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Mitt Romney’s Southern Strategy Gambit
On August 3, 1980 GOP Presidential contender Ronald Reagan picked his campaign starting point at the Neshoba County Fair, near Meridian Mississippi. The virtually lily-white, wildly enthusiastic throng that …
“Courage” in Washington Doesn’t Have the Same Meaning
Last week, Vice President Joe Biden did a courageous thing, he promised an audience in southern Virginia that there will be no cuts whatsoever to Social Security in a …
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77 Years After It Became Law, Social Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty
More than 70 years after its creation, social security benefits are keeping the elderly above the poverty line.
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Medicare Rises as Prime Election Issue
With Mitt Romneyu2019s selection of Representative Paul D. Ryan as his running mate, Florida quickly emerged on Monday as a critical test of the nationwide Republican gamble that concerns …
“President Ryan” – Another Shrewd Move in the Corporate State’s Long Game
Paul Ryan's looks are often compared to an actor's, and that's no accident: He's being groomed for the role of a lifetime.
Rep. Paul Ryan’s Far-Right Agenda: The Media Can’t Take the Truth
The media have worked hard to conceal Rep. Paul Ryan's extreme positions from the public.
Beating Back the CEO Attack on Social Security and Medicare
The Bowles-Simpson plan called for a reduction in the annual cost of living adjustment for Social Security that is equivalent to a 3 percent cut in benefits.
The CEO Plan to Steal Your Social Security and Medicare
At the center of their proposal are big cuts in Social Security and Medicare.
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Obama Asks Congress for Limited Extension of Bush Tax Cuts
President Barack Obama Monday urged Congress to extend for one year Bush-era tax cuts for anyone earning less than $250,000—a plan that reinforces already sharply-drawn battle lines between and …
The Dirt on Erskine Bowles: The Tame Half of Bowles-Simpson
While Bowles may be able to control his temper and his vocabulary better than Simpson, those are not credentials for dictating the future of the Social Security and Medicare …