Abhilasha Srivastava - Dollars & Sense

No Matter How You Look at It, the Big Beautiful Bill is a Monstrosity

Here are three views of the bill's horrific distributional consequences.

John Miller Jul 7, 2025

Left Hook

What’s Different About Today’s Government Deficit and Debt?

As of today, the U.S. government’s current deficit and debt are indeed currently at unprecedented levels for peacetime—once we account for them appropriately.

Robert Pollin Jul 1, 2025

Left Hook

No Tax on Tips

Even the stand-alone No Tax on Tips Act would do far too little to better the lot of low-income workers, even tipped workers.

John Miller Jun 27, 2025

ABHILASHA SRIVASTAVA is a development economist interested in race, caste, and gender issues and how these affect and are affected by economic processes.

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Issue 342

The Rocket Science of Sanitation

Understanding the plight of the Indian workers who are not considered workers.

Abhilasha Srivastava May 1, 2019