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Dean Baker | The End of the Assault on Social Security and Medicare

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Dean Baker | The End of the Assault on Social Security and Medicare

Dean Baker, Truthout: When Sen. Elizabeth Warren came out for increasing Social Security last month, it set in motion a remarkable turn of events. For over a decade the only discussion of Social Security by the Washington power types was over how much to cut it and when.

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Candice Bernd, Truthout: A new report from the Brennan Center shows how a lack of oversight in local counterterrorism programs directs resources away from police work, undermines civil liberties, and causes important counterterrorism information to fall through the cracks.

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When Happiness Died in America...

The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: For hundreds of years, we've stood by the idea that through hard work and perseverance, and given the right opportunities, anyone can be happy in America and achieve the American Dream. But today, the American Dream is on life support, and happiness is more elusive than ever before.

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America's Child Soldiers: JROTC and the Militarizing of America

Ann Jones, TomDispatch: It should be no secret that the United States has the biggest, most efficiently organized, most effective system for recruiting child soldiers in the world. With uncharacteristic modesty, however, the Pentagon doesn't call it that. Its term is "youth development program."

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