How to bring clarity and urgency to Social Security reporting
Social Security is looming as a major campaign issue—should it be cut or expanded? And that, of course, calls for reporters who understand what the system does and how various proposals would change it, and who can clearly explain what’s at stake for both current and future retirees. I asked Teresa Ghilarducci—an economics professor who heads the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at The New School and co-author of a new study, “Are U.S. Workers Ready for Retirement?”—about how the media can better report on the emerging Social Security debate. Read more…
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