Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/11/12/transition-2020-biden-defense-team-under-fire/
Nov. 12, 2020 - ...gon advisers who are not reliant on defense industry donations.
Analysis - /analysis/2020/no-warming-no-war/no-warming-no-war-webinar-transcript/
Sept. 15, 2020 - ...the connections between militarism, racism, and the climate crisis, read the English-language transcript of our "No Warming, No War" webinar from Monday, July 27.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/09/14/time-to-rein-in-inflated-military-budgets/
Sept. 14, 2020 - In an era of pandemics and climate change, we need to reconsider what “national security” means.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/11/21/border-wall-contention-defense-authorization-talks/
Nov. 21, 2019 - ...the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, is skeptical either party would want to force the Department of Defense into a partial shutdown. It is probable they would instead ...
Blog - /blog/2019/07/18/us-spends-more-its-military-176-countries-combined/
July 18, 2019 - ...money the United States spends on its military than 144 other countries combined.
Analysis - /analysis/2019/tax-day-2019/where-your-tax-dollar-was-spent-2018/
April 11, 2019 - ...the federal government used every dollar you paid.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/01/23/National-Emergency-Declaration-Power-Grab/
Jan. 23, 2019 - ...the government shutdown could very well lead to Trump calling a national emergency, which would be dangerous to freedom while also causing economic downturn.
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.
Blog - /blog/2017/04/18/tax-day-2017-taxes-and-all-feels/
April 18, 2017 - ...them to fund our priorities – the services and programs we care about – and they are also an investment in our country’s future.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2017/04/18/10-main-ways-gov-spends-your-tax-dollars/
April 18, 2017 - ...government spending is closing in on $4 trillion a year. Even though a new administration is promising a wave of change, it’s still going to require a lot of money to keep the country runni...
Analysis - /analysis/2017/tax-day-2017/seven-tax-facts-2017/
March 28, 2017 - ...the facts.
Blog - /blog/2016/04/19/were-federal-budget-limbo/
April 19, 2016 - This is why we can’t have nice things: last week, lawmakers in Congress missed a huge budget deadline.
Blog - /blog/2015/04/29/national-defense-authorization-act-five-things-you-should-know/
April 29, 2015 - ...the night -- the House Armed Services Committee is marking up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). But what is the NDAA, and why should we care?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/04/29/7-ways-the-government-is-spending-your-money/
April 29, 2015 - ...government spending is closing in on $4 trillion a year, according to the National Priorities Project. A big chunk of that money comes directly from you, the taxpayer. The government gets mo...
Blog - /blog/2015/04/13/pentagon-spending-fy-2016-great-debate/
April 13, 2015 - ...the House and Senate have all lined up with a whopping request for Pentagon and related spending of $613 billion. What alternative do we have to this bloated Pentagon budget?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/10/7-pie-charts-answer-questions-afraid-to-ask/
Feb. 10, 2015 - ...the 2016 fiscal year budget. Where is the money going? If you’re a visual learner like me, a handy pie chart goes much further than a dense paragraph of econo-speak in demonstrating where the Pr...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/01/obamas-buget-5-things-to-watch/
Feb. 1, 2015 - ...the major initiatives in the president’s budget are going to be rejected by the majority in Congress but a lot of the details and specifics are going to shape and inform the budget process for t...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/state-smart-federal-funds-50-states/
Nov. 20, 2014 - ...the U.S. Treasury. This report examines the influence of the Great Recession on these dynamics and their impact on our everyday lives.
Blog - /blog/2014/11/10/president-requests-56-billion-fight-isis/
Nov. 10, 2014 - ...does America expect to accomplish in fighting ISIS? And what will it cost?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/05/17/is-welfare-broken/
May 17, 2014 - ...thea Mitchell Is the welfare system necessary? The answer is unquestionably still yes. However, that doesn’t mean it isn’t broken, and based on where the majority of government aid is goin...
