The Other Public Options

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 15, 2009 Overlooked in the health care debate is the recently reconfirmed fact that Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are working better than ever.Overlooked in the health care debate is the fact that Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are working better than ever. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The ‘Comfy Retirement’ Dream Has Exploded

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Mar 12, 2009 No Wall Street rally can obscure the scary historical prospect that most Americans now working can expect to have less income security in retirement than their parents had. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Entitlements’ Take a Bum Rap

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Feb 24, 2009 It is time to wipe the term entitlement reform, a monument to the dark art of disinformation, out of the political dictionary. There is no crisis in Social Security, or even in Medicare and Medicaid. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Ponders the Third Rail

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2009 With news of a $1.2 trillion federal budget deficit and continually rising unemployment numbers, President-elect Barack Obama is facing an economy that has the constitution of a sickly cat. A remedy for what ails it may be coming in a restructuring of Medicare and Social Security, which Obama said will be central to efforts in how he will curb spending. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time to Cut the Military Pork

Titus Levi / Truthdig Dec 14, 2008 The U.S. budget is bleeding red ink by the buckets. So even as we take on deficits and debts, we should look for places to trim the budget. The incoming administration should start by rolling back the Bush tax cuts for those making over $250,000 a year and by putting the ax to the most sacred of sacred cows in the federal budget: the Department of Defense. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Just How Dumb Are White Males?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 29, 2008 Let me now defend white males. We can’t possibly be as dumb as the polls showing we are John McCain’s most reliable voting base would indicate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Common-Sense Approach to Social Security

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Aug 5, 2008 In this summer of our economic discontent, it isn't necessary to manufacture a financial crisis or to make political hash out of discussing a nonexistent one. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

He’s ‘McSame’ on Social Security, Too

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 3, 2008 The most puzzling aspect of John McCain's political persona is his habitual attraction to George W. Bush's bad ideas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Phony Social Security Debate

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 8, 2007 As Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton spar over Social Security, their argument has shed little light on America's most successful domestic program but has instead revealed unattractive aspects of both candidates. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Speaking Truth to Nonsense

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Oct 23, 2007 Triangulation aside, when it comes to the phony Social Security crisis, Hillary Clinton has stood up for the truth: There isn't one. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Swift Boat Appointment Obscures the Real Threat

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Apr 10, 2007 How much damage can an ambassador to Belgium do? Probably not as much as an ardent antagonist of Social Security might unleash in a top policymaking position at the agency that millions of Americans depend on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush Plan Would Raise Deficit by $1.2 Trillion

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2006 But this total does not include money for some relatively small costs--like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan after this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )