Federal Budget Analysis
Fact Sheet: Wall Funding vs. Coronavirus
March 2, 2020
President Trump’s cruel immigration initiatives could instead fund a rational response to Coronavirus
Three Big Ideas for Reducing Military Spending
March 2, 2020
The time has come for an end to the United States ill-conceived wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the moment is ripe for a new peace dividend. Today’s threats are mostly non-military in nature: climate change, global economic inequality, and rising nationalism all do not have military solutions.
March 2, 2020
Fact Sheet: Defund Militarism in the United States
March 2, 2020
Militarism and violence are the hallmarks of U.S. policy at home and abroad. From war to mass incarceration and beyond, these policies amplify poverty, racism and environmental degradation. They can and must change.
Poor People’s Campaign State Fact Sheets
Feb. 20, 2020
Learn more about the interlocking evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism/the war economy, ecological devastation, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism in your state!
President Trump's 2021 Budget Prioritizes the Pentagon
Feb. 10, 2020
President Trump released his fourth budget proposal today, and the priorities are crystal clear. Just four agencies rate spending increases in the Trump 2021 budget: the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Treasury Department. From Agriculture to Education, and from Commerce to State, every other federal agency would face cuts under the president’s proposal. Across the board, the Trump budget prioritizes brute force and military solutions over humanitarian and diplomatic ones.
A Unified Budget to Demilitarize America, At Home and Abroad
Jan. 7, 2020
NPP's Ashik Siddique addresses the Congressional Progressive Caucus Summit to explain how we could safely shift as much as $350 billion per year away from the Pentagon by ending the endless wars, closing 60% of foreign bases, cutting unnecessary weapons, and much more.
Five Ways Congress should invest $9.74 billion instead of Trump's immigration policy
Nov. 15, 2019
At least $9.74 billion of our tax dollars could be used to lift up our children and communities instead of tearing families apart.
Poor People's Moral Budget: Everybody Has the Right to Live
June 17, 2019
In the seven sections of the Moral Budget, we look at policies and investments for seven critical areas of the Poor People’s Moral Agenda.
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