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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

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

Issue 373

Trump Tax Cut Redux

John Miller

Out of the frying pan, into the fire? | Read more »
Egalitarian Production

An Interview with Monique Walton

A new film tells a story about people who are incarcerated and uses a novel production model. | Read more »
Assessing Bidenomics

Nick French

Is the Biden administration’s economic policy a break with neoliberal orthodoxy, or more of the same? | Read more »
A Battle Over Copper in Colombia

Austin Landis

In the fertile heart of the Andes, a local tug-of-war reveals the dilemmas of mining for metals critical to decarbonization. | Read more »

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Justin Villamil

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