Removing Draconian Budget Cuts Isn’t Enough: Bring Back the COVID Safety Net
Vital pandemic assistance programs in the 2021 American Rescue Plan grew the economy, reduced overall poverty by 20 percent and cut child poverty in half.
For GOP, Debt Ceiling Deal Was Never About Debt — It Was About Conserving Power
Conservatives weaponized the debt deal to consolidate power. Let’s use the budget to create new power structures.
Criminalization of Race and Poverty Program at the Institute for Policy Studies Responds to the Debt Ceiling Deal
“It makes it harder for poor and low-income families to access food benefits they deserve, while making it easier for wealthy people to cheat on their taxes.”
We Need to Cut the Military Budget, But Don’t Trust the Far Right to Do It
There’s an urgent need to stop funding wars and human rights abuses abroad and to free up funding for human needs at home. The Freedom Caucus can’t be counted on for either.
Trumping Up Our Trains
The president promised a huge infrastructure boost. So why won’t he fix our trains?
The Unpleasant Impact of an Unserious Budget
If you can get past the fuzzy math, Trump’s budget means certain pain for most families — and big tax cuts for the wealthiest few.
The White House Budget Proposal Doesn’t Add Up
The president’s budget won’t balance federal spending one bit, but it’ll move a lot of money up to the rich.
New Report: Corporate Pirates of the Caribbean
A new report looks at pro-austerity CEOs who seek to widen tax haven loopholes.
Hey Congress: Sequester Apartheid!
It’s time to seize upon AIPAC’s strategic blunder of singling Israel out for special treatment in Washington and push for an end to U.S. military aid to Israel.
Defense Industry Scare Tactics Won’t Create Jobs
Neither party adequately addresses the largest item in the discretionary budget: the Pentagon.
Panel Discussion on Arts Funding in DC
DC government funding for the arts has declined over 65% from Fy09 to Fy12, and private funding is down as well. Join DCCAH director Lionell Thomas, Busboys and Poets founder Andy Shallal, Ward Two councilmember Jack Evans and for a panel discussion on Arts Funding in DC moderated by Robert Bettmann of the DC Advocates for the Arts.
A Better Way to Balance the Budget
Corporations benefit from tax breaks and loopholes, while armies get fortunes from governments. Without sacrificing social programs, there are better ways to balance the budget.
Unnecessary Austerity, Unnecessary Shutdown
Reversing tax giveaways to the super-rich and the nation’s largest corporations could raise $4 trillion within a decade and avert possible government closures.