This story is being published in partnership with the Center for Media and Democracy. Major retirement systems in blue states — where many governors and attorneys general are fighting hard to counter extreme and likely illegal actions by the Trump administration — have invested billions of dollars in some of …
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On the campaign trail in January, former President Donald Trump opposed raising the retirement age and pledged not to cut Social Security benefits. “We don’t have to do that for seniors,” he told supporters. “You earned it.” Trump’s 2024 campaign also ran TV ads criticizing his primary opponent, former South …
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Sports fans tend to feel proprietary about their heroes, as if stars owed us more than the heroics and physical sacrifice they provide on the field or court. The better the athlete, the more we expect and demand. So, when all-world Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders announced his retirement …
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