Celebrating Black History Month and Some of Our Wonderful Activists
Geneva Burns, a Memphis resident, has been a volunteer with the National Committee for more than 10 years where she has done
Bitter Pill – A Time Magazine Article Every Senior in Medicare Should Read
Time Magazine's cover story this week is an incredible read and one we highly recommend. Steven Brill's “Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills
Economic Recovery is Good for Americans – Bad for Anti-Social Security & Medicare Lobbyists’ Crisis Strategy
Kudos to Nancy Cook at the National Journal for looking beyond the news release headlines and doom-and-gloom sound bites offered by the
Here They Go Again: The Latest Bowles Simpson Proposal tells Seniors “Pay More and Get Less”
While touted as a “new” plan by the mainstream media, the latest Bowles/Simpson (BS) deficit reduction proposal is really just more of
Social Security & Medicare: So Much More than Numbers on a Spreadsheet
The National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare is commemorating Black History Month with blog posts from a number of the
Parsing the State of the Union – Plans for Social Security & Medicare
There was a lot to like about yesterday's State of the Union address. Here are a few highlights: President Barack Obama
Social Security Double-Speak and the State of the Union
It never ceases to amaze us how often Washington journalists completely miss the point. Today's headlines touting President Obama's refusal to support
African American History Month
When President Gerald Ford created the first National African American History Month in 1976, he urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to
Deficit Reduction: It’s a Matter of Priorities
The billion dollar anti-Social Security and Medicare lobby has been working in overdrive for years to convince Washington that the only
Paul Ryan’s Fuzzy Medicare Math and Revisionist Social Security History
Rep. Paul Ryan is apparently feeling the sting after hearing his infamous “makers and takers” philosophy referenced in the President's inaugural