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

Corey Robin

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Latest links on Friedman/Sanders, etc.

More posts related to the kerfuffle over our columnist Gerald Friedman's report WHAT WOULD SANDERS DO? ESTIMATING THE

D&S Admin Mar 4, 2016

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Wednesday Links

Here are some items I've been meaning to post: (1) ASSA Protests: My last post mentioned the planned

D&S Admin Jan 7, 2015

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Thursday Links: Boots, Salaita, Kalamazoo, etc.

(1) Boots Riley talks communism on Fox: See what happens when someone criticizes capitalism on an Ohio Fox affiliate. The

D&S Admin Aug 28, 2014