Pavlina Tcherneva - 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

Pavlina R. Tcherneva is an associate professor of economics at Bard College, a research scholar at the Levy Economics Institute, and author of the forthcoming book, The Case for a Job Guarantee [https

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Issue 348

Guaranteed Employment or Guaranteed Unemployment?

Which path should we take to a post-pandemic world?

Pavlina Tcherneva May 1, 2020