Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/11/doug-hall-obama-budget-2016-step-right-direction/
Feb. 11, 2015 - NORTHAMPTON — On Feb. 2, President Obama released a budget outline for fiscal year 2016 that should be widely popular with the American people. The $4 trillion proposal is only a starting point ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/10/what-would-confucius-say-about-lack-of-trust/
Feb. 10, 2015 - ...of Confucius,” one of his disciples asks him about the essence of good government. Confucius replies as follows: “The requisites of government are that there be a sufficiency of food, enou...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/president-obamas-2016-budget/
Feb. 4, 2015 - President Obama's budget proposal includes spending above sequestration caps for defense and non-defense, and many initiatives that would be widely popular with Americans.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/national-priorities-project-reacts-presidents-fiscal-year-2016-budget/
Feb. 2, 2015 - ...of tuition-free community college for students, investments in job training and early education, as well as substantial increases in military spending.
Blog - /blog/2015/01/22/npp-staff-joins-partners-annual-national-security-strategy-retreat/
Jan. 22, 2015 - ...of NPP’s own joined dozens of partners from around the country at an annual National Security Strategy Retreat held in Bethesda, MD, just outside of Washington, DC.
Blog - /blog/2015/01/21/state-union-2015/
Jan. 21, 2015 - President Obama’s State of the Union address last night was as notable for what it included as for what it didn’t include. We give you the lowdown on gridlock, climate chan...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/01/10/gop-agenda-2015-can-republicans-govern/
Jan. 10, 2015 - ...of both houses of the U.S. Congress, Republicans got off to a fast start, moving a flurry of bills that appeal to their base and excite conservatives: a swipe at Obamacare, a dial-back of the executiv...
Blog - /blog/2014/12/23/top-14-moments-2014/
Dec. 23, 2014 - ...of another year, the team here at National Priorities Project has been looking back at our victories and favorite moments from the past twelve months.
Blog - /blog/2014/12/16/congress-passes-2015-national-defense-authorization-act/
Dec. 16, 2014 - ...of the bill earlier today.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/whats-cromnibus-extended-analysis/
Dec. 15, 2014 - On Saturday, the Senate passed a U.S. budget that avoided a government shutdown, set the stage for a February showdown over immigration, relaxed financial investment rules implemented under the Dodd-F...
Blog - /blog/2014/11/25/can-america-endendlesswar/
Nov. 25, 2014 - The Obama administration is backing down from plans to remove combat troops from Afghanistan.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/11/12/300000-hour-ISIS/
Nov. 12, 2014 - ...of those days, the U.S. government has spent an average of roughly $8 million, or more than $300,000 an hour, on the operation against the Sunni Muslim extremist group, according to Pentagon offi...
Blog - /blog/2014/11/10/president-requests-56-billion-fight-isis/
Nov. 10, 2014 - ...cost?
Analysis - /analysis/2014/competing-visions-election/
Oct. 29, 2014 - NPP revisits its Competing Visions analysis that shows how lawmakers would break down the federal budget.
Blog - /blog/2014/10/22/what-has-us-spent-fighting-ebola/
Oct. 22, 2014 - What has the U.S. spent fighting Ebola? It seems nobody really knows. One thing we do know: it’s not a lot.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/09/28/strategy-toward-islamic-state/
Sept. 28, 2014 - ...ward the Islamic State -- An (Urgent) Opportunity For Congress To Do Its Job Patrick Romain The execution of U.S. foreign policy that has relied on the use of force and support provided to selected fa...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/09/25/cots-rack-up-isis/
Sept. 25, 2014 - Costs Rack Up in ISIS fight Rebecca Shabad The fight against ISIS looks to be much less expensive than those other wars, which sent hundreds of thousands of combat troops to those countries. President...
Blog - /blog/2014/09/19/peoplesclimate-and-peoples-budget-worthsaving/
Sept. 19, 2014 - Even the Pentagon has called climate change a national security threat. Why do we spend so little on climate change initiatives compared to so much on other programs?
Blog - /blog/2014/09/16/notsofast-americamustknow-whenwillitend/
Sept. 16, 2014 - In the wake of President Obama’s speech to the nation last Wednesday, and with a bill in Congress today authorizing further military action against ISIS, we are left with several troubling quest...
Blog - /blog/2014/09/09/state-smart-cost-military-contracts-your-state-and-election/
Sept. 10, 2014 - ...of releases leading up to State Smart, NPP profiles federal contract spending in the states, with a spotlight on the Department of Defense.
