A timely research paper looking at SSA staff cuts in the 1980s found that it led to tens of thousands of Americans not getting their earned benefits.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
The Trump Depression
Donald Trump is on track to be the first president to deliberately engineer a severe depression.
Posted inTAP
Show a Little Respect for the Don
Today on TAP: Trump’s Mafia treatment of Zelensky, Republican complicity, and Europe’s awakening
Posted inEconomic Policy
CFPB to Employees: When We Said Stop Work, We Didn’t Mean Stop Work!
The illegal plan to dismantle the consumer agency is failing. So Russ Vought and his charges are engaging in some CYA.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Elon Musk’s Looming Disease Holocaust
The shadow president is gutting America’s vast humanitarian aid system. Millions may die.
Posted inPolitics
The Coup Has Failed
Trump’s falling approval ratings reveal an out-of-touch presidency, and have given space for allies to turn against him.
Posted inTAP
Why Hochul Did Not Remove Adams
Today on TAP: It’s really all about blocking former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Secret Society Raising Your Electricity Bills
A breakthrough report details how utility companies use bogus models to earn excess profits.
Posted inPolitics
Elon Musk Only Has 100 Days Left in Government
The Trump White House insists he’s a ‘special government employee.’ That designation has a time limit.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Musk and Trump Are Causing the Dumbest Imperial Collapse in History
Empires have fallen before. But it’s never been this purely idiotic.
