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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

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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 330: May/June 2017

Is Nuclear Plant Closure a Mistake?

Frank Ackerman

Dear Dr. Dollar: In what I’ve read online about decommissioning of nuclear power plants, people say it is expensive and generally a disaster in the making. Is this true? Read more »
Reform or Revolution?

Alejandro Reuss

Pt. 3 of “European Social Democracy and the Roots of the Eurozone Crisis.” Read more »
Understanding Brexit

John Weeks

A primer on the split that has now been set into motion. Read more »

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Shift to the Right in the Netheralnds

Marjolein Van Der Veen

Even though xenophobe Geert Wilders did not win, the 2017 elections were a massive defeat for the Labor Party. | Order this issue or subscribe.

Just Say “No” to Trumponomics?

An Interview with Gerald Epstein

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