Blog - /blog/2018/02/09/congress-strikes-deal-54-military-spending-federal-budget/
- ...federal discretinary budgets invests 54% of the federal discretionary budget in the miltiary and nuclear weapons.
Blog - /blog/2017/10/20/senate-steps-closer-tax-cuts-very-rich/
- It's easy to see what comes next: claiming pressure from the deepening debt that they themselves created, members of Congress will want massive cuts to programs that help the poor and middle class.
Blog - /blog/2017/05/23/trumps-budget-wars-war-poor-and-just-plain-war/
- ...budget, it’s that he will seek to increase military spending, even if he doesn’t know why he’s doing it.
Blog - /blog/2017/02/28/president-trumps-54-billion-pentagon-grab/
- The United States already spends more on its military than the next seven countries combined.
Blog - /blog/2017/02/02/how-justice-scalia-may-save-federal-funding-sanctuary-cities/
- How two Supreme Court decisions hailed by conservatives might spell salvation for sanctuary cities.
Blog - /blog/2017/01/19/trumps-budget-cuts/
- Today the Trump transition team suggested $10.5 trillion in spending cuts over the next ten years.
Blog - /blog/2016/12/21/top-6-federal-budget-moments-2016/
- How 2016 changed peace and military spending, climate change, economic inequality and corporate greed.
Blog - /blog/2016/12/09/happy-government-shutdown-day/
- Happy Government Shutdown Day, America. Like an extra 10 pounds, there are parts of this holiday that don't just go away when it's over.
Blog - /blog/2016/11/23/trump-budget-will-congress-repeal-obamacare-aka-affordable-care-act/
- So what’s standing in the way of repealing the Affordable Care Act?
Blog - /blog/2016/11/16/trump-budget-military-contractors-rejoice/
- For all of the president-elect’s lack of policy clarity, his position on Pentagon and military spending has been pretty clear: it’s headed higher.
Blog - /blog/2016/11/11/open-community-forum-friday/
- Please mark your calendars and join us for an engaging discussion on the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead.
Blog - /blog/2016/11/14/trump-budget/
- Budgets are moral documents, and the new president’s budget will reveal so much.
Blog - /blog/2016/08/19/justice-department-announces-end-private-federal-prisons/
- Our pattern of mass incarceration is a choice we've made, and we can change those choices
Blog - /blog/2016/07/26/will-congress-use-budget-pass-these-damaging-campaign-finance-rules/
- ...federal budget process to open the doors to more money in politics.
Blog - /blog/2015/09/22/one-five-american-children-poverty-how-did-we-get-here/
- ...federal tax and budget policy contribute to economic inequality.
Blog - /blog/2015/09/17/fight-defund-planned-parenthood/
- The fight to defund Planned Parenthood is not about the money.
Blog - /blog/2015/06/15/how-data-act-implementation-opening-federal-spending/
- ...federal government spends money.
Blog - /blog/2015/03/13/return-debt-ceiling/
- The debt ceiling suspension ends March 15, 2015. It’s unclear exactly when the money will run out, but sooner or later, lawmakers will have to deal with it.
Blog - /blog/2015/02/12/presidents-aumf-and-cost-war/
- We react to President Obama's proposal to Congress seeking authorization for the use of military force against ISIS.
Blog - /blog/2014/12/19/12-days-budget-policy-riders-what-congress-gave-away-cromnibus/
- ...federal budget bill known as the Cromnibus.
