Equal Pay Day Brings Home Long-term Costs of Pay Inequality
National Equal Pay Day 2019 reminds us that gender pay equity is crucial not only for social justice, but for women’s retirement security.
Congressional Caucuses Promise “Righteous Fight” to Expand Social Security
National Committee Senior Policy Analyst Webster Phillips and the Capital Action Team senior volunteers The cause of expanding Social
Banking Industry Wins; Working and Retired Americans Lose
The majority in the House of Representatives just betrayed working Americans by passing reckless banking legislation known as the Economic Growth, Regulatory
Farewell to Paul Ryan and his Insidious “Entitlement Reforms”
Will seniors and their families miss Paul Ryan in the U.S. Congress? Not a chance. His impending retirement lifts a
Rep. Brat at His Worst: Spreading Myths about Social Security and Medicare
In a contentious interview with CNN’s Kate Bolduan this week, Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA) perpetuated some dangerous myths about Social Security and Medicare.
FDR’s Grandson on Social Security… Which Turns 82 Today
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law on this day in 1935 to provide seniors with basic income security after
The Best Mother’s Day Gift of All: Retirement Security
Let's add something to the gift list for mom this Mother's Day along with flowers and candy: financial security in retirement. Our nation's mothers – indeed, all American women – are at greater risk of financial insecurity in their senior years than fathers (and other men). For myriad reasons, the women in our lives are less able to save for retirement than men, and their Social Security benefits are typically lower.
No Spring Break Ceasefire in the War on the Working Class
Congress may be home for Easter break and President Trump is busy dropping bombs in Syria and Afghanistan, but the
GOP Obamacare Replacement Hurts Older Americans; Gives wealthy $600 Billion tax break
MSNBC's Ali Velshi summed up the problem with the GOP's Obamacare replacement plan succinctly: The winners are the young, the wealthy,
Trump Snubs Seniors in Speech to Congress
Millions of current and future retirees were no doubt hoping that President Trump would use last night's speech to Congress to