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Social Security helped slash elderly poverty to 9.2 percent in the...
So if Americans agree that our elders should never again return to having to age in poverty, there are several ways we can shore up the Social Security system.
Some straight talk for younger people on Social Security (and Medicare...
As the scaremongering begins, this is your fight too!
The huge tax heist
The moneyed interests who run the GOP depend on the Trump bomb to divert attention from their huge heist.
The Stock Market Is Getting Harder to Rig
The U.S. economy is in sad shape. Yet, corporate media tries to explain the recent stock market decline, which erased $2.1 trillion in the market value of stocks and in the pockets of Americans’ retirement savings, so logically.
VIDEO: 'Casino Capitalism: Economist Michael Hudson on What’s Behind the Stock...
While Americans watched stock prices tumble across the globe in Monday’s market turmoil, economist Michael Hudson joins Democracy Now to help make sense of what’s really behind the fluctuations in the market.
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The Oligarchic Dozen: Top 12 US billionaires amass $2 trillion in wealth
The wealth of America’s richest 12 billionaires has doubled since 2020, raising concerns about democracy, climate, and economic inequality.
Watchdogs say Elon Musk has ‘declared war on Social Security’
Critics warn Musk’s endorsement of anti-Social Security rhetoric and his advisory role could pave the way for privatization, threatening millions of Americans’ financial security.
Billionaire pick for key Pentagon job tied to Khashoggi’s murderers and defense industry conflicts
Critics warn Stephen Feinberg’s nomination for a top Pentagon role underscores troubling ties to Khashoggi’s murder and the defense industry.
Biden faces pressure to act as Trump’s mass deportation plan sparks fear
With Trump’s return to office looming, undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families brace for unprecedented deportation efforts. Activists call on Biden to take immediate action to protect vulnerable populations.
Can recycling save the clean energy revolution?
It's necessary, but not sufficient.