Today on TAP: A guide to the latest efforts to undermine trust in Social Security
Social Security
Posted inEconomic Policy
Debunking the Latest Attack on Social Security
Warmed-over arguments claim that the old have it too good at the expense of the young. But the real division in America isn’t generation—it’s class.
Posted inPolitics
Biden Has the Right Idea About the Freedom Caucus
The White House says there should be no negotiating over an oncoming government shutdown.
Posted inTAP
The Plutocratic Policies of No Labels
Today on TAP: Cutting Social Security, nixing increases to family benefits, No Labels’ economics are old-school Republican.
Posted inPodcasts
The Education Myth
Professor Jon Shelton explains why education doesn’t fix inequality.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Case for a Banking Public Option
Every individual and business should get the same Federal Reserve account benefits that banks enjoy.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Critical Tests for the Biden Administration’s New Team
If the new chief of staff and National Economic Council Director want to prove that they aren’t diverting the administration back to a neoliberal footing, here are a few options.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Republicans Furiously Defend Insurance Company Looting of Medicare
Medicare Advantage is a scam. That’s why conservatives love it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Twilight of the Deficit Hawks
Democrats have stopped being the willing partner in a great conspiracy to slash social insurance.
Posted inPolitics
Joe Manchin’s Dumb Budget Idea Already Failed Before
In 2011, Congress created a ‘super committee’ to come to a bipartisan compromise on austerity. It didn’t work.
