Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/11/04/Midterms-have-enormous-stakes-for-poor-Americans/
Nov. 4, 2022 - Our wellbeing is on the ballot this November. Amid a pandemic, rising inflation, and deepening financial instability, we need a strong commitment from all candidates to our children, families and plan...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/06/30/this-country-want-money-from-pentagon-reallocated/
June 30, 2022 - CounterSpin interview with Lindsay Koshgarian on People Over Pentagon
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/06/13/people-over-pentagon-proposal-would-take-100-billi/
June 13, 2022 - "The Lee-Pocan bill disproves the claim that there's not money to feed the hungry, care for the sick, cut child poverty, or protect the planet," said one proponent.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/04/22/critics-question-cost-necessity-america-competes/
April 22, 2022 - A committee has formed to help bridge the gap between a House and Senate version of a bill aimed at improving America's competitiveness in a global economy.
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/2022/04/06/biden-new-pentagon-budget-prioritizes-war/
April 6, 2022 - Interview with Lindsay Koshgarian, program director of the National Priorities Project, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/29/biden-wants-163-times-to-military-than-pandemic/
March 29, 2022 - "Failing to fund the global fight against Covid-19 is a choice to extend the pandemic," said one public health expert.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/29/biden-requests-record-defense-budget/
March 29, 2022 - The Biden White House unveiled a budget request for Fiscal Year 2023 that continues the trend of sharply rising defense spending by proposing a record $813.3 billion in military spending—an incr...
Blog - /blog/2022/03/18/its-time-divest-systems-harm-and-build-infrastructure-care/
March 18, 2022 - With the passage of the latest budget package Congress crudely showed us their firm and long standing commitment to inequality, corporate greed, and military spending. We won’t stand for it.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/10/dem-leadership-pulls-covid-relief-spending-bill/
March 10, 2022 - "Yet somehow, we can afford to throw $782 BILLION to the Pentagon," says Public Citizen. "It doesn't have to be this way."
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/10/super-polluting-pentagon-climate-plan-greenwash/
March 10, 2022 - US military aims for net zero by 2050 but with a carbon footprint greater than some 140 countries critics say it needs radical change
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/10/yanking-covid-relief-house-782-billion-military/
March 10, 2022 - "This is the definition of prioritizing the Pentagon (militarism and war) over the people," said one advocacy group.
Analysis - /analysis/2022/budget-deal-prioritizes-war-and-militarization-over-critical-needs-again/
March 9, 2022 - ...housing, public health, scientific and medical research, early childhood education and care, and homelessness combined.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/07/existential-danger-ukraine-invasion-fossil-fuel/
March 7, 2022 - Just as scientists warn we must drastically shift away from fossil fuel extraction, the Biden administration is pressing for more oil production.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/02/07/america-competes-act-feeds-china-tensions/
Feb. 7, 2022 - "Prioritizing any version of the bill over all the ongoing crises that people are dealing with today in the U.S. shows that getting an edge over China is apparently our government's most urgent priori...
Analysis - /analysis/2021/moral-budget-vs-war-budget/
Dec. 20, 2021 - These two bills represent diametrically opposed views of how to address the challenges of our time: a moral budget vs a war budget. Congress: Which side are you on?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/12/16/congress-778-billion-pentagon-build-back-better/
Dec. 16, 2021 - Some senators say Biden’s social and climate bill costs too much, but comparing it to the military spending plan they just passed suggests otherwise.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/12/15/endlessly-increasing-pentagon-budget/
Dec. 15, 2021 - “Houses Passes Defense Bill in Rare Display of Unity to Salvage Shared Priority” (news article, Dec. 8) didn’t do justice to the sheer size of the Pentagon budget. After months of in...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/12/15/senate-bloated-ndaa-delaying-build-back-better/
Dec. 15, 2021 - "Don't tell me we can't afford to fight poverty, cancel student debt, pass paid leave, and defeat the climate crisis," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal after senators approved the $786 billion military spend...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/12/13/whats-in-768-billion-defense-bill/
Dec. 13, 2021 - A $768 billion defense bill passed the House last week. Where is all this money going? And how could shifting national security concerns impact the future of military spending?
