Blog - /blog/2014/07/03/planning-fourth-july-road-trip-not-so-fast-our-highway-trust-fund-going-broke/
- ...federal fund that’s used to repair our highways and bridges – is about to run out of money by the end of the summer.
Blog - /blog/2014/01/14/who-won-and-lost-2014-budget/
- ...federal government's fiscal year 2014.
Blog - /blog/2025/11/18/7-progressive-policy-wins-human-needs-over-militarism/
Nov. 18, 2025 - This Election Day, progressive ideas swept the polls this month on Election Day. Across multiple elections at the state and local government levels, voters chose pro-people and planet agendas over mil...
Analysis - /analysis/2025/what-do-trumps-national-guard-deployments-cost/
Nov. 12, 2025 - Our latest estimate shows sending the National Guard to U.S. cities has cost taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars through mid-November.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/10/05/ice-immigration-chicago-trump-broadview/
Oct. 5, 2025 - ...federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/08/21/trumps-invasion-of-d-c-costs-over-1-million-a-day-/
Aug. 21, 2025 - Deploying the National Guard against D.C.’s unhoused population costs four times more than simply housing them. And that’s true across the country.
Analysis - /analysis/2025/10-terrible-ways-gop-budget-causes-harm/
July 8, 2025 - The new law slashes vital services to pay for tax cuts for the rich and massive hikes in military and deportation funding.
Analysis - /analysis/2025/trading-life-death-what-reconciliation-bill-puts-stake-your-state/trading-life-death-what-reconciliation-bill-puts-stake-your-state/
May 22, 2025 - ...federal budget, they’re cutting the heart out of communities to further enrich billionaires and war profiteers. This report provides the number of people who could receive Medicaid, SNAP, and t...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/05/18/1-trillion-pentagon-budget-social-needs/
May 18, 2025 - Poll after poll show Americans would rather have their tax dollars spent on public services than on Pentagon contractors, and would prefer policymakers prioritize spending on healthcar...
Blog - /blog/2025/05/13/trillion-dollar-trade-what-if-presidents-budget-prioritized-communities-instead-war-profiteers/
May 13, 2025 - ...federal agencies and social services that actually keep the country safe – things like clean air and water protection, Medicaid, child nutrition, the Department of Education, green energy, and s...
Analysis - /analysis/2025/tax-day-2025-your-tax-receipt/tax-day-2025-notes-and-sources/
April 9, 2025 - ...federal revenues come from, visit Where the Money Comes From. What’s Included In order to do this analysis, we separate federal funds from trust funds. Federal funds includ...
Analysis - /analysis/2025/tax-day-2025-your-tax-receipt/
April 9, 2025 - In February 2025, the average price for a dozen eggs was $5.90. Below, find out how much you might have paid for weapons and war, mass deportations, and programs that are on the Trump-Musk choppi...
Blog - /blog/2025/03/17/congress-boosts-war-machine-and-executive-power-while-cutting-services-working-people/
March 18, 2025 - While the continuing resolution is a step in the wrong direction, we must stay focused on an even bigger fight ahead: budget reconciliation.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/03/12/pentagon-contractors-dont-save-lives-or-money-medi/
March 12, 2025 - Cutting life-saving services to further enrich billionaires and Pentagon contractors is the worst possible option.
Analysis - /analysis/2025/trump-gop-stack-deck-against-struggling-americans-build-war-and-mass-deportation/
March 4, 2025 - The GOP’s extreme increases in militarized spending - at the expense of working people and the planet - will make us all less secure.
Analysis - /analysis/2025/senate-republicans-reach-historic-levels-militarized-spending-expense-human-need/
Feb. 12, 2025 - ...federal spending on social services while increasing the budget by at least $346 billion over the next four years ($86.5 billion annually) to fund the Pentagon and a disastrous and cruel mass deportat...
Analysis - /analysis/2024/weapons-warming-world-us-contributions-green-climate-fund-vs-foreign-military-fi/
Nov. 22, 2024 - To avoid the most destabilizing effects of a warming planet at home and abroad, the U.S. must rebalance foreign aid priorities and commit to providing a fair share of global climate adaptati...
Analysis - /analysis/2024/tax-day-2024/
April 3, 2024 - It’s spring, and that means Americans are filing their tax returns. Most will know whether they get a refund, but how many know where their tax dollars really go?
Analysis - /analysis/2024/tax-day-2024/tax-day-2024-notes-and-sources/
March 26, 2024 - National Priorities Project's Tax Day shows how your individual income taxes were spent. Those are a portion of the taxes withheld from your paycheck.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/11/29/Pentagon-Just-Cant-Pass-an-Audit/
Nov. 29, 2023 - Conservative lawmakers calling for cuts should start with the agency that can’t account for $1.9 trillion — not the programs Americans rely on.
