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Apr 02 2023
Headline Roundup
Social Security Fund Expected to be Short of Cash by 2033
Trustees of the Social Security fund have released a new report that says the program will be insolvent by 2033.
The Details: Benefits paid out have exceeded money taken in by Social Security since 2021, and they expect to only be able to pay out 80% of scheduled benefits after 2034. Conversely, Medicare, expected to deplete by 2028, is now seeing an improved situation, expected to last
Reason Reuters NPR (Online News)Aug 01 2019
News
Generation gap in the presidential race?
Democratic contenders defy stereotypes about age and point to cooperation across generations.
Generational divides in America – often marked by misconceptions – have perhaps never been sharper. Baby boomers, the popular narrative goes, think millennials are entitled. Millennials think boomers are selfish. Fingers point, stereotypes abound.
For young adults, college debts have
Christian Science MonitorMar 30 2020
Analysis
CAMPAIGN AD? WashPost Prints a Three-Page Tribute to 'Warrior-Heroine' Nancy Pelosi
On the last Sunday in March a year ago, The Washington Post Magazine published a goopy cover story titled "Pelosi's Moment." On the last Sunday in March this year, The Post published an "Opinion Essay" in the A section that went on for three pages (with eight photographs) celebrating Pelosi as "A troublemaker with a gavel."
Reporter-turned-columnist Karen Tumulty wrote what sounded like
NewsBustersMay 25 2012
News
New Signs of Global Slowdown
New signs of a global slowdown are darkening the economic outlook.
On Thursday, the U.S. reported that businesses were slowing their orders of computers, aircraft, machinery and other long-lasting goods. Measures of business sentiment in Europe slipped, and reports from purchasing managers at manufacturers around the globe turned down. Among them, China, the world's second-largest
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 03 2019
Background
Big Tech Is Big Brother
The year is 1984. One company – Microsoft – dominates the computer world. It's their way or the highway.
Conform or die.
This snapshot in time was perfectly captured in one of the most famous commercials in TV history.
Set in a gray, dystopian future, row after row of men stare blankly at a giant screen from which Big Brother – the all-powerful leader from George Orwell's
Prager UniversitySep 03 2015
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Republicans vs. the Constitution: Would-be presidents endorse Kim Davis’ brazen illegality
Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis will appear in federal court today to explain why she believes that God and her personal convictions empower her to break the law and deny gay people their constitutionally protected rights. Ever since this summer’s Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, Davis has been refusing to issue marriage licenses – to
SalonMar 17 2015
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Secret Service Director: Working to Fix Agency’s Problems
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy acknowledged deep problems in the agency’s culture on Tuesday, saying some personnel too often turn to alcohol to cope with the stresses of the job.
In testimony before a congressional panel, Mr. Clancy said he was dismayed it took five days for him to learn about an incident earlier this month involving two senior agents who drove through the scene
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 26 2019
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Bloomberg News punts on candidate Bloomberg and Dems, but not Trump
Back when he was New York’s mayor, Mike Bloomberg routinely feuded with the press over his whereabouts.
He doggedly refused to release his weekend schedule, even if he was traveling out of town, favoring his own privacy over the public’s right to know.
Now, as of Sunday, he’s running for president. But one organization that won’t be covering him aggressively is Bloomberg News.
Fox News (Online News)Jan 31 2020
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McConnell Now Likely Has Votes To Block Witnesses; Trial Could End Soon
Sen. Lamar Alexander said on Thursday night that he will not vote to allow witnesses and evidence into the impeachment trial of President Trump.
"There is no need for more evidence to conclude that the president withheld United States aid, at least in part, to pressure Ukraine to investigate the Bidens; the House managers have proved this with what they call a 'mountain of overwhelming
NPR (Online News)Sep 22 2023
Headline Roundup
UAW Expands Strike to 38 GM and Stellantis Facilities
The United Auto Workers (UAW) expanded the scope of its strike on Friday, with union workers walking out of 38 parts-distribution centers operated by General Motors and Stellantis.
Key Quotes: Citing “real progress” made during negotiations with Ford, UAW President Shawn Fain only expanded the strike at two of the “Big Three” automakers. “It’s a different story” with GM and Stellantis,
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