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RedditPresident Bush's plan to privatize Social Security seems to be picking up steam, if his commission's recent report is any indication. This report paints an alarmist picture of Social Security's future and, in our view, very incorrectly suggests that if we don't either cut benefits or hand our funds immediately over to Wall Street, then the entire system is in for a quick demise.
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Anatomy of a Victory
George W. Bush's plan to privatize Social Security is dead, thanks to a remarkable mobilization by progressive groups. Much can be learned from the way The Campaign for America's Future, labor unions, MoveOn.org and others worked together to inform citizens and arouse opposition to the plan.
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Reality Bites
Bush's political capital can't buy him support on the Iraq war and Social Security.
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Riding Into the Sunset
William Greider: It is time for a serious solution to the problem of retirement security.
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Lessons From the Social Security Debate
Jared Bernstein & Mark Greenberg: A better approach to measuring poverty.
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Old Women in the Cold
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'Ownership' Swindle
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The Dreams of George Bush
Robert L. Borosage: The boldness of Bush's ambition is matched only by the wrongheadedness of his priorities.
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Noted.
Dems and the Constitution, dispatches from Denver, journos rescue our correspondent in Georgia.
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The Biden Bid
It could have been worse--a lot worse. But the race is really about Obama and McCain.
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We'll Take It From Here
Eight years ago, the people gave the GOP the keys to the country. It's time to take them back.
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Noted.
The I-word, back on the table; Fannie Lou Hamer and the Democrats.
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For a New Economics
The tepid platform Democrats will adopt in Denver isn't a new social contract, but it does go places Republicans never will. Let's hope Obama does better.
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1988: A Charismatic Candidate
Flawed and flamboyant, the charismatic Jesse Jackson wasn't the perfect candidate, but his idealism led The Nation to endorse his bid for the White House.
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1908: The First Denver Convention
When Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan as their presidential candidate, The Nation was skeptical.
NATION ARTICLES
Pat's Social Security Trap
William Greider
August 20/27, 2001
Social Security Heist
Editors
July 9, 2001
Dear Alan: Butt Out
Editors
February 19, 2001
Third Rail Politics
Editors
June 12, 2000
Social Security for Women
Trudy Lieberman
July 19, 1999
The Real Threat to Social Security
Robert Dreyfuss
February 8, 1999
Social (In) Security
Editors
June 1, 1998
SITES OF INTEREST
The Economic Opportunity Institute's Social Security Page
Campaign for America's Future's Social Security Superpage
The AFL-CIO's Social Security Page
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Expert Opinions From the Institute for Public Accuracy
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