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Protecting Our Communities: A State's Guide to Demilitarizing for a Brighter Future
July 20, 2017
U.S. military spending, with its major focus on exerting U.S. influence and dominance overseas, has an analog here at home: spending on policing, incarceration, and immigration enforcement.
The Militarized Budget 2017
April 3, 2017
In 2016, the "militarized" budget amounted to 64 percent of discretionary spending.
March 31, 2017
March 16, 2017
Competing Visions 2016
March 21, 2016
National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up to Americans’ priorities.
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March 10, 2016
The President's 2017 Budget Proposal in Pictures
Feb. 17, 2016
The National Priorities Project breaks down President Obama’s $4.2 trillion budget proposal in a series of pictures.
President Obama Proposes 2017 Budget
Feb. 11, 2016
New proposal calls for investment in domestic priorities but also prioritizes Pentagon spending and military force.
Tax Extenders Explained
Dec. 9, 2015
National Priorities Project answers important questions related to the temporary tax breaks known as the “tax extenders.”
Inequality Showdown: Early Childhood Education
Nov. 9, 2015
It’s time for us to recognize that preschool is essential for our kids, our families, and our economy. And we can afford it.