All across the country, Americans are fed up with the government shutdown. Your U.S. Representative’s vote could be the difference between ending the shutdown with a “grand bargain” that dismantles our retirement security inch by inch, or protecting our retirement security ... Read more
Today’s government shutdown by Republicans turns Americans, including seniors, into hostages. Despite the fact that health care reform was voted on in Congress, signed into law by President Obama in 2010, and also ratified once again by the American people in the 2012 electi... Read more
The Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans is excited to announce that our 6th Constitutional Convention will be held on Wednesday, September 4th from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the UAW Pat Greathouse Center in Ottawa. The convention will include informative sessions on federal and s... Read more
Join the rally outside of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) conference on August 8th in Chicago to expose their dangerous agenda that exploits working families and protects major corporations and CEO's. ALEC is behind some of the worst state level legislation.... Read more
Click here to join the online flashmob! We are using a platform called Thunderclap to flood Facebook and Twitter with a message on July 30th, Medicare's 48th anniversary! Sign up NOW and on July 30th we will all share our message at the same time! Click on this link and choos... Read more
The Alliance for Retired Americans has partnered with SaveAndInvest.org and FINRA (Investor Education Foundation) to help our members fight against fraudsters targeting older Americans. Anyone can be a victim of investment fraud. You are never too young or old to become a smart i... Read more
We can end the giveaways that let corporations skip paying their fair share by hiding profits overseas. It’s more important than ever—today, while lawmakers at the State Capitol are talking about harmful budget cuts, the New York Times is reporting that Illinois-based Abbott ... Read more
Today, Representative David Cicilline (D-RI) introduced a bill that opposes the use of the Chained CPI to calculate COLAs for Social Security benefits. Please ask your Member of Congress to co-sponsor this bill. Please do your part to stop the chained CPI by clicking here. ... Read more
The President plans to include a major Social Security benefit cut in his budget proposal that will be released on Wednesday. The chained CPI will cut the cost of living adjustment (COLA) for current and future retirees. Click HERE to tell President Obama: "Social Security COL... Read more