Daniel McLeod is the Outreach Coordinator at the National Priorities Project (NPP). The National Priorities Project analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their federal tax dollars are spent. He has worked in the global justice movement, peace, and labor organizing. He is also a mental health counselor and a freelance writer.

Barb Chalfonte is a senior research analyst at National Priorities Project (NPP). NPP analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their federal tax dollars are spent. She has a background in science and technology research as well as in organizing for social and economic justice, and holds a PhD from Princeton University and a BA from Williams College.

Blog Entries by Daniel McLeod and Barb Chalfonte

Never Waste a Crisis: Re-examining Our Monthly Federal Budget Priorities

2 Comments | Posted April 15, 2009 | 11:07 AM (EST)


Across the country, millions of people are taking stock of their personal budgets as an economic zeppelin of woe casts its shadow over all we once took for granted. There's nothing like layoffs, pay cuts, and unemployment to inspire some serious financial soul-searching. What's behind that premier $120 monthly cable...

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