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Blossoms, But No Budget

Blog - /blog/2011/04/08/blossoms-no-budget/

April 8, 2011 - It’s Cherry Blossom season in Washington, D.C. Each year at this time hundreds of thousands of people from across the country and around the world flock to our nation’s Capitol to stroll along the ban...

The President's Budget to the Chairman's Plan

Analysis - /analysis/2011/presidents-budget-chairmans-plan/

April 6, 2011 - On April 5, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released “Path to Prosperity,” his budget proposal for FY2012, with projections through FY2021. The plan cuts $6.2 trillion in ...

Good things afoot for NPP's data

Blog - /blog/2011/03/30/good-things-afoot-npps-data/

March 31, 2011 - To date, this space has been used by National Priorities Project's budget experts to supplement our datasets and other online resources. As NPP's new database manager, I'd like to add some technical c...

Taking the Budget Off Into the Sunset -- Committee, That Is

Blog - /blog/2011/03/25/taking-budget-sunset-committee/

March 25, 2011 - On March 16, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) proposed an amendment to a bill reauthorizing two award programs offered by the Small Business Administration. It has not gotten much press, but it proposes ser...

Taxday 2011

Analysis - /analysis/2011/taxday-2011/

March 22, 2011 - National Priorities Project offers you several ways to learn about how the federal government spent each 2010 federal income tax dollar. Find out what other revenue sources were used to pay our nation...

What the heck does the federal budget have to do with Michigan?

Blog - /blog/2011/03/08/what-heck-does-federal-budget-have-do-michigan/

March 8, 2011 - I had the real privilege of speaking at the Michigan Forum on Jobs and Human Needs on Saturday, March 6, 2001. Sponsored by a great mix of labor, faith, peace and student groups, the event was held in...

The Peace Movement Today

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/03/07/the-peace-movement-today/

March 7, 2011 - Recently, when commentators have bothered to notice the American peace movement, they have pronounced it dead. But this is far from the case.

Forum Held on War Spending

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/03/06/forum-held-on-war-spending/

March 6, 2011 - A local push for a change in federal tax spending. A local forum addressed concerns about the way your tax dollars are being spent on the national level. The gathering was at Lansing's Central United ...

Leaders Discuss How Federal Budget Cuts Affect Michigan

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/03/05/leaders-discuss-how-federal-budget-cuts-affect-mic/

March 5, 2011 - Citizens from across the state joined national and local leaders in a forum focussed on the federal budgetand how it's affecting people in Michigan.

Quick Facts: The worldwide network of US military bases

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/03/04/quick-facts-the-worldwide-network-of-us-military-b/

March 4, 2011 - ...military base.

Scott Horton Interviews Chris Hellman

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/03/02/scott-horton-interviews-chris-hellman/

March 2, 2011 - ...military; and the bloated Homeland Security, intelligence and State Department budgets.

Local organization decodes federal budget

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/28/local-organization-decodes-federal-budget/

Feb. 28, 2011 - A Northampton-based organization is proving itself instrumental in decoding the federal budget. The National Priorities Project (NPP) "makes complex federal budget information transparent and accessib...

War by the Numbers

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/27/war-by-the-numbers/

Feb. 27, 2011 - The budget battle in Washington, D.C., has focused so far on where and how much to cut spending. Republicans have targeted federal funding for Planned Parenthood, public broadcasting and other politic...

“If I Had a Trillion Dollars”

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/25/if-i-had-a-trillion-dollars/

Feb. 25, 2011 - "If I Had a Trillion Dollars" is a nationwide youth video contest sponsored by American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the National Priorities Project (NPP) that calls attention to the $1 trilli...

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Federal budget-cutting ignores fattest part – the military

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/24/guest-viewpoint-federal-budget-cutting-ignores-fat/

Feb. 24, 2011 - How much belt-tightening can a body take? Even the skinniest fashion models cannot strut their stuff in outfits that endanger their vital organs.

Federal budget-cutting ignores fattest part-the military

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/24/federal-budget-cutting-ignores-fattest-part-the-mi/

Feb. 24, 2011 - How much belt-tightening can a body take? Even the skinniest fashion models cannot strut their stuff in outfits that endanger their vital organs.

U.S. Needs to rearrange its priorities

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/23/us-needs-to-rearrange-its-priorities/

Feb. 23, 2011 - TO THE EDITORS:

Our Taxes are Off to War – 2011 Edition

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/23/our-taxes-are-off-to-war-2011-edition/

Feb. 23, 2011 - Six Things You Can Do

Support the Rights of Wisconsin Workers

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/22/support-the-rights-of-wisconsin-workers/

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New Haven CT Police Union Protests

Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/21/new-haven-ct-police-union-protests/

Feb. 21, 2011 - Mon Feb 21, 2011 at 03:40 PM EST