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Social Security Remains Strong

Social Security Works Social Security Works
The 2023 Trustees Report Shows that Social Security Remains Strong, Despite Republican Attacks

Biden Admin Delays Medicare Advantage Reforms

Jake Johnson Commondreams
"Medicare Advantage providers whined for months that they simply couldn't survive without being able to rip off the government, so the government said 'you can rip us off for just a little longer,'" said one critic.

Employers Spend More Than $400 Million on Union Busting

Celine McNicholas, Margaret Poydock, Samantha Sanders, and Ben Zipperer Economic Policy Institute
While the law requires employers and consultants to disclose their union-avoidance agreements, it provides an important exception when the consultant is merely providing the employer with “advice”.

A Guest From War

Oksana Maksymchuk Manhattan Review
Ukrainian refugee poet Oksana Maksymchuk depicts life in exile as “an endless cellar/that’s now her mind.”

The Dangers of Being a Female Rideshare Driver in Jakarta

JOAN AURELIA RUMENGAN rest of world
Photo of a woman on a motor bike.
In Jakarta, women take to the roads out of desperation. Drivers for ride-hailing platforms have a tough gig. For women in Indonesia, gender norms can mean they’re demeaned, and still carry responsibility for the household when they get home.

Math Amateur Solves “Einstein” Problem

Siobhan Roberts New York Times
An “einstein” is a shape that tiles an infinite flat surface without repetition. It all began with a hobbyist “messing about and experimenting with shapes.”

Act Like a Mob Boss, Be Indicted Like One

The mobster comparisons are befitting not just in Trump’s life and business modus operandi, but also now in the way Trump is finally being held accountable.