Are voters paying attention? Progressives surely have the tools to defeat the privatization campaign. What's needed is the right strategy.(A Special Report On Saving Social Security)

IN THE WAKE OF HIS 2004 VICTORY, President Bush seems poised to challenge the axiom that Social Security is the third rail of American politics. Democratic Party leaders will be making a very serious mistake if they believe that Americans will rush to the barricades to fight the president's privatization proposals.

Blocking his radical attack on this vital program will require a careful reappraisal of American attitudes on the topic of privatization--and a sharply focused strategy that will beat back Republican claims, particularly about the system's long-term financial viability. ...

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