Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/06/02/warfare-state-compromises-ourwelfare/
June 2, 2023 - Lindsay Koshgarian and Ashik Siddique, co-authors of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies report, “The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our We...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/06/02/lockheed-ceo-hails-pentagon-budget-boost-debt-deal/
June 2, 2023 - The head of the major U.S. military contractor said the Pentagon top-line in the debt ceiling deal is "as good an outcome as our industry or our company could ask for at this point."
Analysis - /analysis/2023/warfare-state-how-funding-militarism-compromises-our-welfare/
May 24, 2023 - ...federal discretionary budget goes to militarized federal programs, leaving just over a third for our communities — a sliver some lawmakers want to cut even further.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/05/24/report-trillion-militarized-spending-crushing/
May 24, 2023 - "We keep hearing that our government can't afford nice things—or necessary things—for everyone," said the paper's co-author. "Yet militarized spending in the U.S. has almost doubled over t...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/05/08/unwarranted-influence-twenty-first-century-style/
May 8, 2023 - The MIC is consuming many more tax dollars and feeding far larger weapons producers than when President Eisenhower first raised the alarm about the “unwarranted influence” it wielded in 19...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/04/19/ordinary-americans-subsidize-military-industrial/
April 19, 2023 - This year, the average American paid $1,087 in taxes just for Pentagon contractors alone. Imagine the kind of society we could construct with just a fraction of the resources we devote to war.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/04/18/where-does-my-tax-money-go-calculator-what-happens/
April 18, 2023 - Maybe you can’t get out of paying the Internal Revenue Service, but a little transparency never hurts.
Analysis - /analysis/2023/tax-day-2023/tax-day-2023-notes-and-sources/
April 17, 2023 - ...federal funds from trust funds. Trust funds, generated from sources such as payroll taxes, can only be used for specific programs like Social Security and Medicare. All other funds are feder...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/04/17/tax-day-pentagon-contractor-day/
April 17, 2023 - NPP just released their Tax Day 2023 receipt, which found that the average taxpayer paid $1,087 for Pentagon contractors in 2022. The average taxpayer paid $70 for deportations and bord...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/04/17/average-taxpayer-spent-pentagon-contractors-2022/
April 17, 2023 - "The main message? Our government is continuing to invest too much in the military, and in militarized law enforcement, and not nearly enough on prevention, people, and our communities."
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/12/22/2023-military-budget-hike-3200-times-nlrb-increase/
Dec. 22, 2022 - If a budget reveals what we value, this one should give us pause: extravagant spending for the war machine, scraps for workers.
Analysis - /analysis/2022/budget-deal-rewards-military-expense-domestic-needs/
Dec. 20, 2022 - “This budget deal is shameful. It perpetuates the status quo, where domestic priorities never get equal footing with military spending. It’s unconscionable to keep throwing more money at P...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/11/30/lawmakers-propose-record-847b-defense-budget/
Nov. 30, 2022 - Antiwar and progressive advocates have strongly condemned the proposed budget, calling it a “slap in the face.”
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/06/07/defense-contractors-tax-dollars-profit-ukraine/
June 7, 2022 - Purchasing weapons and military services with taxpayer dollars has always been, and continues to be, a highly profitable endeavor for defense contractors. But it is in a real war, such as in Ukraine, ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/04/19/tax-day-2022-we-need-to-tax-the-rich-now/
April 19, 2022 - In this op-ed for Tax Day 2022, News & Politics Editor Lexi McMenamin explains why taxing the rich is overdue.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/04/18/healthcare-covid-response-military-top-2021-tax/
April 18, 2022 - ...federal tax dollars are spent. Each year, the National Priorities Project breaks down what happens to the largest revenue source for the federal government: our income taxes. The average 202...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/04/18/tax-day-2022-where-texans-federal-tax-dollars-go/
April 18, 2022 - Tax Day is here, and whether you love or loathe it often depends on if you owe money to the government.
Analysis - /analysis/2022/tax-day-2022/tax-day-2022-notes-and-sources/
April 15, 2022 - Tax Day shows how your individual income taxes were spent. These are one type of taxes withheld from your paycheck, and they pay for a vast array of government programs.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/04/13/about-that-900-you-gave-pentagon-contractors/
April 13, 2022 - This tax season, I’d rather fund green jobs and disease control than jets that spontaneously combust. Wouldn’t you?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/04/06/biden-new-pentagon-budget-prioritizes-war/
April 6, 2022 - Interview with Lindsay Koshgarian, program director of the National Priorities Project, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
