Laurie Dougherty - 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

2 articles

Issue 224

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Workers in the Global Environment

Laurie Dougherty Jul 1, 1999

Issue 211

Denmark Shows the Way

Industry has a long record of resisting even the old-style regulations for cleaner air and water--the mandates to reduce, for

Laurie Dougherty May 1, 1997