No need for intergenerational war During the big health care fight, the right told older Americans that Obamacare was grabbing money from their Medicare and giving it to young people. Now it tells young workers that Medicare and Social Security are draining their take-home pay to support retirees sitting around the pool.
The story, it would seem, moves from the young taking from the old to the old taking from the young. The one constant here is the motive: to weaken public ...
Name calling It’s easy to read between the lines when Jimmy Gilchrist, the president of the local Black Caucus, complains about how the Robeson County Democratic Party spent money for the get-out-the-vote effort during the recent General Election.
Election days in this county are like a trip to the ATM machine for key leaders who can shepherd sheep to the polls with implicit instructions on how to vote a straight ticket for Democratic candidates. Althou...
