Truthout: Republicans Plan Attack on Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security

Mar 6, 2017 | Latest News, Media Coverage

You’re On Your Own: Republicans Plan Attack on Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security Sunday, March 05, 2017 By Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout | Report Several years ago, 62-year-old Michael Kaufman, a disabled resident of Bovina, New York, accidently drilled...

Press Herald: Sha Na Na’s ‘Bowzer’ Bauman strikes a pose in Portland, on tour to protect safety net for seniors

Jan 18, 2017 | Latest News, Media Coverage

Sha Na Na’s ‘Bowzer’ Bauman strikes a pose in Portland, on tour to protect safety net for seniors The vocalist stops in Maine as part of his political side gig – urging people to take action against any efforts to weaken Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. BY RAY...

Sun Journal: Sha Na Na singer seeks to save Medicare

Jan 17, 2017 | Latest News, Media Coverage

Sha Na Na singer seeks to save Medicare Steve Collins, Staff Writer LEWISTON — Doo-wop star Jon Bauman, former lead singer of Sha Na Na, took the stage Tuesday at The Dolard & Priscilla Gendron Franco Center as part of a campaign to protect Medicare and Social...

The Huffington Post: Just One GOP Senator Voted To Block Legislation Cutting Social Security, Medicare And Medicaid

Jan 11, 2017 | Latest News, Media Coverage

Just One GOP Senator Voted To Block Legislation Cutting Social Security, Medicare And Medicaid Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) voted for an amendment proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). BY DANIEL MARANS Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) was the only Republican to vote...

Think Progress: Wall Street Journal Column Says Elizabeth Warren’s Policies Are ‘Disastrous,’ Ignores Actual Data

Dec 4, 2013 | Latest News, Media Coverage

BY JUDD LEGUM AND ADAM PECK In the pages of today’s Wall Street Journal, the leaders of the centrist think tank Third Way argue that the economic populism of Elizabeth Warren would be politically “disastrous” for Democrats. To embrace her policies, Jon Cowan and Jim...

Washington Post: Obama: ‘Dangerous and growing inequality’ has jeopardized middle class

Dec 4, 2013 | Latest News, Media Coverage

BY ZACHARY A. GOLDFARB President Obama on Tuesday bemoaned growing income inequality and declining economic opportunity, sounding the populist economic themes that he has invoked at critical moments in his presidency. “There’s a dangerous and growing inequality and...