Sally Sara: Hello and welcome to The World Today. Hearing the Government's response to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide gives her hope that other families won't experience the same thing. Stephanie Smail: Both sides of politics in the US have criticised the pardon, despite President Biden's claims his son was being unfairly targeted. Stephanie Smail: Professor Roosevelt's …
Social Security is expected to run out. As a record number of people retire, social security won’t be around for much longer either. We look at the origins of social security and some new ideas to tackle new retirement challenges. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: A record number of Americans are retiring, and Social Security's cash surplus is expected to run out …
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Today in history: On Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win a Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to negotiate peace in the Russo-Japanese War. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, saying …
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s plan to pay for “Medicare for All” without raising taxes on the middle class departs from how the U.S. has traditionally financed bedrock social insurance programs. That’s different from the “social insurance” — or shared responsibility — approach taken by Democratic presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Lyndon Baines Johnson. A campaign statement …
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