Cory Doctorow - 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

CORY DOCTOROW is a science fiction author, activist, journalist, and blogger. This article originally appeared at Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow (pluralistic.net [https://pluralistic.net/

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Issue 355

Monopoly So Fragile

Container ships that have gotten "too big to sail" illustrate one of the less-appreciated harms of monopoly.

Cory Doctorow Jul 1, 2021