Blog - /blog/2014/07/31/now-or-never-congress-struggles-beat-its-do-nothing-rep/
July 31, 2014 - This Congress is on track to be one of the least productive ever, with a full slate of immediate problems still unaddressed.
Blog - /blog/2014/07/03/give-peace-chance-what-federal-budget-tells-us-about-us-response-isis-and-iraq/
July 8, 2014 - How will the United States choose to respond to instability in Iraq, where ISIS is at the center of renewed conflict?
Blog - /blog/2014/07/02/whats-more-patriotic-investing-home-or-overseas/
July 2, 2014 - With Independence Day this week, Americans are celebrating all the things that make our country great. A patriotic mindset begs the question of how our involvement in conflicts overseas – like r...
Blog - /blog/2014/07/01/welcome-lindsay-koshgarian/
July 1, 2014 - NPP welcomes new research director Lindsay Koshgarian.
Blog - /blog/2014/06/24/npp-and-peace-action-hit-road-move-money/
June 23, 2014 - ...federal budget process, learn about current spending priorities, and develop strategies for how to change them.
Blog - /blog/2014/06/12/hidden-story-behind-student-loan-debt/
June 12, 2014 - Here's one way we could help Millenials attain higher education without burgeoning student loan debt.
Blog - /blog/2014/06/04/transparency-camp-government-spending-and-data-act/
June 4, 2014 - Federal spending transparency advocates gathered at Transparency Camp 2014 to hear the latest on the DATA Act and how to make it a success.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/05/26/troop-levels-afghanistan/
May 26, 2014 - ...federal spending.
Blog - /blog/2014/05/22/thats-me-my-head-inside-pentagon-really/
May 22, 2014 - On her last day as executive director of National Priorities Project, Jo Comerford tells a couple of her favorite NPP stories and celebrates NPP's next chapter.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/05/17/is-welfare-broken/
May 17, 2014 - ...federal welfare programs totaled approximately $1.03 trillion, and the federal portion of that expenditure increased by 32 percent compared to federal spending on welfare in 2008. That’s more th...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/05/10/big-money-tax-breaks/
May 10, 2014 - ...federal tax code includes hundreds of tax breaks (called tax expenditures within the federal government) meant to encourage activities that lawmakers deem beneficial to society
Analysis - /analysis/2014/big-money-tax-breaks/exposing-big-money-tax-breaks/
April 18, 2014 - ...federal government, who benefits, and how you can influence the debate in Washington.
Blog - /blog/2014/04/16/millennial-perspective-title-x-vital-efficient-and-largely-unknown/
April 16, 2014 - While many Americans probably haven’t heard of Title X, it plays an integral role in our public health system, particularly for low-income and uninsured patients.
Blog - /blog/2014/04/15/loopholes-why-our-tax-code-regressive/
April 15, 2014 - Seemingly, corporations and the most wealthy have found a way to pay taxes on a regressive scale (the more you earn, the smaller percentage paid) within a progressive structure. But how?
Blog - /blog/2014/04/02/comparing-competing-visions-federal-budget/
April 2, 2014 - Yesterday NPP released its fourth annual, one-of-a-kind Competing Visions analysis, which compares the president’s budget proposal to two significantly different alternatives.
Blog - /blog/2014/03/27/federal-spending-matters-your-state/
March 27, 2014 - ...federal budget affect lunchtime for the kids in your neighborhood? You might be surprised at the answer.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/presidents-2015-budget-in-pictures/presidents-proposed-total-spending-fy2015/
March 19, 2014 - ...federal spending in fiscal year 2015. This includes every kind of federal spending, from funding for discretionary programs like job training and environmental protection to mandatory programs like So...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/tax-day-2014/notes-sources/
March 14, 2014 - ...federal funds from trust funds. Trust funds, generated from sources such as payroll taxes, can only be used for specific programs like Social Security and Medicare. All other funds are federal funds, ...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/tax-day-2014/taxes-101-seven-things-you-must-know-about-taxes/
March 14, 2014 - ...funds are used for health care, repairs to roads and bridges, and countless community initiatives across the state. 2. You pay the federal government’s bills Around 80 percent of all fede...
Blog - /blog/2014/03/06/pentagons-phony-budget-war/
March 6, 2014 - How the U.S. Military Avoided Budget Cuts, Lied About Doing So, Then Asked for Billions More
