Staff / TruthdigAug 12, 2010
"The Situation Room" is a familiar venue for the kind of hysteria and nonsense that has become the hallmark of television news, so it comes as no surprise that host Wolf Blitzer and a cohort of CNN's loudest Chicken Littles have declared Social Security at "the final tipping point" and "broke" despite $25 trillion in reserves and a bright future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigOct 28, 2009
Is there a more hypocritical figure in American politics than Joe Lieberman? The Connecticut senator declared Tuesday that he would support a filibuster of any health care reform bill that has a public option -- even the version with the “trigger” compromise accepted by Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe -- because it might cost money. Is there a more hypocritical figure in American politics than Joe Lieberman? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigOct 22, 2009
You can't go wrong in politics giving money to seniors, but it's the poor and hungry -- often kids -- who need $250 checks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigOct 15, 2009
For the first time in 34 years, Social Security beneficiaries will not get a benefit boost from a cost-of-living adjustment. Falling energy prices, in particular, should keep seniors flush with their monthly average $1,094 checks. So what if their health care costs have gone up by a third? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigSep 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 )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigMar 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 )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigFeb 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 )
Staff / TruthdigJan 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 )
Titus Levi / TruthdigDec 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 )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigOct 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 )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigAug 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 )
Joe Conason / TruthdigApr 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 )
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