Social Security
EconomySocial Security’s trust fund is nearing insolvency, and the borrowing binge that may follow will rip through debt markets, economist warns
By Jason MaFebruary 15, 2026
EconomyInside the radical revamp of Social Security where a Wall Street CEO is changing almost everything at the $1.6 trillion benefits agency
By Shawn TullyFebruary 7, 2026
EconomyStrip out health care and social services, the U.S. lost jobs in 2025—something that usually happens in recessions
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 9, 2026
North AmericaMore Americans will die than be born in 2030, CBO predicts—leaving immigrants as the only source of population growth
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 7, 2026
EconomyLegendary DC diplomat feels ‘like Paul Revere’ about the $38 trillion national debt: ‘The crisis is coming!’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 13, 2025
Personal FinanceYour political polarization is the reason for our $38 trillion national debt, top economist says: ‘it’s deeply debilitating’ for ‘consensus and stability and productive policy results’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 13, 2025
EconomySocial Security payments to go up 2.8% next year while polls show three-fourths of seniors think 3% isn’t enough to keep up with rising prices
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressOctober 24, 2025
EconomyTens of millions on Social Security go without cost-of-living adjustment due to government shutdown
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressOctober 15, 2025
Personal FinanceTrust funds that finance Medicare and Social Security are at risk of insolvency within 7 years, cutting benefits up to 24%, a new report warns
By Nick LichtenbergOctober 8, 2025
Personal FinanceAlmost 400,000 Americans still get Social Security by paper check. That’s going away everywhere (except where it isn’t)
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressSeptember 30, 2025
Personal FinanceSocial Security chief says he won’t hike the retirement age amid the strain of America’s aging population and fears of benefit cuts
By Ashley LutzSeptember 23, 2025
EconomyTrump’s social security chief says ‘everything’ is on the table and retirement is about to get a ‘different set of rules’
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 19, 2025
Success65-year-old retirees in France now have higher incomes than working-age adults—meanwhile, American boomers can’t even afford to retire
By Emma BurleighSeptember 16, 2025
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