Vasuki Nesiah - Dollars & Sense

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

Left Hook

The Stealthy Strategy to Strangle Medicaid

Republicans want to make it even harder for low-income people to get health care.

Nancy Folbre Jun 25, 2025

Vasuki Nesiah is a senior associate at the International Center for Transitional Justice and co-editor of lines magazine, where a version of this article first appeared. lines is an online magazine th

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Issue 260

Fisherfolk Out, Tourists In

Sri Lanka's tsunami reconstruction plans displace devastated coastal residents to make way for tourism industry expansion.

Vasuki Nesiah Jul 1, 2005