Gertrude (Trudy) Schaffner Goldberg

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

GERTRUDE SCHAFFNER GOLDBERG is is professor emerita of social work and social policy at Adelphi University. A long-time social activist, she is co-founder and chair of the National Jobs for All Coalit

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Issue 332

The Living New Deal

Events to celebrate New Deal achievements and advocate a "New New Deal" based on Depression-era job-creation programs.

Gertrude (Trudy) Schaffner Goldberg Sep 1, 2017