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      Activists protest Republican threats to Social Security.

      Expand Social Security to Honor US Workers

      As traditional pensions continue to disappear, Social Security is more vital to American workers’ economic security than ever.

      Nancy J. Altman
      Sep 04, 2023

      On Labor Day, we celebrate the contributions of workers. The best way to honor those contributions is to increase their economic security. A key component of economic security is retirement security, which we can substantially improve by protecting and expanding Social Security for current and future generations of American workers.

      Social Security and Medicare are deferred compensation. Just as we earn our current cash compensation, we earn our Social Security and Medicare with every paycheck. Sadly, too often these earnings are inadequate.

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      The 2023 Republican primary candidates stand on stage before a debate.

      Highlights From Hell, AKA the GOP Debate

      It was the spiritual equivalent of a World’s Ugliest Dog contest, each contestant was more unappealing than the next—with the exception of the biggest ugly dog of them all, who had bones to pick elsewhere.

      Richard Eskow
      Aug 27, 2023

      The 2024 Republican primary officially kicked off on August 23—my birthday—with its first presidential debate. It’s been comical to see headlines about the debate’s “biggest highlights.” Biggest highlights? Were there that many to choose from? You could make a more appealing “highlight” reel from a dentist’s video of the bacteria in your gums.

      Pundits might describe the debate as a circus. That’s unfair to the Big Top. It wasn’t a circus. It was the spiritual equivalent of a World’s Ugliest Dog contest. Each contestant was more unappealing than the next—with the exception of the biggest ugly dog of them all, who had bones to pick elsewhere.

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      A family in MAGA hats waves a flag.

      Despite 4 Indictments, Trump Will Still Be the GOP Nominee

      His ability to campaign may be limited by his legal woes, but his supporters will vote for him anyway.

      Chris Winters
      Aug 25, 2023

      It’s election season, and the leading candidates for president are barnstorming from state to state on the stump-speech circuit. Or, in the case of former president Donald Trump, to keep court dates.

      As they say: priorities.

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