Arts Advocacy Day
Help support the budget of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities by advocating for the Arts on Arts Advocacy Day. On this day, community leaders speak out about what the District needs for the arts to thrive locally.
New Economy Transformation: Obama Budget Won’t Help
The military spending cut is real for the first time, but only about one percent of the Pentagon’s total.
Obama’s Energy and Environment Budget: Lofty Goals in Need of a Financial and Political Base
President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget proposal offers a window into which battles he aims to fight and which ones he intends to avoid. Here’s a breakdown of the energy policies embedded in the proposed budget.
Good News and Bad News for the American People from President Obama’s 2013 Budget, according to experts at the Institute for Policy Studies
Members of the media seeking to interview IPS experts should contact Lacy MacAuley, Institute for Policy Studies, (202) 445-4692, lacy@ips-dc.org.
Budget Committee Testimony: Assessing Inequality
The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on Assessing Inequality, Mobility, and Opportunity, with the participation of Sarah Anderson, Director of our Global Economy Project.
Senate Budget Committee Hearing with Sarah Anderson: Assessing Inequality, Mobility, and Opportunity
Sarah Anderson, Institute for Policy Studies, will address the United States Senate Committee on the Budget on Thursday.
Runaway Spending Cuts
The people who can least afford it are bearing the brunt of Washington’s austerity.
Military Spending is the Weakest Job Creator
A study commissioned by the largest defense industry trade association says that military spending creates jobs. The facts, however, indicate otherwise.
America Is Not Broke: Fiscal Reforms that Washington Needs to Consider
Taxing Wall Street, corporations and the wealthy; taxing pollution and ending environmentally harmful subsidies; and cutting military spending to bring America back.
Since the Super Committee Failed, Now The Rest Of Us Can Succeed
The Super Committee’s failure to produce a deal gives us all breathing room to construct a successful path forward for America.
As Supercommittee Fails, New IPS Report Proposes Better Budget Reforms
While the Supercommitee appears ready for failure, new report lays out reforms worth $824 billion per year – seven times the supercommittee’s mandate.
Occupy the Budget
How to pay for the crisis while making our nation more equitable, green, and secure.
If the Super-Committee Fails, America Wins
Any agreement that would come forth from the SuperCommittee will inevitably be disastrous for domestic social programs.
America’s Real Job Creators are Broke
Despite the GOP’s ideological claptrap about corporate executives being “job creators,” it’s ordinary Americans who actually create jobs.
Three Slashing Pigs
There’s just no other way to balance the budget.