Blog - /blog/2014/02/24/presidents-2015-budget-preview/
Feb. 25, 2014 - Next week on March 4, President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget will be released. Here’s what will -- and what won’t -- be in his budget request.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/02/18/researchers-keep-eyes-on-prize/
Feb. 18, 2014 - National Priorities Project nominated for Nobel Peace Prize.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/history-us-federal-budget-2011-2013/
Feb. 12, 2014 - Recently the nation has endured one Congress-made, budget-related crisis after another. National Priorities Project documents the twists and turns.
Blog - /blog/2014/02/11/three-dangerous-myths-about-debt-ceiling-again/
Feb. 11, 2014 - Will lawmakers act in time to avoid the dangerous debt ceiling limit?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/02/05/Nobel-Peace-Prize-Nomination-MA-Group/
Feb. 5, 2014 - ...housing and community, food and agriculture, transportation, and veterans benefits combined, which amounts to just over $687bn. Military spending is only surpassed by spending on Social Security, une...
Blog - /blog/2014/01/29/what-president-obama-said-about-your-priorities/
Jan. 29, 2014 - Yesterday we published your priorities for the State of the Union – what you told us, by social media and e-mail, that you wanted the president to tackle in his speech.
Blog - /blog/2014/01/28/what-you-want-president-obamas-state-union/
Jan. 28, 2014 - By e-mail and social media, we asked you to weigh in about what you think the president should cover during his speech – about what actions he should take in the coming year. Here's what you sai...
Blog - /blog/2014/01/09/will-unemployment-be-extended-2014/
Jan. 9, 2014 - Emergency unemployment benefits expired at the end of December and cut off jobless aid to 1.3 million out-of-work Americans. Whether benefits will be extended is now the top debate in Washin...
Blog - /blog/2014/01/07/war-poverty-50-years-later/
Jan. 8, 2014 - Today marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, which renewed a commitment to federal funding for programs to help struggling Americans. Here's a list of resources that illustrate how these fe...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/12/30/most-underreported-stories-2013/
Dec. 30, 2013 - What stories did not get the coverage they deserved in 2013? We asked editors, journalists and friends of BillMoyers.com to weigh in with their choices, including stories they reported on. Here’...
Blog - /blog/2013/12/19/senate-passes-budget-deal-moves-presidents-desk/
Dec. 19, 2013 - Yesterday evening in a vote of 64 to 36, the Senate passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.
Blog - /blog/2013/12/18/food-stamps-were-her-lifeline/
Dec. 18, 2013 - In 2011, Emily was 20 years old and living in a homeless shelter.
Blog - /blog/2013/12/16/budget-deal-and-what-it-left-behind/
Dec. 16, 2013 - Congress leaves some unfinished budget business as it heads out for the holidays.
Blog - /blog/2013/12/11/budget-deal-do-we-have-budget-yet-and-then-what/
Dec. 11, 2013 - The deal's been done, but the U.S. is still a few steps away from having a budget. What's next?
Analysis - /analysis/2013/bipartisan-budget-act-2013/
Dec. 11, 2013 - Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray and her House counterpart Rep. Paul Ryan came to a deal on the federal budget. See exactly what the deal contains.
Blog - /blog/2013/12/11/who-won-and-lost-todays-budget-deal/
Dec. 11, 2013 - Senate Budget Chair Patty Murray, and her House counterpart Rep. Paul Ryan, yesterday reached a deal determining federal spending for the next two years. But who won and who lost?
Blog - /blog/2013/12/08/7-reasons-sign-our-petition-right-now/
Dec. 10, 2013 - There's just four days left before Congress sails past their self-imposed budget deadline -- again. Here are our top seven reasons why you should take 5 minutes right now to stop them.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/will-national-action-plan-reverse-decline-spending-transparency/
Dec. 9, 2013 - Version 2.0 of the White House's Open Government National Action Plan commits to shining more sunlight on how the federal government spends our money. We applaud this focus, but a good deal of work re...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/12/06/Federal_Budget_Talks_Seen_As_Moving_Forward/
Dec. 6, 2013 - The December 13th deadline for a bipartisan federal budget deal to avoid another partial government shutdown in January is a week away. Negotiators, headed by House Budget Committee Chairman Pau...
Blog - /blog/2013/12/04/budget-deadline-nears-how-will-lawmakers-tackle-sequestration-and-2014-budget/
Dec. 4, 2013 - Remember the outrageous 16-day government shutdown? Congress ended it by establishing deadlines for passing a budget, and the first of those deadlines is fast approaching.
