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Trump’s Budget Wars: War on the Poor, and Just Plain War

Blog - /blog/2017/05/23/trumps-budget-wars-war-poor-and-just-plain-war/

- ...military spending, even if he doesn’t know why he’s doing it.

Meet Your Member of Congress this April

Blog - /blog/2017/04/12/meet-your-member-congress-april/

- Congress is in "recess" from April 7 to April 21, 2017. That means that members of Congress are home in their states or districts -- and they're ready to meet with you.

What if We Took $54 Billion From the Pentagon, Instead?

Blog - /blog/2017/03/16/what-if-we-took-54-billion-pentagon-instead/

- ...military. What if we did the reverse?

President Trump’s $54 Billion Pentagon Budget Grab

Blog - /blog/2017/02/28/president-trumps-54-billion-pentagon-grab/

- ...military than the next seven countries combined.

Tell Congress: No to Bannon on the National Security Council

Blog - /blog/2017/02/08/say-no-bannon-national-security-council/

- Trump’s decision to give Bannon a vote on the National Security Council is a dangerous one.

How Justice Scalia May Have Saved Federal Funding for Sanctuary Cities

Blog - /blog/2017/02/02/how-justice-scalia-may-save-federal-funding-sanctuary-cities/

- How two Supreme Court decisions hailed by conservatives might spell salvation for sanctuary cities.

Trump's Budget Cuts

Blog - /blog/2017/01/19/trumps-budget-cuts/

- Today the Trump transition team suggested $10.5 trillion in spending cuts over the next ten years.

Top 6 Federal Budget Moments of 2016

Blog - /blog/2016/12/21/top-6-federal-budget-moments-2016/

- ...military spending, climate change, economic inequality and corporate greed.

Happy Government Shutdown Day!

Blog - /blog/2016/12/09/happy-government-shutdown-day/

- Happy Government Shutdown Day, America. Like an extra 10 pounds, there are parts of this holiday that don't just go away when it's over.

Pentagon Covers Up $125 Billion in Wasteful Spending

Blog - /blog/2016/12/06/we-hate-say-we-told-you-so-pentagon-covers-125-billion-wasteful-spending/

- We have enough to build a strong future for our country - if we use our resources wisely.

A Trump Budget: Military Contractors Rejoice

Blog - /blog/2016/11/16/trump-budget-military-contractors-rejoice/

- ...military spending has been pretty clear: it’s headed higher.

Open Community Forum this Friday

Blog - /blog/2016/11/11/open-community-forum-friday/

- Please mark your calendars and join us for an engaging discussion on the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead.

A Trump Budget?

Blog - /blog/2016/11/14/trump-budget/

- Budgets are moral documents, and the new president’s budget will reveal so much. 

Justice Department Announces End to Private Federal Prisons

Blog - /blog/2016/08/19/justice-department-announces-end-private-federal-prisons/

- Our pattern of mass incarceration is a choice we've made, and we can change those choices

#SafetyIs an End to Mass Incarceration: Join Us for National Night Out for Safety and Liberation #NOSL16

Blog - /blog/2016/08/02/national-night-out-safety-and-liberation-safetyis-end-mass-incarceration/

- This year, we’ll spend $7.5 billion to send Americans to federal prisons. This is not what safety looks like.

U.S. Military Spending vs. the World: This is Crazy

Blog - /blog/2016/04/20/us-military-spending-vs-world-crazy/

- We spend more than the next seven countries combined.

President Obama's Last State of the Union: A look back

Blog - /blog/2016/01/12/president-obamas-last-state-union-look-back/

- Today President Obama will give his final State of the Union address. A look back at seven years of president's budgets and our predictions about what you'll hear tonight.

The President's AUMF and the Cost of War

Blog - /blog/2015/02/12/presidents-aumf-and-cost-war/

- ...military force against ISIS.

12 Days of Budget Policy Riders: What Congress Gave Away in the Cromnibus

Blog - /blog/2014/12/19/12-days-budget-policy-riders-what-congress-gave-away-cromnibus/

- Twelve of the more bizarre or outrageous early Christmas gifts to special groups that lawmakers delivered through policy riders in the 2015 federal budget bill known as the Cromnibus.

Farewell, Mattea

Blog - /blog/2014/04/16/farewell-mattea/

- NPP says goodbye to Research Director Mattea Kramer.