social security

Raising Medicare age would hurt seniors and the economy

December 10, 2012 By Bruce Bostick

The Republican plan to raise the eligibility age of Medicare would raise health care costs for seniors, hurt the economy, and put pressure on older Americans.

Unionists flood Capitol, demand jobs not cuts

November 29, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The fly-in preceded dozens of rallies and events planned nationwide around the same theme, starting Dec. 1, according to an AFL-CIO website.

Campaign to save Social Security, Medicare from budget-cutters

November 16, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Diane Fleming first encountered Social Security when she was three years old. Now she's 70, and one of hundreds of people descending on Congress.

Clergy: “Reject grand bargain, tax the rich”

November 12, 2012 By John Bachtell

Federal budget cuts will devastate social programs, "plunge communities into ruin and destruction, and cost lives."

Protesters slam Linda McMahon’s call to “sunset” Social Security, Medicare

October 3, 2012 By Joelle Fishman

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. -- Chanting "Social Security - for every generation - not just me," angry retirees lined the street outside the headquarters of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon on Monday, protesting her call for...