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 253: May/June 2004

features

Black Job Loss Deja Vu

Betsy Leondar-Wright

Black workers take the biggest hit in the job-loss economy - so what's new?
No More Savings!

Ellen Frank

The case for social wealth.
BOOK EXCERPT

The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

Joel Bakan

How companies extract money from young children, and more.
The Case Against Privatizing National Security

Ann Markusen

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making sense Bush stirkes out on health care
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