Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/12/21/Will-Government-Shut-Down-Over-Border-Wall/
Dec. 21, 2018 - ...federal government will shut down. At issue is $5 billion in funding for a border wall that President Trump demanded and Democrats insisted was not forthcoming. Recent reports indicate that the presid...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/12/10/Skewed-Government-Economic-Priorities/
Dec. 10, 2018 - Trump wants $5 billion for the wall. Some Democratic leaders, rather than outright reject that figure, have said that they will back $1.6 billion for the wall and/or immigration enforcement at the bor...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/09/24/Heres-What-We-Could-Have-If-We-Slashed-Military/
Sept. 24, 2018 - ...budget sucks up an enormous amount of resources without making the world more peaceful or democratic. Here are a few ways we could better spend that $717 billion.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/08/03/Defense-Bill-Should-Be-a-National-Scandal/
Aug. 3, 2018 - ...budget.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/06/14/Military-Industrial-Drain/
June 14, 2018 - As Trump stokes tensions around the world, he’s adding fuel to the fire by demanding even more Pentagon spending. It’s a dangerous military buildup intended to underwrite endless wars and ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/04/17/7-Surprising-Tax-Facts/
April 17, 2018 - Here’s where your tax dollars go (and who isn't paying taxes at all).
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/
March 22, 2018 - Tax Day is April 17, 2017. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and who pays what?
Analysis - /analysis/2018/tax-day-2018/tax-day-2018-notes-and-sources/
March 22, 2018 - Tax Day shows how your individual income taxes were spent. Those are a portion of the taxes withheld from your paycheck, and due this year on April 18 (not April 15, as usual).
Analysis - /analysis/2018/tax-day-2018/seven-tax-facts-2018/
March 21, 2018 - Seven surprising facts about where our tax dollars go, and who pays what.
Analysis - /analysis/2018/trump-budget-request-takes-military-share-spending-historic-levels/
Feb. 15, 2018 - ...budget request, military spending would make up 65 percent of the federal discretionary budget, compared to 54 percent in 2018.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/02/15/Trump-Hates-Poor/
Feb. 15, 2018 - ...budget proposal has something to hurt almost everyone, but it's a perfect storm for the poor.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/02/12/Trump-Infrastructure-Scam/
Feb. 12, 2018 - It’s a shame that the president and Congress aren’t willing to make these simple choices to fund real infrastructure investments. It’s probably a fantasy that private investors will ...
Analysis - /analysis/2017/what-else-could-proposed-senate-tax-cuts-richest-1-buy-50-state-perspective/
Nov. 20, 2017 - In the United States, the richest one percent – with average incomes of $2 million – will collectively get $56 billion in tax cuts in 2019 under the Senate plan.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2017/11/13/What-Else-Tax-Cuts-Richest-1-Percent-Buy/
Nov. 13, 2017 - Basic facts remain murky for a public trying to understand what this tax plan means: how much can $1 billion buy?
Analysis - /analysis/2017/what-else-could-tax-cut-richest-1-buy-50-state-perspective/
Nov. 10, 2017 - The richest one percent – with average incomes of $2 million – will collectively get $72 billion in tax cuts in 2018 under the Trump plan. What else could that pay for?
Blog - /blog/2017/08/29/announcing-our-new-partnership-institute-policy-studies-letter-npp-supporters-executive-director-nora-ranney/
Aug. 29, 2017 - As of October 1, National Priorities Project (NPP) will join the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).
Analysis - /analysis/2017/protecting-our-communities-states-guide-demilitarizing-brighter-future/
July 20, 2017 - U.S. military spending, with its major focus on exerting U.S. influence and dominance overseas, has an analog here at home: spending on policing, incarceration, and immigration enforcement.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2017/07/19/Planey-money-budget-time/
July 19, 2017 - ...federal government spent last year — nearly $4 trillion — in 10 minutes.
Blog - /blog/2017/04/18/tax-day-2017-taxes-and-all-feels/
April 18, 2017 - Taxes are like membership dues. We pay them to fund our priorities – the services and programs we care about – and they are also an investment in our country’s future.