How a group of rank-and-file retirees in Connecticut successfully organized to restore their right to traditional public Medicare
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Trump’s Wreckage of Social Security and Medicare
The assault on cherished social insurance programs is a gift to Democrats, but only if they are clear about how to defend them.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Silicon Valley Godzilla vs. Wall Street Mothra
The only two sectors thriving in Trump’s economy are increasingly sparring with each other.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Scheme to Scramble Your Nest Egg
Private equity and crypto in 401(k)s will not solve the retirement crisis.
Posted inPolitics
Republican Mega-Bill Charges Federal Workers for Basic Rights on the Job
If the spending bill is passed, an estimated three-quarters of eligible federal workers may be coerced into at-will employment.
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Trump’s Attack on Social Security Backfires
Today on TAP: The requirement of in-person visits and Elon Musk’s fishing expedition into Social Security data have awakened a torpid AARP, docile federal judges—and public opinion.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Leveraging the Money Power
Progressive state and city officials are pushing back against the right’s war on ‘woke capitalism.’ They could be doing even more with trillions of dollars in pension funds.
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Republicans Say It Aloud: They Want to Raise the Retirement Age
Today on TAP: The vast majority of House GOPniks tell Americans that if they want Social Security, they need to work longer.
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Fake Generational Warfare
Today on TAP: A guide to the latest efforts to undermine trust in Social Security
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Medicare Advantage Trap
In 46 states, once you choose Medicare Advantage at 65, you can almost never leave.