Social insurance and earned benefit programs will touch nearly all Americans during their lifetimes, as most people draw Social Security when they retire or rely on government funded medical care in old age. In 2015, the U.S. will spend $900.5 billion on Social Security alone.
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...
Last week, hundreds of people from the Poor People's Campaign assembled in Washington DC to fight against poverty.
The new law slashes vital services to pay for tax cuts for the rich and massive hikes in military and deportation funding.
The GOP’s extreme increases in militarized spending - at the expense of working people and the planet - will make us all less secure.
