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Howie Klein
- Feb 28
- 4 min
Corporate Whores Are Still Desperate To Use The Debt Ceiling as Camoflage to Cut Social Security
Angus King (I-ME) & Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Are Leading The Way-- To Hell Cutting Social Security benefits— by raising the retirement age for...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 27
- 4 min
Do They Really Want To Cut Social Security Benefits?
They Sure Do... Did You Vote For One Of Them? Progressives have proposed bills to protect and expand Social Security benefits by raising...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 23
- 4 min
Mike Pence Previews His Platform On CNBC: Austerity For Us, Billions For Wall Street
So Mike Pence wants to run in the Privatize Social Security lane. He’s now publicly embracing his old austeritarian self— the opposite...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 19
- 6 min
Reactionary Republicans— The Old Country Club Variety— Have Grabbed The Third Rail And Can’t Let Go
Biden And Trump will Eat Them Alive Neither Trump nor Biden has clean hands when it comes to Social Security. Trump is an inveterate liar...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 16
- 5 min
Congressional Republicans Are Not Unified Around Policies-- Just A Naked Lust For Power
The Neo-Fascist Wing Has Wrecked The Party Agenda Aside from Hunter Biden’s laptop, do the House Republicans have any agenda— something...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 14
- 6 min
Do GOP Politicians Really Want To Cut Social Security & Medicare Benefits? You Better Believe It!
Short of a goobers like Mike Lee (R-UT), Ron Johnson (R-WI) and multimillionaire criminal Rick Scott (R-FL), even the most reactionary...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 9
- 7 min
Who Were Those Rednecks Embarrassing Their Constituents?
Were Voters In Chattooga County Proud Of Their Little Margie Tuesday Night? Probably For many people, the picture that remains in their...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 25
- 11 min
Congress Has A Choice— Cut Social Security Benefits Or Make The Rich Pay Their Fair Share Of Taxes
Yesterday, Catherine Rampell wrote that the House Republicans “say they want to reduce deficits— but meanwhile have ruled out virtually...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 21
- 6 min
GOP Hostage Takers? Disarm Them... Permanently, Part I
25% Of All The National Debt Ever Accrued In American History Was Added Under Trump In 1996, the Republicans rammed through a platinum...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Trump Demonizes House Republicans For Plans To Cut Social Security And Medicare Benefits
Tongue planted firmly in cheek this morning, Catherine Rampell wrote that “Researchers have identified a previously unknown species in...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 20
- 3 min
The French Have A Good Answer To Conservative Plans To Raise The Retirement Age-- General Strikes
Last night, Le Monde reported that over a million people took to the streets to protest the kind of pension “reform” that the Republicans...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 26, 2022
- 5 min
Voters Will Back Dems If They Fight For THEM-- Not For Gottheimer's, Manchin's & Sinema's Donors
That’s Mandela Barnes’ new TV ad— the kind of economic populism every Democratic candidate should be leaning into. Incumbent Ron Johnson,...
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Rep. Ted Lieu
- Oct 25, 2022
- 4 min
Social Security Under Threat-- A Guest Post By Congressman Ted Lieu
Ted Lieu represents much of the West Side of Los Angeles and has been a stalwart progressive voice, first in the state legislature and...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 24, 2022
- 4 min
Why Would Anyone Think A Wall St Shill Like Sean Patrick Maloney Could Message To The Working Class
Trump won Ohio, long considered the ultimate swing state, both times he ran. In 2016 he beat Hillary 2,841,005 (51.3%) to 2,394,164...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 7, 2022
- 5 min
Does It Even Matter Which Crappy Party Wins In November? [Spoiler: This Cycle It Does]
Let’s face it, the Republicans have a lot of over-the-top crazies running this cycle— from gubernatorial hopefuls like Tudor Dixon (MI),...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 22, 2022
- 5 min
The MAGA Kiss Of Death Is Beginning To Kick In All Over The Senate Map-- NH & AZ Are Already Lost
Trump’s shady Save America PAC raised almost $100 million so far this cycle and, by law— not that Trump has ever cared about any laws—...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 11, 2022
- 4 min
Voters Need To Be Told The GOP Still Wants To Eliminate Or Privatize Social Security If They Win
This morning, Data For Progress released a new poll about Social Security which showed what you would probably expect: there is...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 11, 2022
- 3 min
Joe Manchin Is Always Out To Screw West Virginia Voters-- and The Rest Of Us Too
I hope that no one mistakes that statement by Manchin as something remotely progressive. It isn't. Voters overwhelmingly want the rich to...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 15, 2021
- 5 min
Universal Programs Are Better-- And They Stand The Test Of Time
Means testing has always sounded, at least on the surface, like it makes sense-- just help the poor, not rich people who don't really...
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