisNexis login required). - Aida Edemariam in *The Guardian.* ["The True Cost of War."](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/28/iraq.afghanistan) February 28, 2008. - Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes in *The Times (London):* ["The Three Trillion Dollar War: The Cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts Gave Grown to Staggering Proportions."](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article3419840.ece) February 23, 2008. - John Tepper Marlin in *The Huffington Post*: ["Why Estimates of the Cost of the War in Iraq Have Been Rising."](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-tepper-marlin/why-estimates-of-the-cost_b_74026.html) November 25, 2007. - Michael Isikoff and Jamie Reno in *Newsweek*.[ "How Do You Fund a War, But Not the Casualties?"](http://www.newsweek.com/id/57459) October 29, 2007. - Stella M. Hopkins in *The Charlotte Observer*: ["Veterans with Severe Ailments Face Long Waits for Care."](http://www.charlotte.com/observer/story/327488.html) October 21, 2007. - Rick Maze in *Navy Times*. [ "Nicholson Backs New Benefits Claims System."](http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/07/military_nicholson_claims_070726w/) July 26, 2007. - Richard Paddock in *Los Angeles Times*. ["Antiwar Speakers on Campus are Lecturers, Not Students, This Time."](http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-protest5jul05,0,7242346.story?page=1&coll=la-home-local) July 5, 2007. - *Newshour* with Jim Lehrer: ["Long-term Costs of War." ](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june07/warcost_05-22.html)May 22, 2007. - Joshua Kors in *The Nation*.[ “How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits.”](http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070409/kors) April 9, 2007. - Rick Maze in *Marine Corps Times*. [ "VA Alienating Generation, Disabled Vets Warn." ](http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/03/TNS_va_disabled_vets_032107/) March 21, 2007. - Matt Crenson in *Boston Globe*.[ “Costliness of the War is Subject to Debate.”](http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/03/17/costliness_of_the_war_is_subject_to_debate/) March 17, 2007. - Matt Crenson for *Associated Press*.[ “Cost for Iraq War Reaches $500 Billion.” ](http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070317-1610-iraq-warcost.html)March 16, 2007. - Hope Yen in the *Boston Globe*.[ “Backlogs in Disability Claims Seen Stretching Veterans Affairs to Limit.” ](http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/03/14/backlogs_in_disability_claims_seen_stretching_veterans_affairs_to_limit/)March 14, 2007. - John Holusha in the *New York Times*. [“Veterans’ Programs Overwhelmed, Panel is Told.” ](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/washington/13cnd-vets.html?ex=1331438400&en=3d73dc272d54cd57&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)March 13, 2007. - Hope Yen in *USA Today*.[ “Probe: VA Not Doing Enough for Iraq Vets.” ](http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-03-15-4207688163_x.htm)March 13, 2007. - Charles Sennott in the *Boston Globe*. [“Straining to Keep a Promise.” ](http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/03/11/straining_to_keep_a_promise/)March 11, 2007. - Nick Timiraos in *The Wall Street Journal*.[ “Wounded Warriors at Walter Reed.”](http://users2.wsj.com/lmda/do/checkLogin?mg=evo-wsj&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117349345413932968.html)March 10, 2007. - Dan Ephron and Sarah Childress in *Newsweek*. [ “Forgotten Heroes.” ](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17316437/site/newsweek/)March 5, 2007. - Lynette Clemetson in the *New York Times*.[ “Focus is on Veterans’ Chief as Inquiries on Care Begin.”](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/washington/05nicholson1.html?ex=1330750800&en=b86df6f6f8709400&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss) March 5, 2007. - Bill Glauber in *Milwaukee Journal Sentinel*.[ “The Iraq War has Cost Each of Us $1,333 – So Far.”](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20070207/ai_n17202790) February 6, 2007. - Cory Reiss in *Hendersonville News*.[ “Vets May Slip in Disability Battle.”](http://www.hendersonvillenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070211/NEWS/702110381/-1/RSS&source=RSS) February 11, 2007. - Reuters in *The Boston Globe*.[ “Care for U.S. Veterans Could Cost $662 Billion – Study.” ](http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/02/02/care_for_us_veterans_could_cost_662_bln_study/)February 2, 2007. - Richard Wolf in *USA Today*. [“Researchers Weigh War’s Other Costs.” ](http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-01-30-war-cost_x.htm)January 30, 2007. - Scott Jaschik in *Inside Higher Ed*. [“Shooting the Messenger.”](http://www.insidehighered.com/layout/set/print/news/2007/01/30/injuries) January 30, 2007. - Denise Grady in *New York Times*. ["Agency Says Higher Casualty Total Was Posted in Error."](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/30/us/30wound.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin) January 30, 2007. - Stephen Koff in *Cleveland Plain Dealer.*[ "Injury count in Iraq disputed."](http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/116997684835860.xml&coll=2) January 28, 2007. - David Leonhardt in *New York Times, Business Day*.[ "What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy."](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/business/17leonhardt.html) January 17, 2007. - David Leonhardt in *International Herald Tribune*.[ "Cost of Iraq war ($1.2 trillion) Changes Economic Perspectives."](http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/16/business/leonhardt.php) January 16, 2007. - Ron Scherer in *Christian Science Monitor*. ["How US is deferring war costs."](http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0116/p01s01-usfp.html) January 16, 2007. - Editorial in *Boston Globe*.[ "Congressional Casualties."](http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2007/01/16/congressional_casualties/) January 16, 2007 - Rob Waters in *Bloomberg*. ["More injured Soldiers Survive Than Before." ](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=avmaIYkC9ge0&refer=germany)January 15, 2007. - Nicholas D. Kristof in *New York Times*. ["An Escalation of American Blood." ](http://welcome-to-pottersville.blogspot.com/2007/01/nicholas-d-kristof-escalation-of.html)January 9, 2007. - Christian B. Flow in *The Harvard Crimson*. ["Veteran Care Could Cost $700 Billion."](http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=516572) January 8, 2007. - O'Ryan Johnson in *Boston Herald*. ["Study: Number of Wounded Veterans Could Cripple VA."](http://news.bostonherald.com/national/view.bg?articleid=175762&srvc=news) - *United Press International*. "[Veteran Health Care Could Exceed $700B."](http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20070105-010558-6399r) January 6, 2007. - John Cochran in *CQ Weekly.* "The Fog of War Costs" January 1, 2007. - Robert Scheer in *San Francisco Chronicle.* ["The Real Menace."](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/12/27/EDGOULJ6PK1.DTL) December 27, 2006. - Reports from *Truthdiggers.com.* ["Truthdiggers of the Week: Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes."](http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20061223_truthdiggers_of_the_week_joseph_stiglitz_and_linda_bilmes/) December 23, 2006. - Lou Dobbs on CNN. ["Dobbs: Our Leaders are Ducking Reality on Iraq." ](http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/05/Dobbs.Dec6/index.html)December 6, 2006. - Dave Montgomery and Kevin G. Hall in *Star-Telegram Washington Bureau*; McClatchy Newspapers.[ "$500 billion and counting." ](http://www.veteransforamerica.org/ArticleID/8945)December 6, 2006. - CNN "In the Money" on November 30, 2006. - ABC World News Tonight on the cost of Iraq war on November 19, 2006. - Nicholas D. Kristof in *New York Times*.[ "Iraq and Your Wallet."](http://welcome-to-pottersville.blogspot.com/2006/10/nicholas-d-kristof-iraq-and-your.html) October 24, 2006. - Robyn Blumner in *St. Petersburg newspaper*:[ "Cost of Bush's War: Just Keep Adding Zeros."](http://www.sptimes.com/2006/10/01/Columns/Cost_of_Bush_s_war_Ju.shtml) October 1, 2006. - Chris Farrell, *Business Week.* ["September 11's Economic Legacy."](http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/sep2006/db20060911_905042.htm) September 10, 2006. - Jon E. Hilsenrath and Liam Pleven in *Wall Street Journal.* ["Business as Usual; Economic Fears After 9/11 Proved Mostly Unfounded."](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115776485374658406.html?mod=todays_asia_page_one) September 9, 2006. - Robert J. Samuelson in *Newsweek*.[ "Terror's Economics: New Political Divisions May Alter Global Ffinancial Alliances."](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14322958/) August 21-28, 2006. - *Harvard Magazine* article on Iraq War: ["The 2-Trillion Dollar War." ](http://www.harvardmagazine.com/on-line/050682.html)May-June issue, 2006. - *Boston Globe* article on Somerville: [ "The Model City."](http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2006/05/14/the_model_city/) May 14, 2006 - *Economist* article on Iraq War: ["Blood and Treasure."](http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=6787433) April 8, 2006. - *Harvard Gazette* article on Somerville.[ "KSG Students Help a City Balance Books."](http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2005/06.02/) April 6, 2006. - Bob Hebert article on Iraq War: [ "George Bush's Trillion Dollar War."](http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20713F83D540C708EDDAA0894DE404482&n=Top/Opinion/Editorials%20and%20Op-Ed/Op-Ed/Columnists/Bob%20Herbert) *NY Times* March 23, 2006. - Martin Wolf article on Iraq War: "Failure to Calculate the Cost of War." *Financial Times* January 10, 2006. - Sally B. Donnelly in *Time.* ["Iraq: Counting the Costs."](http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1147182,00.html) January 16, 2006. - Andrew Walker for *BBC.* ["US Economist Questions Iraq Costs." ](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4595510.stm)January 9, 2006. - Tom Regan in *Christian Science Monitor.* ["Report: Iraq War Costs Could Top $2 Trillion. New Study Ttakes into Account Long-Term Costs of Healthcare for Wounded Soldiers."](http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0110/dailyUpdate.html) January 10, 2006. - *Harvard Gazette* article on Hull. ["KSG Students Help Town Manage Future Floods." ](http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/04.06/11-hull.html)June 2, 2005. - *Commonwealth Magazine* article on Somerville: "Harvard Students Help Somerville Revamp its Budgeting Process." Winter 2005. **Films, Radio and Video** - Search Engine Podcast - "[The Cost of War](https://www.searchengine.show/the-cost-of-war/)." April 17, 2026. - HKS Policycast Podcast: "[Why our debates about what things cost are so flawed, and how to fix them.](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/more/policycast/why-our-debates-about-what-things-cost-are-so-flawed-and-how-fix-them?utm_medium=email&utm_source=hks-newsletter)" December 1, 2021 - The Problem With Jon Stewart Podcast "[The Problem With War: You Break It You Buy It](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYXJ0MTkuY29tL3RoZS1wcm9ibGVtLXdpdGgtam9uLXN0ZXdhcnQ/episode/Z2lkOi8vYXJ0MTktZXBpc29kZS1sb2NhdG9yL1YwL01SMjB5UHpwQmF2LTNCUkh6emd1X1dGWHF6SUtLZVJQZUdjRkRwWHFrWDg?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjAwvzyxLjzAhUulHIEHY5XDiAQieUEegQIAhAF&ep=6)." October 7, 2021 - Policy Vets: The Podcast "[The Long-Term Costs of United States Care for Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars](https://www.policyvets.org/podcasts?fbclid=IwAR35i4erEY4AyK10uDhuaBWuF8_X-Lgo-nOekjBZhzxLO-5kAHVnGY54AOw)." Policy Vets. August 27, 2021 - A Time for Change "[Harvard professor on the 'credit card wars' and the mounting costs of care for post-9/11 veterans](https://news.yahoo.com/harvard-professor-credit-card-wars-191412847.html?guccounter=1)." Yahoo Finance. August 24, 2021 - Harvard Kennedy School Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government "[Restorative Justice: US Norms for Compensating Harms & Implications for African American Restitution](https://youtu.be/m3JS1z7A90o)." April 30, 2021 - Boston University Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future "[Veterans of the Post-9/11 Wars: The Long-Term Costs of America’s Promise to Those Who Serve](https://youtu.be/c9U18o0Iduo)." April 29, 2021 - Harvard University Kennedy School of Government "[Harvard Kennedy School Applied Field Lab Experience.](https://youtu.be/kGjYW79LKMQ)" April 8, 2021 - Steve Curwood, "[Funding the National Parks, Finally](https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=20-P13-00032&segmentID=2)," Living on Earth. August 7, 2020 - Lexi Krupp, "[National Parks in Michigan need $50 million. A new law might help](https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/post/national-parks-michigan-need-50-million-new-law-might-help)," Interlochen Public Radio. August 5, 2020 - Letters and Politics. "[Letters and Politics – March 16, 2020](https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-march-16-2020/)," March 16, 2020 - Open Source with Christopher Lydon. "[The Costs of War (with Rosella Zielinski, Neta Crawford, and Shamrin Mako)](https://radioopensource.org/the-costs-of-war/)," WBUR. January 16, 2020 - Kurt Repanshek. "[National Parks Traveler Episode 37: NPS's Fiscal Fitness, Rockets Over Cumberland Island, Death Valley Winter](https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/podcast/2019-10-27-national-parks-traveler-episode-37-npss-fiscal-fitness-rockets-over-cumberland)," National Parks Traveler Podcast. October 27, 2019 - Steve Curwood, "[The Economic Value of the National Parks](https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=19-P13-00042&segmentID=4)." Living on Earth. October 28, 2019 - Scott Tong, [Federal deficit tops $1 trillion for the first time since 2012](https://www.marketplace.org/2019/09/13/federal-deficit-tops-1-trillion-for-first-time-since-2012/). Marketplace. September 13, 2019 - KCRW's *To the Point* with Walter Olney. "[The shutdown highlights a broken system](https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/to-the-point/the-shutdown-highlights-a-broken-system)". January 25, 2018 - Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. "[Somerville Resurgent". ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ylwUTrjwLk)November 20, 2014 - Reinvent. ["Seven Things Every American Should Know About Military Spending Post 9/11"](http://reinvent.net/seven-things-every-american-should-know-about-military-spending-post-911/?utm_source=Reinventors%20Mailing%20List&utm_campaign=3dce720710-ReinventJournalism&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b1d3ba4e2c-3dce720710-119143769). December 6, 2015 - National Security Series.[ Brave New Filmes](http://www.bravenewfilms.org/ns-bilmes). June 18, 2015 - JTF CapMed. [Walter Reed National Medical Center](https://vimeo.com/99771760). August 2014 (***Access code***: JTF) - KZYX Radio for All *Takes On the World* with Jeff Blankfort. ["U.S. Wars to Cost $4-6 Trillion."](http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/67655) April 10, 2013. - C-SPAN, Washington Journal. ["Cost of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars."](http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311908-6) April 8, 2013. - One Harvard 2013. [Faculty Alumni Panel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKhgD2JYLMw). April 6. 2013 - *Carnegie Endowment for International Peace*. "[Cost of the Iraq War." ](http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311648-2)March 21, 2013. - WBUR *Radio Boston*[. "Can We Avoid the 'Fiscal Cliff'?" ](http://radioboston.wbur.org/2012/12/03/fiscal-cliff)December 3, 2012. - *Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.* "[American Conversation Essentials: Linda Bilmes on the U.S. National Debt.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CysoSnHtvkM&list=ECC2B0443ED9ADA7A0&index=1&feature=plpp_video)" October 12, 2012. - *Federal News Radio.*[ "Feds See Success in Streamlining Complicated Hiring Process](http://www.federalnewsradio.com/520/3021016/Feds-see-success-in-streamlining-complicated-hiring-process-)." September 19, 2012. - *Federal News Radio.* "[What Would a Second Term for President Obama Mean for Feds?](http://www.federalnewsradio.com/520/3021051/What-would-a-second-term-for-President-Obama-mean-for-feds)" September 4, 2012. - *In Depth* with Francis Rose. "[How Would the Founders Envision the Civil Service Today?](http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=86&sid=2864610)" May 14, 2012. - *National Academy of Public Administration and ICF International Roundtable Discussion*. ["How Would Publius Envision the Civil Service Today?" ](http://www.icfi.com/insights/presentations/2012/how-would-founders-envision-civil-service-today?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvq3IZKXonjHpfsX57+wqWKWg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YIHS8B0dvycMRAVFZl5nQVbHOmbaIVS9PRJAk68WTc=)May 10, 2012 - *Affordable World Securities Conference*. ["The Security We Are Getting: The Balance Between Traditional Defense and New Challenges.](http://affordableworldsecurity.org/videos/security-we-are-getting-balance-between-traditional-defense-and-new-challenges)" March 27-28, 2012. - *On Point* with Tom Ashbrook. ""[GAO: Duplications, Waste Cost Taxpayers](http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/03/03/gao-report)." March 3, 2011. - *The Takeaway* with John Hockenberry.[ "U.S. Deficit Projected to Reach 9 Trillion."](http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/aug/25/us-deficit-projected-reach-9-trillion/) August 25, 2009. - *Talk Radio News Service* with Jay Goodman Tamboli.[ "Critical Government Programs Endangered by Staffing Crisis."](http://talkradionews.com/2009/04/critical-government-programs%E2%80%A6endangered-by-staffing-crisis/) April 16, 2009. - *On Point* with Tom Ashbrook*.* ["The Economic Handoff." ](http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2009/01/the-economic-handoff/)January 15, 2009. - *Democracy Now!* ["Linda Bilmes: The $10 Trillion Hangover: Paying the Price for Eight Years of Bush."](http://www.democracynow.org/2008/12/22/linda_bilmes_the_10_trillion_hangover) December 22, 2008. - *Fresh Air.* ["Linda Bilmes on our Three Trillion Dollar War."](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87855957) March 3, 2008. - *Democracy Now!* ["The Three Trillion Dollar War: Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard Economist Linda Bilmes on the True Cost of the US Invasion and Occupation of Iraq."](http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/29/exclusive_the_three_trillion_dollar_war) February 29, 2008. - [Crisis in Veterans' Health and Benefits, Part 1](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6056706283077851507&q=linda%20bilmes&total=2&start=0&num=30&so=0&type=search&plindex=0). Compiled with footage from C-SPAN's *Washington Journal*. - [Crisis in Veterans' Health and Benefits, Part 2.](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7680609046361434687&q=linda%20bilmes&total=2&start=0&num=30&so=0&type=search&plindex=1) Compiled with footage from C-SPAN's *Washington Journal*.