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Social Security: Will Obama Cave?

The deal between the White House and the GOP includes changes to the cost-of-living formula that amount to needless cuts for seniors.

Why wealthy political investors will keep pouring money into politics—until they’re stopped

Hurricane Sandy provided a trial by fire for small-scale microsites looking to coordinate aid.

If union adversaries can pass a right-to-work law in the home of the once-powerful United Auto Workers, they can pretty much do it anywhere.

A new report highlights the deplorable employment conditions home-care workers face. Thankfully, a new movement has sprung up to improve them.

Instead of pressuring women to have more babies, we should be investing in the ones we already have.

It’s Kate Middleton’s job to have a baby. For the rest of us, having a child makes it harder to do our jobs.

The GOP’s budget plan is just what you’d expect: major cuts to social programs without revenue increases.

In the current downturn, the vast majority of the elderly are suffering along with the young. The right cure would help both generations.

First Walmart, now McDonald’s. Workers strike for dignity.