by Lynne Stuart Parramore | Aug 26, 2014 | Retirement Security
In a must-read article in the current issue of Harper's magazine, journalist Jessica Bruder, adjunct professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, adds a new phrase to America's vocabulary: "Elderly migrant worker." She documents a growing trend of...
by Dean Baker | Aug 19, 2014 | Retirement Security
Most of the people who closely follow the Federal Reserve Board’s decisions on monetary policy are investors trying to get a jump on any moves that will affect financial markets. Very few of the people involved in the debate over the future of Social Security pay much...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 13, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security, Winning Issues for 2014
August 14th is Social Security’s birthday, and I keep having this nightmare. In it, 300 million Americans are singing Social Security’s praises and celebrating its 79th year. Then a giant cake is rolled out while everybody sings “Happy Birthday” – and out pops Alan...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 29, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security
Actuarial science is the art of prediction. And speaking of predictions, here’s one that hasn’t been wrong yet: No matter what new data emerges about Social Security and Medicare, the well-funded opponents of those two worthy programs will always insist that we’re on...
by Editors | Jul 17, 2014 | Retirement Security
The link is simple and clear: Women earn less than men in the workplace – almost $450 billion less in total each year nationwide – resulting in lower Social Security payments after retirement. The pay discrimination against women not only hurts their current...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 16, 2014 | Blog, Retirement Security
[fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFntSIjxIaw[/fve] Sen. Sherrod Brown discusses Social Security expansion with Richard (RJ) Eskow on The Zero Hour William Galston writes in the Wall Street Journal about a Republican senator’s plans to force a confrontation on...
