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

Issue 361

2 articles

Issue 361

Labor and the Economic Impacts of the Covid-19 Crisis

An update of the author's June 2020 article

Alejandro Reuss Jul 1, 2022

Issue 361

Inflation Is Surging: Round Up the Usual Scapegoats

Inflation in the U.S. economy has reached levels not seen for four decades. The June 2022 inflation rate was

John Miller Jul 1, 2022