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Featured Segments
'Inside E Street' Talks About Social Security
We find out that younger generations don’t have faith that Social Security will be there for them when they retire.
Commissioner Michael Astrue, AARP’s John Rother, and Adam Carasso From the New America Foundation
Commissioner Astrue talks about the structure of Social Security and emphasizes that it should be only one part of your retirement plan.
Author Nancy Altman Joins the Conversation
Nancy Altman helps debunk the myth that Social Security won’t be there when younger generations will need it most.
Final Thoughts
We hear some final thoughts from Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue and the rest of our guests.
Resources
Social Security Online
The official Web site answers your questions about Social Security. It is interactive, and you can figure out what your payments will be when you retire.
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Archive
Understand the Federal Stimulus Package
Learn about the payments that are part of the federal stimulus package. Make sure you get the benefits due to you.
The Fearful Word: 'Foreclosure'
"Inside E Street" talks with U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) to learn what Congress is doing to stem the tide of foreclosures.
Health Care and Medicare
"Inside E Street" examines the latest Medicare and Social Security Boards of Trustees reports. Things don’t look good for Medicare.
Protecting Your Nest Egg
Watch as "Inside E Street" examines the average person's savings and investments in this uncertain economy.
The Candidates on Health Care
The presidential candidates discuss their plans for the future of health care in the United States.
American Health Care: Looking Globally
"Inside E Street" takes a look at universal health care at home and abroad.
Foreclosure Update
"Inside E Street" talks to legislators about the latest solutions proposed in Congress to help Americans who face foreclosure.
Social Security: Debunking the Myths
"Inside E Street" debunks Social Security myths and discusses the truth about its solvency.
The Host
Through most of her distinguished reporting career, Sheilah Kast has focused on the economy and workplace and how they affect people's lives. Well known to viewers of public television, ABC News, and CNN, she has covered the White House and Congress.
Kast also reported on the Washington aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Her stories included an investigation of anthrax in the mails and the struggles of bereaved Pentagon families to secure benefits.
At The Washington Star, in her first reporting job, Kast covered financial regulation, taxes, and energy. Her expertise in these important issues eventually led her to start a national public-television show, "This Week in Business," which she hosted in association with Business Week magazine.
Ms. Kast is a skilled interviewer. She has often hosted NPR'S Weekend Edition Sunday and has her own current-affairs interview show on public radio in Maryland.
Guests
Michael Astrue, Social Security Commissioner
Michael J. Astrue was sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security on February 12, 2007. He will serve a six-year term that expires on January 19, 2013. As head of the Social Security Administration, Astrue has responsibility for administering the Social Security programs (retirement, survivors', and disability), as well as the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
John Rother, AARP Director of Policy & Strategy
Mr. Rother is an authority on health care, long-term care, Social Security, pensions, and employment policies.
Adam Carasso, The New America Foundation
Adam Carasso was Research Director for the Fiscal Policy Program at the New America Foundation until April 2008, when he left to join the House Budget Committee as its chief economist. Before joining New America, Mr. Carasso worked for the Urban Institute and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, where he published extensively.
Nancy Altman, Author
Nancy J. Altman has a 30-year background in the areas of private pensions and Social Security. She currently chairs the Board of Directors of the Pension Rights Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of beneficiary rights. From 1983 to 1989, Ms. Altman was on the faculty of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and taught courses on private pensions and Social Security at the Harvard Law School.
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