Opposition to Social Security 'No Match' Letters Mounting

Activists take action against Department of Homeland Security plans to turn Social Security 'no match' letters into a vehicle for immigration enforcement

"...took action Wednesday, Sept. 12, against Department of Homeland Security plans to convert "Social Security 'no match' letters into..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Social Security System Is Broken!

"...concerned to see the perpetuation of a myth about Social Security and the stock market. Social Security is no..."

Sept. 27, 2005 Postmarks

Bush's Social Security Plan May Be Socialists' Triumph

"...soon be able to divert a portion of our Social Security payroll taxes into private investment accounts. After all,..."

March 10, 2005 Postmarks

Medicare and Social Security Passed Because of Republicans?

"...check your history. The programs you mention, Medicare and Social Security, were largely passed through Congress because of the..."

March 26, 2010 Postmarks

Legalization Could Benefit Social Security

"...made the connection with the possible benefit to our Social Security system if a legalization program is successfully enacted?..."

Nov. 1, 2007 Postmarks

Resist Social Security Changes

"...you trust a worm and a weasel with your Social Security check?! I know I wouldn't. That's why I..."

Feb. 14, 2005 Postmarks

Social Security 'Reform' or 'Scam'?

"...next big rip-off. Right now, more than 99% of Social Security's revenues go toward benefits, and less than 1%..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Postmarks

Page Two: Bye Bye Social Safety Net

Tearing down the social safety net will be a lot easier than building it back again when it is realized how necessary it is

"...it never occurred to him that, dependent on his Social Security disability payments, he was living off government aid...."

Dec. 23, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Not Enough Attention Paid to the Social Safety Net

"...on deficit spending, complaining bitterly about entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Agreed, these programs desperately need..."

March 10, 2008 Postmarks

Opinion: It’s Time to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable

We do not need another TikTok video inviting or suggesting school violence

"...community. Now more than ever it is time that social media corporations like TikTok are held accountable for the..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Column by Annika Olson

Bruce Sterling on Social Media Jihads

How good are terrorists' Twitter game?

"...Social media and the Internet itself have steadily amplified humanity's..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Homeland Security Comes Home

For the next round of protests, the DPS has new toys

"...issues, more fallout from the new era in homeland security, in a formal policy meeting earlier this year. In..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Security Guard Nearly Killed in Machete Attack Urges Stronger Social Safety Net

Police union blames prosecutors

"...Corey Duncan Stewart, a longtime security guard in Austin, was working an evening shift as..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Council and Advocates Balk at New Municipal Court Security Force

Would a proposed a stand-alone City Marshal Office be unmarshaled?

"...law enforcement agency in Austin specifically tasked with providing security at Municipal Court...."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD’s Social Media Monitoring Efforts Face Crackdowns

Facebook denies access to third-party companies

"...knowledge that law enforcement agencies monitor political protests through social media reached a viral tipping point. Thousands of Facebook..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by John Anderson

Sports and Social Justice With David Zirin

On the Olympics, Mark Cuban’s fondness of Ayn Rand, and Howard Zinn’s love of the Boston Red Sox

"...disciple of Howard Zinn, Zirin’s work focuses on the social and political consequences of sports, from the women’s baseball..."

March 5, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Wish List: YWCA Hopes to Strengthen Security After Burglary

The urgency to give rings true now more than ever

"...strives to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families, and strengthen communities, according to its..."

Dec. 6, 2016 News Post by Montinique Monroe

Homeland Security Focused on What?

"...unresponsive after the fact. So much for our Homeland Security. That a woman at 5 foot 2 inches could..."

Oct. 15, 2003 Postmarks

The Hightower Report: Paul Ryan Should Sit Down and Be Very Quiet

Entitlements? Social Security isn't a welfare program

"...Republican leaders in Con­gress, Ryan intends to slash the Social Security money that middle-class and low-income workers depend on,..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower

Last Vegas

Did the Social Security set finally get their The Hangover?

"...Vegas apparently aspires to be The Hangover for the Social Security set, there are fewer nutso antics than seen..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Carrying the Burden

During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.

"...people like Helen Gibbs. She's a grandmother living on Social Security disability who stops by for groceries on her..."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Sicko

Professional gadfly Michael Moore alights on the topic of the shortcomings of the American health-care system, and crafts his most widely accessible film to date.

"...against Americans’ culturally ingrained resistance to the idea of socialized medicine. He does this not in his customary fashion..."

June 29, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

March 2020 Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the Democratic primary?

"...election. Endorsements are sourced from club websites, candidate websites, social media, and directly from campaigns...."

Feb. 4, 2020 News Post

Page Two

On the faults of Democrats, the failure of Republican rule, and the fundamental need for Social Security

"...Finally, let me weigh in briefly on the Social Security debate. False models and ridiculous economics are being..."

May 27, 2005 Column by Louis Black

The Hightower Report

A company that wants to get under your skin; and the Social Security hoax

"...SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS..."

March 26, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

A business magazine gushes over the accounting practices of … Enron?; Bush gambles with your retirement money; and CEOs create "opportunity" by firing employees.

"...All 16 members of George W's hand-picked Social Security Reform Commission, chaired by the chief executive of..."

Jan. 4, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Social Security: It ain't broke, so don't fix it; and, productivity has gone up – so why hasn't your paycheck?

"...'FIXING' SOCIAL SECURITY Wouldn't you be a little skeptical if you..."

May 7, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Nichols Is Biased

"...Uncap Social Security..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Column

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Post-election political rumblings , and Music Editor Raoul Hernandez takes it on the chin from Nina Simone fans.

"...Security in an Insecure World..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column

Ghost Taxpayers

Despite what you may have heard from anti-immigration types about foreign freeloaders taking our jobs and our services without chipping into the national kitty, an increasing number of undocumented immigrants pay taxes.

"...Foundation Communities, a nonprofit organization that provides housing and social services to very low-income Austinites, began running the centers..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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