Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 2.8% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries

Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 2.8% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries

The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the announcement that there will be a 2.8% cost-of-living (COLA) benefit increase for millions of Social Security beneficiaries, disabled veterans and federal retirees next year: “The 74.5 million Americans who rely on Social Security welcome any increase in their monthly benefits. But let’s be […]

Venezuela Says CIA-Linked Mercenaries Caught During ‘False-Flag Attack’

Venezuela Says CIA-Linked Mercenaries Caught During ‘False-Flag Attack’

“This is a colonial operation of military aggression that seeks to turn the Caribbean into a space for lethal violence and US imperial domination.” The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Sunday that his country’s security forces captured a group of mercenaries aligned with the US Central Intelligence Agency, less than two weeks after […]