NYT Obscured Worst Harms of Trump’s Budget
Conor Smyth is a recent graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, where he studied history and political science.
President Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Income Taxes: Can It Be Done?
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost In February, President Trump said that tariffs would generate so much income that Americans would no longer need to pay income taxes. The…
Could Elon Musk Actually Destroy Social Security as We Know It?
The DOGE boys are already moving in that direction.
As DOGE Mauls Social Security, Profit-Hungry Private Equity Is Swooping In
Three private equity veterans are weaseling their way in, reportedly on the orders of the presumptive SSA commissioner.
As Trump-Musk Target Social Security, Seniors Share Stories of Benefit Cutoffs
"Elon Musk and Donald Trump are stealing seniors' hard-earned benefits. It's already happening, and it'll get worse if they go through with closing branch offices and cutting staff."
Trump’s Choice for Social Security Admin Leads to Fears of Austerity and Cuts
The Social Security Administration’s incoming head is a Wall Street insider who may help the right slash benefits.
Work Longer, Die Sooner! America’s Dire Need to Expand Social Security and Medicare
Experts are clear that working into old age often threatens the health and well-being of U.S. seniors.
What’s the Fate of Social Security in a Brutally Unequal America?
White House contenders ignore root causes threatening the program, potentially worsened by cuts. Is it due to reliance on wealthy donors?
Larry’s List: On Gaza and Protests, Social Security, Open-Access Publishing, a Tunnel War and More
By SP Staff ScheerPost is bringing back Larry’s List, a daily news curation from USC communications professor Larry Gross, to keep you up to date with the most cutting edge…
The New York Times Has Decided We Need to Cut Social Security and Medicare
By Dean Baker / Beat the Press (CEPR) The New York Times editorial board came to a shocking realization this week: we are living on borrowed money. That was the…
The Washington Post Is Coming for Your Retirement Benefits
The Washington Post favors cuts over human welfare. Exactly the kind of perspective Bezos deemed well worth putting his money behind.
Beware the Time Thieves
By Jenny Brown / Labor Notes French workers have shut the country down with general strikes three times in the last month to defend their time. They’re protesting a proposal…
Meet the Grinch Stealing the Future of Gen Y and Z
Salaries in the U.S. aren’t keeping up with inflation, despite pandemic-related increases in some sectors. That’s a major threat to the future for all working Americans – especially the youngest.
Ralph Nader: How Raphael Warnock Could Win the Georgia Run-off
Instead of dittoheading, Warnock should highlight the following very popular policies if he wants to win the December senatorial election.
Taxing the Rich to Boost Social Security
Instead of growing financial security, Sam Pizzigati says the current retirement system in the U.S. is growing greater overall economic inequality.