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 - ...of the taxes withheld from your paycheck, and due this year on April 18 (not April 15, as usual).
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/03/21/15-years-Iraq/
March 21, 2018 - ...costs: According to estimates by the Costs of War project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the war on terror has cost Americans a stagg...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2017/04/19/how-much-war-has-cost-since-9-11/
April 19, 2017 - ...of war to the forefront of public discussion.
Analysis - /analysis/2017/tax-day-2017/tax-day-2017-notes-and-sources/
March 28, 2017 - Tax Day 2017: How we did it.
Blog - /blog/2016/05/23/3-alarming-ndaa-provisions/
May 23, 2016 - House lawmakers passed the NDAA last week with so many controversial provisions, the president has already issued a veto threat.
Blog - /blog/2016/04/26/4-things-congress-has-been-doing-instead-passing-budget-resolution/
April 26, 2016 - ...of passing a budget resolution? We name 4 things.
Blog - /blog/2016/03/29/war-failure-will-we-take-chance-diplomacy/
March 29, 2016 - ...war?
Analysis - /analysis/2016/tax-day-2016/tax-day-2016-notes-and-sources/
March 10, 2016 - Tax Day shows how your income taxes were spent. Notes & Sources describes our data sources and how we analyzed the numbers.
Analysis - /analysis/2016/president-obamas-2017-budget/
Feb. 11, 2016 - New proposal calls for investment in domestic priorities but also prioritizes Pentagon spending and military force.
Blog - /blog/2016/02/09/national-priorities-project-statement-president-obamas-last-budget-proposal/
Feb. 9, 2016 - ...of old and new, of longshot proposals and sure bets.
Blog - /blog/2016/01/19/martin-luther-king-jrs-legacy/
Jan. 19, 2016 - ...of us remember his tireless works around civil rights, but there was more to his legacy.
Blog - /blog/2015/12/29/top-5-federal-budget-issues-2016/
Dec. 29, 2015 - ...of defining moments. Looking ahead, here are five things you can expect to make big news in 2016.
Blog - /blog/2015/12/10/how-defeat-isis/
Dec. 10, 2015 - ...war.
Blog - /blog/2015/11/10/shortchanging-our-vets-veterans-day/
Nov. 10, 2015 - ...war toys than we do on our troops and our veterans?
Blog - /blog/2015/11/03/war-or-diplomacy-syria/
Nov. 3, 2015 - Diplomacy can’t guarantee solutions in Syria, but it is far and away our best chance.
Blog - /blog/2015/09/24/whats-next-iran-nuclear-deal/
Sept. 24, 2015 - ...of last week, the deal is officially in effect as lawmakers have lost their opportunity to block implementation of the plan. WHat happens next?
Blog - /blog/2015/09/16/whats-going-iran-deal/
Sept. 16, 2015 - Last week, Senate Democrats filibustered a vote to reject the Iran deal. What's next?
Blog - /blog/2015/07/16/avoiding-war-us-reaches-nuclear-deal-iran/
July 16, 2015 - ...of negotiations, the U.S. reached a nuclear deal with Iran. This newly reached deal provides hope that we as a nation will be able to avoid another long and costly war abroad.
Guide - /guides/tipsheet-pentagon-spending/
June 11, 2015 - ...of all federal discretionary spending – that’s the portion of the federal budget that the president requests and lawmakers determine each year in the appropriations process. U.S. military ...