U.S. Sen Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) speaks during a Capitol Hill hearing on July 11, 2023. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) The Wisconsin Republican millionaire accused working-class Americans of “getting a lot more in return” from the key social program than rich people who pay disproportionately less into… Continue reading
Image via Gage Skidmore. Alex Henderson February 23, 2023 (alternet.org) When President Joe Biden gave his 2023 State of the Union address on Tuesday night, February 7, he aggressively vowed to protect Social Security and Medicare from GOP efforts to “sunset” or undermine those programs. Biden made it clear that he was not talking… Continue reading
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) meets with UNITE union members in support of Senate cafeteria workers on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on July 20, 2022. (Photo: Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) “Right now, a Wall Street CEO who makes $30 million pays the same amount into… Continue reading
