Feb 19, 2025

How COVID-19 deaths impacted Social Security

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Today, we'll examine a grim connection between a net increase in the Social Security fund and the horrors of COVID-19.

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COVID-19

How excess deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Social Security

by Daniel Ackerman

Feb 19, 2025

The National Bureau of Economic Research found the number of deaths was large enough to result in a net increase to the Social Security fund.

Above, a COVID-19 memorial on the National Mall in 2021. Excess deaths were so numerous during the pandemic that it's led to a net increase in the Social Security fund.

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Another week, another lawsuit against the Trump administration

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

A coalition of union and consumer groups that doesn’t want Elon Musk and DOGE to have access to sensitive IRS data is suing the IRS and Treasury Department.

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NAACP calls for consumers to leverage their purchasing power as some companies pull back from DEI policies

by Kimberly Adams

Feb 19, 2025

The civil rights organization has stopped short of calling for a boycott but wants consumers to be intentional in their buying.

Walmart is among the corporations to be called out by the NAACP for backing off of its diversity efforts.

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David Brancaccio Host

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC

Kelly Silvera Executive Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Ariana Rosas Producer

Nic Perez Director/Producer

Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer

John Bruington Media Producer

Jesson Duller Media Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

James Graham Producer, BBC

Jo Critcher Producer, BBC

Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC

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