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The South's Way of Doing Things | Anniston Star

April 29, 2013

“Nothing could be a greater threat to the Southern cheap-labor economic strategy than universal, standardized federal social insurance,” author Michael Lind of the New America Foundation has written. “In order to maximize the dependence of Southern ...

The South, Still Ruled By 'The Handful' | Facing South

April 22, 2013

"Nothing could be a greater threat to the Southern cheap-labor economic strategy than universal, standardized federal social insurance," author Michael Lind of the New America Foundation has written. "In order to maximize the dependence of Southern ...

In The Tank: Tighten Your Belt, Washington

April 16, 2013
Like every presidential budget, President Obama's recent submission is unlikely to pass in its entirety. Even so, his blueprint offers a deeper look at the administration’s policy priorities. Justin King and Josh Freedman break down the budget’s proposals for encouraging asset-building and economic growth for average Americans. And they address the week’s big question: What happens next? They discuss the president's controversial social security proposals in the podcast - and why they think he's got the wrong plan. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts.

Can China Become a Melting Pot?

  • By
  • Parag Khanna,
  • New America Foundation
April 16, 2013 |

How To Save Retirement (It's Simple, And It's Not Chained CPI) | In These Times

April 15, 2013

In a new policy paper entitled “Expanded Social Security” (which I co-authored), the New America Foundation shows how to create a more robust retirement system in an affordable way that actually could decrease the total amount of national wealth being ...

Why We Need to Expand Social Security, Not Cut It | The Nation

April 11, 2013

In a sensible proposal released by the New America Foundation, Michael Lind, Steven Hill, Robert Hiltonsmith and Joshua Freedman call for adding a supplement to Social Security that would guarantee all retirees about 60 percent of their average wage in ...

Expand Social Security to Cover Larger Portion of Retirement Needs

  • By
  • Joshua Freedman,
  • New America Foundation
April 10, 2013 |

Social Security's Needed Expansion | Washington Post

April 9, 2013

In an important political blueprint for sensible reform released by the New American Foundation, Michael Lind, Steven Hill, Robert Hiltonsmith and Joshua Freedman call for adding a supplement to Social Security that would guarantee all retirees about ...

It’s Retirement Security, Not Social Security

  • By
  • Joshua Freedman,
  • Justin King,
  • New America Foundation
April 9, 2013 |

Winner of #TCFBest: Social Security Expansion

April 8, 2013

But this week’s #TCFBest winner goes to Josh Freedman’s Reuters piece on expanding Social Security coverage. In a new paper from the New America Foundation, Freedman, Michael Lind, Steven Hill, and Robert Hiltonsmith propose “increasing the public portion of the American retirement system.” Specifically, they suggest...

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