Federal Budget Analysis: Military & Security
Protecting Our Communities: A State's Guide to Demilitarizing for a Brighter Future
July 20, 2017
U.S. military spending, with its major focus on exerting U.S. influence and dominance overseas, has an analog here at home: spending on policing, incarceration, and immigration enforcement.
The Militarized Budget 2017
April 3, 2017
In 2016, the "militarized" budget amounted to 64 percent of discretionary spending.
March 16, 2017
Competing Visions 2016
March 21, 2016
National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up to Americans’ priorities.
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The President's 2017 Budget Proposal in Pictures
Feb. 17, 2016
The National Priorities Project breaks down President Obama’s $4.2 trillion budget proposal in a series of pictures.
President Obama Proposes 2017 Budget
Feb. 11, 2016
New proposal calls for investment in domestic priorities but also prioritizes Pentagon spending and military force.
Pentagon Budget Request FY2016
June 4, 2015
On February 2, the Obama Administration released its fiscal year 2016 budget request reflecting input from the Department of Defense. Here's what they asked for.
Move the Money 2015
May 14, 2015
National Priorities Project, Peace Action, along with a terrific group of colleagues, have assembled all the materials you need to enter the current national debate about Pentagon spending within the federal budget, while building the capacity of colleagues and allies to join you!
Competing Visions: President Obama, House Budget Committee, Senate Budget Committee, and Congressional Progressive Caucus Release Budget Proposals for 2016
March 19, 2015
National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up against what Americans want.
Tax Day 2015
March 16, 2015
Tax Day is coming up on April 15. Wondering where your 2014 income taxes went?
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