Lindsay Koshgarian

Lindsay Koshgarian is the Program Director of the National Priorities Project, where she oversees NationalPriorities.org. Lindsay’s work on the federal budget includes analysis of the federal budget process and politics, military spending, and specifically how federal budget choices for different spending priorities and taxation interact. A particular area of focus is how a decades-long policy of outsized military budgets has eroded political will to invest in opportunity and human potential through greater federal support of education, health care, infrastructure and more.

Prior to joining NPP in 2014, Lindsay was a researcher at the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, where she conducted state and regional economic development studies. She got her start as an organizer for Planned Parenthood in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She holds a Master of Public Policy from UCLA and a BA in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Call Congress: No War With Iran

Lindsay Koshgarian | January 3, 2020

The military action to kill Iranian Major General Qassim Suleimani was dangerous, illegal and possibly untruthful.

Medicare for All or Endless War? It’s Our Choice.

Lindsay Koshgarian | November 20, 2019

We could easily fund health care for all by ending military boondoggles and fruitless wars. Here’s how.

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Cutting Military Spending and the ‘How Will You Pay For It’ Mythos

Lindsay Koshgarian | November 5, 2019

Cutting military spending would allow policymakers to prioritize programs like Medicare for all that improve the lives of average Americans. Here’s how we get there.

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Financing Medicare for All Isn’t All That Complicated

Lindsay Koshgarian | October 22, 2019

Paying for Medicare for All without raising taxes is possible if we commit to slashing military spending and Pentagon waste.

How to Fund ‘Medicare for All’: Slash the Military

Lindsay Koshgarian | October 17, 2019

We’ve identified more than $300 billion in annual military savings alone that we could better invest in priorities like Medicare for All.

Remembering Frances Crowe

Lindsay Koshgarian | September 1, 2019

Frances Crowe dedicated her life to peace. We asked a few experts and activists who knew her to share stories about her impact.

The Bipartisan $738 Billion Military Budget Deal

Lindsay Koshgarian | August 9, 2019

America needs to cut military spending and reinvest that money into good jobs, clean energy, health care, and education access for all.

Why Did Democrats Pass Trump’s 2-Year Budget and Debt Ceiling Bill?

Lindsay Koshgarian | July 26, 2019

On Thursday the House passed a massive $2.7 trillion budget and debt ceiling bill with overwhelming support from Democrats and only 65 Republican votes.

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Ten Good Things About the House’s (Too-Big) Military Budget

Lindsay Koshgarian | July 18, 2019

While the funding level is much higher than we need, the NDAA the House just passed takes important steps toward ending wars, preventing dangerous military conflicts, and protecting human rights.

Did the First Democratic Debate Ask the Right Questions?

Lindsay Koshgarian | June 27, 2019

Twenty candidates were questioned at the first Democratic debate. Here’s what they didn’t say, but should have.

Report: Poor People’s Campaign Moral Budget

Lindsay Koshgarian, Ashik Siddique | June 17, 2019

Everybody Has the Right to Live

Q+A with Lindsay Koshgarian on the US’ Abhorrent Military Budget

Lindsay Koshgarian | April 24, 2019

The United States is spending $750 billion on its war machine. That money should be going to food, education, health care, and shelter for working people.

For Military Contractors, Tax Day is Pay Day

Lindsay Koshgarian | April 8, 2019

Lockheed Martin’s CEO took home $20 million while enlisted soldiers got just $20,000. Why? Because corporations have hijacked the military.

Tax Day 2019: Where Your Personal Income Taxes Were Spent in 2018

Lindsay Koshgarian, Ashik Siddique | April 2, 2019

How Enriching the 1% Widens the Racial Wealth Divide

Trump Wants to Give 62 cents of Every Dollar to the Military — That’s Immoral

Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharris, Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Lindsay Koshgarian | March 27, 2019

A budget shows our values more clearly than any tweet, campaign speech, or political slogan.

Trump’s $174 Billion Budget Lie

Lindsay Koshgarian | March 20, 2019

Trump tells us we can’t afford PBS funding or preserve affordable housing, but his budget doesn’t have any trouble finding billions of dollars for the endlessly expanding Pentagon budget.

Trump Budget Ends Medicaid Expansion, Axes Affordable Housing Programs

Lindsay Koshgarian | March 19, 2019

Trump has signaled his priorities. Now it’s up to Congress to intervene on behalf of the people.

Trump’s Militarized Budget Slashes Medicare, Medicaid, and Clean Energy

Lindsay Koshgarian | March 14, 2019

Trump’s federal budget proposal is the largest in history. It includes a massive military budget, funded through cuts to programs that help poor and middle-class Americans.

Trump Budget Would Cut Spending for Nearly Every Agency Except Pentagon

Lindsay Koshgarian | March 12, 2019

Trump is requesting an unprecedented level of military spending.

Trump’s FY2020 Budget Request Bloats Militarized Spending — and Slashes Programs Humans Actually Need

Lindsay Koshgarian, Ashik Siddique | March 11, 2019

While funding for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons programs soars, investment in the Department of Education and Veteran’s Affairs plummet.

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National Priorities Project

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Topics of Interest

Costs of War, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid Budgets, Federal Budget, Federal Budget Process and Politics, Federal Spending, Inequality, Militarism and Law Enforcement, Military Spending, Participatory Budgeting, Tax Policy