As Republicans discuss slashing earned benefits, Social Security Works vows to publicly target any Democrat who joins the congressional DOGE caucuses.
David Dayen
David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. He is the author of Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power and Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud. He co-hosts the podcast Organized Money with Matt Stoller.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
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Posted inLaw and Justice
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Posted inEconomic Policy
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Look to the State Trustbusters
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