Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/04/17/Astronomical-Cost-of-War/
April 17, 2018 - "Congress appropriates more for U.S. military spending than the next eight countries combined, but year after year refuses to adequately invest in access to quality education and healthcare for millio...
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).
Article - /pressroom/articles/2017/04/18/how-your-taxes-are-spent/
April 18, 2017 - For most taxpayers, Tuesday’s deadline for filing 2016 returns wasn’t all that stressful, despite the ridiculously complicated process that elected officials have for decades promised to s...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2017/04/12/why-tax-resistance-under-trump-needs-antiwar-edge/
April 12, 2017 - Tax resistance, it seems, is having a moment.
Analysis - /analysis/2017/tax-day-2017/tax-day-2017-notes-and-sources/
March 28, 2017 - Tax Day 2017: How we did it.
Analysis - /analysis/2017/tax-day-2017/seven-tax-facts-2017/
March 28, 2017 - From who pays to what we pay for, here are the facts.
Blog - /blog/2016/05/25/minimum-wage-425-hour-not-help-puerto-rico-needs/
May 25, 2016 - Dear Congress: weren’t you involved in the making of this crisis?
Blog - /blog/2016/04/26/4-things-congress-has-been-doing-instead-passing-budget-resolution/
April 26, 2016 - What's Congress been doing instead of passing a budget resolution? We name 4 things.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2016/04/18/what-your-2015-income-tax-dollars-paid-for/
April 18, 2016 - ...IRS. But unlike with other bills -- say, for groceries, utilities and clothes -- you may not be sure exactly what you just paid for. The answer is: A lot of things.
Analysis - /analysis/2016/tax-day-2016/tax-day-2016-notes-and-sources/
March 10, 2016 - Tax Day shows how your income taxes were spent. Notes & Sources describes our data sources and how we analyzed the numbers.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-extenders-explained/
Dec. 9, 2015 - National Priorities Project answers important questions related to the temporary tax breaks known as the “tax extenders.”
Analysis - /analysis/2015/early-childhood-education-fact-sheet/
Nov. 9, 2015 - It’s time for us to recognize that preschool is essential for our kids, our families, and our economy. And we can afford it.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/04/15/four-charts-reveal-hidden-facts-of-tax-day/
April 15, 2015 - ...IRS or eagerly await your refund, have you stopped to think about what the federal government is doing with that money?
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-day-2015/tax-day-2015-notes-and-sources/
March 16, 2015 - ...irs Diplomatic and consular programs Includes outlays under International Affairs subfunctions for the Account, “Diplomatic and consular affairs.” Global Health Programs Includes outla...
Blog - /blog/2014/12/17/tax-extenders-pass-congress-2014/
Dec. 17, 2014 - Congress passes a one-year extension of tax extenders bill.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/state-smart-federal-funds-50-states/
Nov. 20, 2014 - NPP's State Smart offers an easy-to-use look at dozens of ways that federal dollars flow between states and the U.S. Treasury. This report examines the influence of the Great Recession on these dynami...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/tax-extenders-faq/
Nov. 19, 2014 - National Priorities Project answers important questions related to the temporary tax breaks known as the “tax extenders.”
Blog - /blog/2014/10/16/state-smart-better-federal-budget-open-data/
Oct. 16, 2014 - NPP launches State Smart and ends a dark time for federal spending data.
Blog - /blog/2014/09/17/state-smart-income-business-and-other-taxes-your-state/
Sept. 18, 2014 - NPP profiles another State Smart dataset, this time highlighting state federal tax contributions.
Blog - /blog/2014/08/22/summer-intern-profile-christoph-demers/
Aug. 22, 2014 - A look back at a busy few months from Christoph Demers, NPP's summer research intern.
