TOP NEWS: Sanders-Warren Plan Would Tax the Rich to Increase Social Security by $2,400 a Year

February 13, 2023 Top News

Sanders-Warren Plan Would Tax the Rich to Increase Social Security by $2,400 a Year "The legislation that we are introducing today will expand Social Security benefits by $2,400 a year and will extend the solvency of Social Security for the next 75 years." Kenny Stancil Sanders Holds Town Hall to Elevate Crisis of Low Teacher Pay "I do not think we should accept it as 'normal' in our society that billionaires get massive tax breaks while teachers in this country have to work a second job just to make ends meet," said the senator. Julia Conley Study Shows How Corporations Are Deceiving the Public to 'Greenwash Their Brand' "At a time when corporations need to come clean about their climate impact and shrink their carbon footprint, many are exploiting vague and misleading 'net zero' pledges... while continuing with business as usual." Jake Johnson Surging Number of US Teen Girls Face Sexual Violence and Extreme Sadness: CDC "Young people in the U.S. are collectively experiencing a level of distress that calls on us to act," reads the study. Julia Conley Profits, Drilling Plans Prove UAE Oil Exec 'Unfit' to Chair UN Climate Summit: Amnesty "Sultan al-Jaber cannot be an honest broker for climate talks when the company he leads is planning to cause more climate damage." Kenny Stancil Mexican President Vows Global Push to End 'Inhumane' US Embargo of Cuba One peace group praised AMLO for "once again providing such an important voice against U.S. imperialism and bullying." Kenny Stancil 'I Don't Want to Take My Kids Back to That': Ohio Residents Fear Toxic Aftermath of Train Crash "None of us have the money to completely start over somewhere," said one resident. "We're not going to have a choice but to take our children back to that place, and it's not fair." Jake Johnson Anti-War Voices Accuse Super Bowl of 'Hijacking the Pat Tillman Story' One journalist reminded readers that the NFL star and Army Ranger "called the Iraq invasion and occupation 'fucking illegal' and was killed by friendly fire in an incident the military covered up and tried to hide from his family." Brett Wilkins VIEW ALL NEWS

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