Analysis - /analysis/2019/tax-day-2019/seven-surprising-tax-facts-2019/
April 11, 2019 - Seven surprising facts about where our tax dollars go, and who pays what.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/03/11/Trump-2020-Slashes-Programs-Funds-Border/
March 11, 2019 - ...spending for Trump’s wall, a boost to military spending, and harsh slashes to programs actually benefiting Americans. In fact Trump is asking for an across-the-board 5% cut to all non-defense di...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/11/19/real-news-DoD-failed-audit-spending-6-trillion/
Nov. 19, 2018 - The Watson Institute released its report ‘Costs of War,’ showing astronomical costs of $5.9 trillion and at least 500,000 killed due to the never-ending war on terror. Is there an alternat...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/11/01/Average-US-Taxpayer-Gave-24-Lockheed-Martin/
Nov. 1, 2018 - Why The Average U.S. Taxpayer Gave $240 to Lockheed Martin in 2017 Ty Joplin Listen to the podcast. The Department of Defense currently gets around $716 billion dollars every year. That sum has given...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/09/11/17-Years-After-9-11-Pentagon-Ignores-Trillions/
Sept. 11, 2018 - ...spending at more than $5 trillion, the Pentagon's latest lowball estimate is making headlines.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/08/15/Trump-Snubbed-McCain-The-Media-Snubbed-Us/
Aug. 15, 2018 - ...spending bill, you can be sure Congress will follow. The bill passed by huge bipartisan margins in both the House and Senate.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/07/12/Trump-Complaints-About-NATO-Defense-Spending/
July 12, 2018 - ...ustify spending less on our military. There’s already plenty to cut without compromising national security. A Department of Defense study found $125 billion in wasteful bureaucratic spendin...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/07/11/Trump-Tells-NATO-Leaders-to-Double-Spending/
July 11, 2018 - ...use of their commitment to spending on social wellness that exceeds their relative spending on military misadventure, weapons, and global empire. But at the two-day NATO summit that kicked off in Bru...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/06/22/Snapshots-Bloated-Military-Budget/
June 22, 2018 - ...usly misplaced priorities.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/06/14/Military-Industrial-Drain/
June 14, 2018 - ...spending. It’s a dangerous military buildup intended to underwrite endless wars and enrich defense contractors, while draining money from investment in the American people.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/04/11/Its-Time-to-Cut-Contractors-Loose/
April 11, 2018 - This year, average taxpayers paid twice as much to corporate military contractors than on caring for all veterans combined.
Analysis - /analysis/2018/tax-day-2018/tax-day-2018-notes-and-sources/
March 22, 2018 - ...usual).
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/01/25/Dark-Money-at-Pentagon/
Jan. 25, 2018 - ...spending. We might never find out where it went.
Analysis - /analysis/2017/militarized-budget-2017/
April 3, 2017 - ...spending.
Analysis - /analysis/2017/tax-day-2017/tax-day-2017-notes-and-sources/
March 28, 2017 - Tax Day 2017: How we did it.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2017/03/21/why-trumps-military-budget-will-encourage-more-war/
March 21, 2017 - ...spending for federal agencies.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2017/03/17/trumps-budget-feeling-safer-yet/
March 17, 2017 - Millions of Americans are feeling uneasy, disgruntled, and insecure. That message sounded loud and clear throughout our turbulent election year. The Trump administration’s latest budget proposal...
Analysis - /analysis/2017/national-priorities-project-statement-trump-fy-2018-budget-proposal/
March 16, 2017 - ...usly over recent decades. In 1975, the U.S. spent seven times more on job training (adjusting for inflation) than it does today. The budget also calls for a 5% cut to the Small Business Administratio...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2017/03/16/what-got-cut-trumps-budget-proposal/
March 16, 2017 - ...spending and additional money for defense.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2017/02/28/Tump-budget-reality/
Feb. 28, 2017 - The federal budget is not a zero-sum game — there are political pressures,and many items that simply can’t be cut.
