Sarah Olson - 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

Sarah Olson is a contributing reporter for Free Speech Radio News and the National Radio Project's "Making Contact." She is also a mentor and journalist at the Welfare Radio Collaborative.

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Issue 257

Marriage Promotion, Reproductive Injustice, and the War Against Poor Women of Color

On December 22, at the stroke of midnight, Renita Pitts became a single woman. Renita is 44 years old, a

Sarah Olson Jan 1, 2005