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Social Security Works for People With Disabilities

By Alex Lawson
March 10, 2010

This is the fourth installment in our Social Security Works series. more »

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Social Security Works for People of Color

By Alex Lawson
March 2, 2010

This is the third installment in our Social Security Works series. more »

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Social Security Works for Women

By Alex Lawson
February 25, 2010

This is the second installment in our Social Security Works series. The first post focused on how Social Security works for America, and today we will show how Social Security works for women. more »

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Social Security Works For America

By Alex Lawson
February 23, 2010

In honor of the 75th anniversary of Social Security, we are kicking off a blog series called "Social Security Works." Every post will examine one aspect of how Social Security works. more »

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Calls To Cut Social Security At Same Time As $140 Billion In Bank Bonuses

By Dave Johnson
February 23, 2010

The President is setting up a "Deficit Commission." Many, especially on Wall Street, are demanding that Social Security -- the retirement program that people paid into all of their working lives -- be cut. They want it cut rather than start paying back what was borrowed from the trust fund and used to pay for tax cuts for the rich -- also especially on Wall Street. more »

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Tell The Washington Post: Don't Let Conservatives Write The News

The Washington Post has turned over its news pages to an organization, founded by billionaire austerity activist Pete Peterson, dedicated to undermining Social Security and Medicare, and stifling public investment in America's future. We can't have an informed debate over economic recovery when seemingly objective media violates basic journalism ethics and chooses sides. Tell the Washington Post ombudsman: Sever all ties with Pete Peterson and The Fiscal Times. more »

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Washington Post Joins Wall Street Sneak Attack On Social Security

By Dave Johnson
January 6, 2010

At the end of the year the Washington Post published as "news" a story, "Support grows for tackling nation's debt" that pushed the idea of "a special commission to make the tough decisions that will be required to dig the nation out of debt" and "rein in skyrocketing spending on Medicare, Medicaid an more »

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Experts, Advocates Protest Washington Post "Content" Deal With Pete Peterson

By Roger Hickey
January 1, 2010

On Thursday, December 31, The Washington Post published an article, presented as a news story, which could be a signal of the death of the Post as an independent and objective news source. more »

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Peterson, Conrad Weaken Democracy, Social Security, Medicare, & Recovery

By Roger Hickey
December 13, 2009

On Monday morning, wealthy hedge fund mogul Peter Peterson and his Commission on Budget Reform will hold a press conference to issue a "Call to Action to Stem the Mounting Federal Debt." Their scary promotional material declares, "The ever-growing federal debt is spiraling out of control. If not addressed . . . more »

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Colloquy For Crisis

By Digby
December 10, 2009

Today, Senators Gregg and Conrad had a colloquy on the floor of the Senate arguing for the Pete Peterson Foundation's pet project, the Bipartisan Committee To Destroy Social Security and Medicare So Wealthy People Don't Ever Have To Pay Higher Taxes (aka "Our Favorite Idea That's Been Lying Around".) And quite an exchange of scary rhetoric it was.

The timing of this is being driven by events, to be sure. But the events that drive it aren't the debt projections, which are highly reflective of a moribund economy and will thus change dramatically if the government enacts policies that expand growth and lead to full employment. No, what's driving this initiative is the mass confusion around the bad economy and the financial system catastrophe, which provides the perfect moment to push a little "economic shock therapy" on the American people.

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