In a new animated cartoon, Mark Fiore proposes a way for other groups of Americans affected by the sequester to get Congress’ attention. Continue reading
Features related to federal budget
April 13, 2013 | Perspectives
According to recent polls, a strong majority of Americans have a coherent to-do list for Washington. The surprise is it’s actually a smart set of solutions. Continue reading
January 9, 2013 | News & Notes
Why haven’t low-income Americans been given an opportunity to meet with the president to tell their own stories? Continue reading
January 2, 2013 | BillBoard
Want to know more about the 11th hour deal Congress and the White House reached? Here's a collection of articles explaining what's in the deal and differing viewpoints on the consequences.
December 2, 2012 | News & Notes
The Nation‘s Greg Kaufmann reports that, as the weather grows colder and the fiscal cliff approaches, Americans living in affordable housing are worried about how the budget negotiations in Congress will affect them. Continue reading
November 16, 2012 | Group Think
Kramer, a senior research analyst at the National Priorities Project, hopes that politicians take use the financial cliff as an imperative to do some long-term budgetary planning.
November 16, 2012 | Group Think
Bittle says budgets are about choices and deciding what should be done and what we're willing to pay to do it
August 24, 2012 | Q&A
Mattea Kramer, author of A People’s Guide to The Federal Budget, analyzes recent budget proposals and the federal budget process itself. Continue reading


