A small group of Americans are in the unique position to save Medicaid from disastrous cuts, and preserve democracy to boot. I’m referring to our country’s estimated 800 billionaires. Their collective wealth is measured in the trillions of dollars, and they would get hideously richer if the federal budget bill now pending before Congress becomes … Continue reading
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Social Security Under Attack; You Can Help
Crashing website. Overwhelmed phone lines. Workforce cutbacks. Hostile work environment. Trump has long said that changes to Social Security are entirely off the table. But just look at what Elon Musk and his DOGE team are doing to undermine it. Make no mistake about it, but the huge staff reductions (reportedly 10,000+) and planned closing … Continue reading
Coronavirus — My money’s on Germany, New Zealand & South Korea
As the administration waffled on the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak, other countries acted swiftly and decisively to protect the health and well-being of their citizens and have managed to keep the death rate down dramatically. Widespread testing, business closings and restrictions on everyday interactions were put into place, and these leaders never backtracked or … Continue reading
Ron Cooper 