Tag: pension
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.
As Public Pensions Shift to Risky Wall Street, Local Politicians Rake...
A recent political scandal in which investments done in secret are politically connected with Wall Street's firms who are in return earning millions off of taxpayers is getting little coverage. Journalist David Sirota is revealing his findings about these secrets to Democracy Now.
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Trump rescinds Biden’s executive order on drug prices, halting efforts to lower costs
Trump reverses progress on drug affordability, halting Medicare and Medicaid cost-saving initiatives.
Trump’s inaugural address criticized for ignoring key issues facing working families
President Trump’s lack of focus on healthcare, housing, and income inequality sparks backlash from Senator Bernie Sanders.
Donald Trump’s second term will be bad news for endangered ocean and coastal animals
The re-election of Donald Trump has scientists and conservationists like me worried about the wildlife and wild places we’ve dedicated our lives...
Trump signs executive order targeting birthright citizenship: Legal and humanitarian concerns arise
Trump targets a cornerstone of U.S. citizenship in first-day executive order.
Takeover by rogue secessionist from within—fortress America nibbled to death by ruthless ducks
What the rebellious confederacy could not pull off with violence, today’s nefarious secession depends on legalistic, electoral and political trappings.