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Sarah Anderson
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Budget Process,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
The Progressive Caucus has unveiled a legislative agenda designed to meet the scale of the pandemic catastrophe and reduce our vulnerability to future crises.
By
Guest Blogger
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Budget Process,
Taxes & Revenue
Billionaire's wealth growth since March is more than the $908 billion pandemic relief package proposed by a bipartisan group of members of Congres—which has been stalled over Republican concerns that it is too costly.
By
Guest Blogger
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Budget Process,
Taxes & Revenue
U.S. economic recovery efforts will not succeed if the global economy remains weak and serves only a small rich minority.
By
Lorah Steichen
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
Rather than restoring the status quo, we have the opportunity to forge a different path that invests in real security for Americans.
By
Ashik Siddique
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Budget Process,
Health Care
The Federal Reserve just injected $1.5 trillion into the banking system to prop up crashing markets spooked by the coronavirus pandemic. Don’t let anyone ever tell you that our government can’t afford to provide nice — and necessary — things for all of us.
By
Ashik Siddique
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Budget Process,
Health Care
As fears grow of a global coronavirus pandemic, the United States is in a poor situation to cope. Aggressive messaging from the White House assures the public that the "full weight of the U.S. government" is working to keep Americans safe from the disease, but those words are belied by...
By
Lorah Steichen
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
After rounding out the hottest decade on record, the federal government continues to operate in complete denial of the climate crisis. The Trump administration’s fourth budget proposal, released Monday, postures as if its spending priorities counter the next decade’s emerging threats, without a single mention of climate change.
By
Ashik Siddique
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
President Trump released his fourth budget proposal this week, and the priorities are crystal clear. Across the board, the 2021 budget request prioritizes brute force and militarization over humanitarian and diplomatic solutions. While militarized agencies rate spending increases, just about every non-militarized department is on the chopping block.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
The president's 2021 budget proposal, delivered today, would put 55% of the $1.3 trillion discretionary budget toward the military.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
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