Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/02/sprialling-defense-spending-public-sayas-cut-penta/
Feb. 2, 2011 - Did you know that the U.S. public wants military spending cut? Did you know that President Barack Obama wants to increase it for his third year in a row? Actually I already know that most of you didn'...
Blog - /blog/2011/02/01/block-out-cold/
Feb. 1, 2011 - As one third of the country prepares for winter weather this week, state and local governments are struggling to find a way to pay for the aftermath. Snow and ice removal is taking a toll on budgets a...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/28/solar-peace-or-blood-for-oil-the-need-to-broaden-t/
Jan. 28, 2011 - In his State of the Union address, President Obama opened a door through which the peace, labor and environmental movements should march, towards an energy future not dependent on resource wars.
Blog - /blog/2011/01/26/president-speaks/
Jan. 26, 2011 - Tuesday night, the President delivered his annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution requires the President to “from time to ti...
Analysis - /analysis/2011/numbers-behind-president-obamas-state-union-address/
Jan. 26, 2011 - Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution requires the President to “from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/26/national-priorities-project-looks-at-the-numbers-b/
Jan. 26, 2011 - Northampton, MA - As the nation reflects on last night's State of the Union address by President Obama, National Priorities Project offers a look at the numbers behind many of the major topics covered...
Blog - /blog/2011/01/14/dc-speak-biggest-credit-card-bill-ever/
Jan. 14, 2011 - ...federal government to provide a variety of services across the country, including healthcare for veterans, special education programs, and energy grants for those with lower incomes. When tax ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/14/whats-at-stake-state-briefs-on-impact-of-war-spend/
Jan. 14, 2011 - As part of the re-launch of our website, CostofWar.com (http://costofwar.com/en/), we are issuing What's at Stake?, 50 state-level briefs focused on the impact of war spending (http://costofwar.com/en...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/13/whats-at-stake-national-priorities-projects-50-sta/
Jan. 13, 2011 - As part of the re-launch of our website, CostofWar.com, we are issuing What's at Stake?, 50 state-level briefs focused on the impact of war spending.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/12/cost-of-war-breaking-it-down-112/
Jan. 12, 2011 - Monday (January 17) is the 50th anniversary of President Dwight Eisenhower's farewell address, in which he warned of the rise of a "military-industrial complex."
Blog - /blog/2011/01/07/what-would-you-do-1-trillion-dollars-ask-young-filmmaker/
Jan. 7, 2011 - The American Friends Service Committee and National Priorities Project are preparing to announce the six lucky winners of If I Had a Trillion Dollars (IHTD), a national video contest which asks young ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/06/what-would-you-do-with-a-trillion-dollars/
Jan. 6, 2011 - The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and National Priorities Project (NPP) are preparing to announce the six lucky winners of If I Had a Trillion Dollars (IHTD), a national video contest whic...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/01/06/realtime-usa-news-us-british-wind-energy-database/
Jan. 6, 2011 - Wind Dwelled Database
Blog - /blog/2011/01/05/pell-grants-not-out-woods-yet-Jan-2011/
Jan. 5, 2011 - By Samantha DanaIn the Continuing Resolution passed by Congress on December 21, 2010 one line specifies that the maximum Pell Grant award amount shall not exceed $4,860. These grants, which do not hav...
Blog - /blog/2010/12/28/lame-duck-had-wings/
Dec. 28, 2010 - After the November elections, members of Congress returned to Capitol Hill for their “lame duck” session with one huge piece of unfinished business – the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. And while they failed...
Blog - /blog/2010/12/21/forecast-mostly-cloudy-chance-shut-down/
Dec. 21, 2010 - p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }a:link { } By Samantha DanaWith the clock ticking away on the last session of the 111th Congress, the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate have a few bills they st...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/12/17/the-presidents-budget-bush-to-obama/
Dec. 17, 2010 - NORTHHAMPTION, Mass. - May 18 - National Priorities Project (NPP) has released a comprehensive federal budget tool which spans fiscal years 2008 to 2010, offering a comparison of the Bush and Obama bu...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/12/17/the-obama-administrations-first-budget-shows-progr/
Dec. 17, 2010 - ...federal spending priorities and their impact on state-level programs. Examining the Connection Between Energy and Military Spending The federal budget has been called a moral document by Congresswoman...
Blog - /blog/2010/12/14/not-block-free-and-reduced-school-meals/
Dec. 14, 2010 - p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }a:link { } By Samantha Dana Yesterday, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 into law with his wife, a strong anti-childhood obesity advocate, by...
Blog - /blog/2010/12/08/ill-see-your-cr-and-raise-you-one-omnibus/
Dec. 8, 2010 - In the topsy-turvy world that is Washington, D.C., these days, Congress is struggling to find a way to fulfill its primary function -- pass a budget.The government is currently being funded by a “cont...
