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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

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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

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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

Issue 291

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Issue 291

Update on Mortgage Lending Discrimination

After a disastrous detour, we're back where we started.

Jim Campen Nov 1, 2010

Issue 291

Deficits: Real Issue, Phony Debates

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Rick Wolff Nov 1, 2010

Issue 291

Underwater

Profits and pay are sky-high, even as bad loans are sinking the megabanks.

Rob Larson Nov 1, 2010

Issue 291

That Hurt! Let's Do It Again.

A Tale of Two RecoveriesIt's official: The Great Recession ended 15 months ago, in June 2009. ... [T]he

John Miller Nov 1, 2010

Issue 291

The Wage Gap

B. Deutsch Nov 1, 2010

Issue 291

The Will to Power

A review of Power Hungry by Robert Bryce (New York: PublicAffairs, 2010) and Conquering Carbon by Felicia Jackson (London: New Holland Publishers, 2009).

Steven Pressman Nov 1, 2010