Hayes: 'Center' In American Politics Is The Name We Give To Where Power Resides
Chris Hayes gave a little send-off to Sen. Max Baucus on the news of his upcoming retirement from the United States Senate. After running down a list of why the only people who are really going to miss him are the lobbyists who will likely see their salaries go down once he leaves, Hayes reminded his viewers of what it really means when we hear pundits talk about so-called "centrists" in Washington.
Older Americans Becoming Increasingly Deeper In Debt
New data from the US Census shows that it's becoming ever more likely that your parents may need to move into your place.
Baby Boomers Take Huge Hit On 401k Plans. Now What?
I've spent the better part of my career administering retirement plans, and have seen with my own eyes what Atrios observes in this article for USAToday:
Over the past few decades, employees fortunate enough to have employer-based retirement
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin Won't Seek Re-Election In 2014
For the second time this week, a veteran member of the United States Senate has announced that he will be exiting the Congress after the 2014 midterms. This will be a great loss for Senate Dems, and the nation, as Tom Harkin announced his decision to retire...
Sen. Sanders: President Obama Needs To Stand Firm Against Cuts To Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared on Ed Schultz's show on MSNBC this Tuesday evening and reiterated what he had told Schultz earlier in the day on his radio show: Stay Strong, Mr. President:
President Obama campaigned for raising tax rates on
Fox Attacks Unions For Bargaining For Better Pay And Benefits For Their Members
It wouldn't be a Saturday morning on Fox "news" if they didn't have at least five or ten of these type of segments their so-called "business block," bashing unions and blaming workers for the problems with our economy. And as always on these shows,
Ezra Klein: Raising Social Security Retirement Age Concentrates Pain On The Poor
Ezra Klein, filling in for MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell this Tuesday evening, ended this segment responding to Goldman Sachs CEO, Lloyd Blankfein's assertion that the Social Security retirement age should be raised with a question that we all already know the answer to:
You Want To Raise The Retirement Age? Walk A Mile In Our Shoes First
(Chuck Todd: Republicans will give Democrats all the revenue they want, if they just agree to raise the retirement age. Trust them.)
I don't know about anyone else, but as someone who has actually worked at one of those jobs where you take a
Sam Seder: Alan Simpson Knows Nothing About Social Security
From Majority FM, Sam Seder reads from some of a recent LA Times article which challenged anti-Social Security crusader and crotchety old man, former Sen. Alan Simpson over his many lies about the program.
Alan Simpson shows his cards to The
Senate Bill To Save Post Office Reduces Current Workers Comp Payments By 25%
As Kenneth pointed out this week, the Bush-era bill that put the postal service in dire straits by requiring decades of pre-funded health benefits was nothing but a blatant attempt to break their union. Now the Senate is attempting to rectify
