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Eric Laursen, born 1960, is an independent financial and political journalist, activist, and commentator. A native of San Francisco and graduate of Columbia University in New York (B.A. in History, Master's in International Affairs), he began his journalistic career as a reporter for Wall Street Letter, a weekly newsletter for the financial services industry. He later worked for a succession of publications: as a staff writer for Corporate Finance Magazine; editor of Asset International, a weekly newsletter for international investment firms; and as co-founder and managing editor of Plan Sponsor, the leading monthly magazine for North American pension executives. It was there he became interested in the debate over Social Security. An independent journalist since 2000, Eric has written for publications ranging from Z Magazine and The Nation to Institutional Investor and CFO. His specializations are national politics, retirement and aging, global trade, U.S. fiscal policy, social services, business and financial services, civil liberties, and alternative economics. He has also written on anarchist theory, practice, and history for a variety of publications.
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Prologue Part I: Social Security and the Reagan Revolution (1981-83) 1. A New Deal 2. "A Despicable Thing" 3. The "Third Rail" of American Politics 4. "Waiting for the Commission" 5. The Compromise of 1983 Part II: The Movement Against Social Security Is Born (1983-94) 6. Making the Case 7. "Generational Equity" 8. The War Against the Geezers 9. The Anti-Deficit Obsession 10. The Struggle for Austerity 11. Bob Kerrey Gets His Pulpit 12. Tax Cuts and Magic Bullets Part III: Selling Privatization (1994-96) 13. "Just About Unanimous" 14. Privatization Repackaged 15. Wall Street Enlists 16. What's In It For Me? 17. Scary Numbers 18. The "Intergenerational Chain Letter 19. Modest Proposals 20. Chile's Pension Revolution Part IV: Mating Dance (1996-99) 21. The Pension Revolution Comes Home 22. "Save Social Security First" 23. The Debate Hits the Road 24. Democratic Backlash 25. "So Surreal You Wouldn't Believe It" 26. The Unbridgeable Gulf 27. Washington Politics and Public Opinion Part V: The Social Security Election (1999-2000) 28. The Politics of Prosperity 29. Bush vs. Gore 30. The Road to Florida Part VI: The Ownership Society (2001-05) 31. "Our One, Blinding-Sun Issue" 32. A Zero-to-One Shot 33. The Bush Commission Punts 34. Guns and Butter 35. Reaching for a Mandate 36. Karl Rove's Dream 37. Bush Rolls the Dice 38. "We Need Public Pressure" 39. Propaganda and Politicization 40. A Tipping Point 41. The Republican Debacle Part VII: Back to Austerity (2006-11) 42. "No One Is Talking Anymore About a 'Permanent Republican Majority'" 43. The Rebirth of the Pain Caucus 44. Obama vs. McCain 45. Obama Stumbles 46. The Deficit Commission 47. The Return to Austerity 48. The Retirement Crisis Epilogue
Prologue Part I: Social Security and the Reagan Revolution (1981-83) 1. A New Deal 2. "A Despicable Thing" 3. The "Third Rail" of American Politics 4. "Waiting for the Commission" 5. The Compromise of 1983 Part II: The Movement Against Social Security Is Born (1983-94) 6. Making the Case 7. "Generational Equity" 8. The War Against the Geezers 9. The Anti-Deficit Obsession 10. The Struggle for Austerity 11. Bob Kerrey Gets His Pulpit 12. Tax Cuts and Magic Bullets Part III: Selling Privatization (1994-96) 13. "Just About Unanimous" 14. Privatization Repackaged 15. Wall Street Enlists 16. What's In It For Me? 17. Scary Numbers 18. The "Intergenerational Chain Letter 19. Modest Proposals 20. Chile's Pension Revolution Part IV: Mating Dance (1996-99) 21. The Pension Revolution Comes Home 22. "Save Social Security First" 23. The Debate Hits the Road 24. Democratic Backlash 25. "So Surreal You Wouldn't Believe It" 26. The Unbridgeable Gulf 27. Washington Politics and Public Opinion Part V: The Social Security Election (1999-2000) 28. The Politics of Prosperity 29. Bush vs. Gore 30. The Road to Florida Part VI: The Ownership Society (2001-05) 31. "Our One, Blinding-Sun Issue" 32. A Zero-to-One Shot 33. The Bush Commission Punts 34. Guns and Butter 35. Reaching for a Mandate 36. Karl Rove's Dream 37. Bush Rolls the Dice 38. "We Need Public Pressure" 39. Propaganda and Politicization 40. A Tipping Point 41. The Republican Debacle Part VII: Back to Austerity (2006-11) 42. "No One Is Talking Anymore About a 'Permanent Republican Majority'" 43. The Rebirth of the Pain Caucus 44. Obama vs. McCain 45. Obama Stumbles 46. The Deficit Commission 47. The Return to Austerity 48. The Retirement Crisis Epilogue
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