Analysis - /analysis/2015/pentagon-budget-request-fy2016/
June 4, 2015 - ...of Defense. Here's what they asked for.
Blog - /blog/2015/05/29/turning-point-what-we-spend-isis/
May 29, 2015 - ...costing us.
Blog - /blog/2015/04/29/national-defense-authorization-act-five-things-you-should-know/
April 29, 2015 - Today – all day and quite possibly into the night -- the House Armed Services Committee is marking up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). But what is the NDAA, and why shoul...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/competing-visions-2015/
March 19, 2015 - National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up against what Americans want.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-day-2015/tax-day-2015-notes-and-sources/
March 16, 2015 - ...of purposes. We use projected federal fund “outlays” for fiscal year 2014 as reported by the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Public Budget Database, releas...
Blog - /blog/2015/03/05/president-obama-asked-53-billion-fight-isis-will-it-work/
March 5, 2015 - ...cost, and how far Americans are willing to go.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/23/we-must-not-fear-old-white-men/
Feb. 23, 2015 - ...war requires voicing our convictions bravely -- then trusting in democracy
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?
