The plans of Elon Musk — the richest man on Earth — to slash Social Security and force mass layoffs will cause tens of thousands more Americans to die while waiting for their disability benefits to be approved, a new report by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has found. Right-wing cuts to Social Security have already...
Lawson struggled to come to terms with the wayward handling of the Red Bull car. He qualified 18th for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, and last for both the sprint and main grand prix in China, and failed to make significant progress in any of the races. Red Bull demoted him because they felt he...
The Social Security benefits of millions of people in the United States are at risk as the Trump administration institutes drastic changes billed as “anti-fraud” measures, but which critics say are aimed at weakening the popular program and potentially laying the groundwork to privatize it. The Social Security Administration has already shuttered dozens of offices...
There have been few transfer sagas in recent history that have divided fan opinion quite like this. “[I] can’t believe the negativity directed towards Trent Alexander-Arnold and his potential move away from Liverpool,” former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock wrote on X. “I’ve seen comments like ‘he should be ashamed’ and he’s ‘not loyal to the...
One study found that 2 in 5 older Americans rely on Social Security as their sole means of income. Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed in an interview last week that beneficiaries of Social Security payments wouldn’t complain if they didn’t receive their checks this month — and that anyone who did speak up would...
Beans On Toast | William CrightonBrudenell Social Club, Leeds20th March 2025 Andy Brown heads to the Brudenell Social Club for a life-affirming set by folk singer-songwriter, Beans On Toast. He reviews the night for Louder Than War. Folk music is there to reflect the times so Jay McAllister, aka Beans On Toast, must have had...
As U.S. President Donald Trump’s temporary leader of the Social Security Administration threatened to shut down the agency over an unfavorable court ruling on Friday, the billionaire commerce secretary came under fire for suggesting that only “fraudsters” will complain if they don’t get their earned benefits. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared on All-In —...
The Social Security Administration will no longer allow phone verification, starting on March 31. On Tuesday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) introduced new measures aimed at curbing alleged fraud in the program — changes that will invariably make it harder for millions of Americans to apply for benefits or update their information, advocates for beneficiaries...
The Social Security Administration (SSA), an irreplaceable lifeline for 73 million people, is only the latest venerable U.S. institution to be hit with a campaign of media falsehoods and startling internal sabotage efforts, all on the orders of Trump and the reactionary right. This has taken its most visibly outrageous form in the bureaucratic pillaging...
“The first Cold War delivered half a century of lies about NATO, the US-led ‘arms race’, the non-existent ‘Soviet threat’ and US military bases in Britain – the new Cold War will be similar, but with deeper cuts to public services and social security programmes”, Carol Stavris told the Communist Party’s Political Committee on...