Top News | Ted Cruz Admits Trump Accounts Are Designed to Privatize Social Security Over Time
Support independent journalism Without readers like you, we wouldn’t exist. DONATE Friday, May 8, 2026 Ted Cruz Admits Trump Accounts Are Designed to Privatize Social Security Over Time One advocate said the Texas Republican laid bare the "two-pronged strategy to push Social Security privatization: Creating the Trump accounts with one hand and gutting the Social Security Administration with the other." Know someone who would enjoy the Common Dreams newsletter? Help us spread the word by forwarding this email to your family and friends. Trump ‘Extrajudicially’ Blocks All New US Wind Projects—Which Could Power 15M Homes Amid Energy Crisis "Electricity costs are slamming Americans as a result of a not-so-covert Trump plan to stall or block inexpensive clean energy," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. As oil prices soar, driving up gas and electric bills and straining Americans’ wallets, the Trump administration is “extrajudicially blocking” all ...