Budget Matters Blog


Want Government Efficiency? Restore Medicaid - and Audit the Pentagon

The Republicans in Congress have used a charade of government efficiency to justify funding reductions in these anti-poverty and anti-hunger programs.


5 Ways the Trump Administration Is Militarizing Our Immigration System

Since taking office this year, President Trump and his administration have been unapologetically loud and harmful about immigration. And they’re using the U.S. military to help do all of it. 


GOP Budget Will Cause Human Suffering On a Massive Scale

It doesn’t have to be this way. Alternative investments that build a more secure and equitable society for everyone are necessary and possible.


Ten Things We Could Fund Instead of a Military Parade

Here are ten programs President Trump has cut (or threatened to cut) that we could save for about $45 million or less.trill


A Brief Introduction to the Ties Between Militarism and Pop Culture

Militarism is deeply intertwined in pop culture, spanning media formats of TV, movies, sports, games, and toys.


The Trillion Dollar Trade Off: War & Weapons VS. Basic Needs

President Trump is requesting a record-high $1.01 trillion “defense” budget for FY 2026 while gutting 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 so much more.   The U.S. already...


New Mexico’s National Guard Initiative Highlights the Nation’s Skewed Priorities

On April 8, 2025, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham authorized the deployment of 60 to 70 members of the National Guard to the city of Albuquerque. 


Good Trouble: Moral Mondays at the U.S. Capitol to Defend Americans from a Destructive Budget

Faith leaders have powerfully gathered in Washington D.C. to speak up against Republican-led proposals for more war and mass deportation spending.


President's 2026 Budget is a Bonanza for Weapons and Prison Contractors

Today, President Trump revealed the broad strokes of his budget request to Congress for 2026. This request does not meet the nation’s needs. 


‘Budgets Are Moral Documents’: Hundreds of Faith Leaders Condemn Republican Spending Proposals

March 5, 2025, on Christians’ Ash Wednesday, hundreds of leaders from various faiths gathered in Washington D.C. to condemn Republican proposed budget plans that would make devastating cuts to social programs and provide up to $346 billion in additional funding for the Pentagon and Trump’s ruthless mass deportation plans - and an astonishing $4.5 trillion in tax giveaways to the ultrawealthy.