Barry Eidlin - 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

Barry Eidlin is an associate professor of sociology at McGill University, and the author of Labor and the Class Idea in the United States and Canada. Between 1997 and 2003, prior to embarking on his a

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Issue 372

Canadians Catch Strike Fever Too

A massive strike wave made serious gains, but it left many workers wanting more.

Barry Eidlin May 1, 2024

Issue 370

Union Democracy Stands Up

The First Weekend of November, 2023, Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) held its annual convention at a hotel near

Barry Eidlin Jan 1, 2024