Federal Budget Analysis: Budget Process

Poor People's Moral Budget: Everybody Has the Right to Live

June 17, 2019

In the seven sections of the Moral Budget, we look at policies and investments for seven critical areas of the Poor People’s Moral Agenda.

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Tax Day 2019

April 11, 2019

Tax Day is April 15, 2019. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and who pays what?

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Nine Things To Buy Instead of a Border Wall - Graphics

Jan. 23, 2019

We're in the longest government shutdown in American history, all because of a political standoff over the border. What could we buy with $5 billion instead of a border wall?


Tax Day 2018

March 22, 2018

Tax Day is April 17, 2017. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and who pays what?

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Tax Day 2017

March 31, 2017

Want to know what your taxes pay for, and who pays what?

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Competing Visions 2016

March 21, 2016

National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up to Americans’ priorities.

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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.  


What Congressional Budget Cuts Would Mean for Your State

Aug. 11, 2015

Domestic discretionary programs that Congress funds annually have already been subjected to years of freezes and cuts.  The budget passed by Congress would cut them by $500 billion more over the next decade.