Tax Day 2024

April 3, 2024

It’s spring, and that means Americans are filing their tax returns. Most will know whether they get a refund, but how many know where their tax dollars really go? 

Also Includes:

• Tax Day 2024 Notes and Sources

More Military Aid to Israel Will Mean More Deaths

Oct. 20, 2023

In the face of massive suffering in Gaza and disregard for international law by the Israeli government, the U.S. must not provide additional military aid or weapons that would cause more deaths. Instead, the U.S. should use its considerable diplomatic strength to call for an immediate ceasefire. 

NPP at IPS Joins Calls for a Ceasefire in Israel and Occupied Palestine

Oct. 19, 2023

“A ceasefire is the only way to stop innocent suffering,” said Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.

National Priorities Project Among 27 Organizations Urging Emissions Transparency in NDAA

Aug. 14, 2023

The National Priorities Project joins other organizations in a letter addressed to Congress leaders demanding the removal of anti-climate provisions in the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2024. 

The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our Welfare

May 24, 2023

Nearly two-thirds of the 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.

FY 2023 Budget Deal Rewards Military at Expense of 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 Pentagon contractors when so many in this country are struggling needlessly,” said Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director for the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.

FACT SHEET: No National Security without Climate Security

Sept. 29, 2022

Climate change represents arguably the biggest threat to U.S. national security - and human security - of the 21st century. Decades of inaction have led to worsening and more frequent extreme weather events, with associated loss of life and property. And yet in Washington, “national security” is still primarily synonymous with military approaches to geopolitical challenges.

Biden FY 2023 budget puts war before human needs

March 28, 2022

President Biden’s FY 2023 budget request once again prioritizes violence, the military and war over peace and human needs. But more spending on militarism can’t address the nation’s or the world’s problems.

Budget Deal Prioritizes War and Militarization Over Critical Needs, Again

March 9, 2022

The budget deal announced today repeats a longtime pattern by putting more resources into the military and war than into K-12 education, affordable housing, public health, scientific and medical research, early childhood education and care, and homelessness combined.

A Moral Budget vs. A 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?