National Priorities Project

Wars? What wars?

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/10/23/wars-what-wars/

Oct. 23, 2010 - ...deficit. Cut taxes. Increase transparency. Rein in the banks. Block socialism. Reject the failed policies that drove the country into the ditch. Candidates hustling for votes are sounding a multitude ...

Congressional Candidates Face Off In Barnstable

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/10/22/congressional-candidates-face-off-in-barnstable/

Oct. 22, 2010 - As the four men and one woman running for US Representative of the 10th Congressional District took to the stage, the audience erupted in cheers and chants for their chosen candidate.

Worried About The Deficit? Why Not Choose Sustainable Defense?

Blog - /blog/2010/10/18/worried-about-deficit-why-not-choose-sustainable-defense/

Oct. 18, 2010 - That’s the message Congressmen Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ron Paul (R-TX), along with 55 of their Capitol Hill colleagues are pushing.On October 13, 2010 they sent a letter to the President’s National Co...

Taxpayer 'invoice' might change the debate in D.C.

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/10/17/taxpayer-invoice-might-change-the-debate-in-dc/

Oct. 17, 2010 - ...deficit. Payment on that bill is being postponed for future generations to handle.

Today’s Army: Smarter, Richer, Southern

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/10/07/todays-army-smarter-richer-southern/

Oct. 7, 2010 - ...deficit. That's why NPP is turning to a different group, one with far greater reserves of imagination and thoughtfulness: kids.NPP and the American Friends Service Committee recently sent out a call t...

Obion, Tennessee: the story of Gene Cranick and an un-paid fire fighting fee

Blog - /blog/2010/10/05/obion-tennessee-story-gene-cranick-and-un-paid-fire-fighting-fee/

Oct. 5, 2010 - On the afternoon of September 30, a fire destroyed Gene Cranick's home in Obion County, Tennessee. The fire department was on-hand before the fire became un-controllable, but didn't move to extinguish...

Deficit? What’s a Deficit?

Blog - /blog/2010/10/01/deficit-whats-deficit/

Oct. 1, 2010 - ...deficit” to mean “a deficiency in amount or quality.” When it comes to the federal budget “deficit,” it’s specifically about the amount of money in the U.S. Treasury.Each year, money comes into the Tr...

One nation, saving the American Dream

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/10/01/one-nation-saving-the-american-dream/

Oct. 1, 2010 - Saturday, tens of thousands of citizens will converge on Washington for a historic march.

Serving up a Discretionary Budget Pizza The first slice for Bangor, Maine

Blog - /blog/2010/09/29/serving-discretionary-budget-pizza-first-slice-ban/

Sept. 29, 2010 - In the last couple of years it's become strikingly clear that the majority of people in the United States do not know where or how their federal tax dollars are spent. As a result, they feel disengage...

NPP, AFSC Reach Out to Kids

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/28/npp-afsc-reach-out-to-kids/

Sept. 28, 2010 - ...deficit. That's why NPP is turning to a different group, one with far greater reserves of imagination and thoughtfulness: kids.NPP and the American Friends Service Committee recently sent out a call t...

US Sulks Due to Potential Loss of British BFF

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/27/us-sulks-due-to-potential-loss-of-british-bff/

Sept. 27, 2010 - By now we all know that the Conservative Party (read Republican) won big time in the United Kingdom's elections this past May, ending the Labour (read Democrat) Party's 13 years in power. We also know...

Fall Spotlight on Healthcare

Blog - /blog/2010/09/23/fall-spotlight-healthcare/

Sept. 23, 2010 - On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC). In tandem with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, ratified a week later to amen...

Pickens warns against buying 'enemy' oil

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/23/pickens-warns-against-buying-enemy-oil/

Sept. 23, 2010 - ...deficit. A report by the Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas this spring said Canada's unconventional gas resources amount to four quadrillion cubic feet -- enough to meet domestic needs for more ...

Peace group gathering to end America's longest war

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/11/peace-group-gathering-to-end-americas-longest-war/

Sept. 11, 2010 - On the ninth anniversary of 9-11, I recall the disbelief, shock, anger, fear and sadness I felt when I heard of the 3,000 people killed as terrorists used airplanes as weapons to attack the World Trad...

NPP's New Trade Offs Tool Shows the Magnitude of Federal Spending

Analysis - /analysis/2010/national-priorities-projects-trade-offs-tool-shows/

Aug. 24, 2010 - With all eyes on our nation's budget, National Priorities Project (NPP) has overhauled its Trade Offs Tool designed to clarify the magnitude and localized impact of federal spendin...

National Priorities Project's Trade Offs Tool Shows the Magnitude of Federal Budget Spending Do you understand the localized impact of federal spending? How will your federal tax dollars be spent in 2

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/08/24/national-priorities-projects-trade-offs-tool-shows/

Aug. 24, 2010 - WASHINGTON - August 24 - With all eyes on our nation's budget, National Priorities Project (NPP) has overhauled its Trade Offs Tool designed to clarify the magnitude and localized impact of federal sp...