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AARP - Social Security Update - - The American Association of Retired Persons addresses Social Security issues, research, news, and reform.

Alliance For Worker Retirement Security - - Advocates Social Security reform for the benefit of the American worker.

Almanac of Policy Issues: Social Security - - Background information and links on Social Security.

Basic Facts on Social Security and Proposed Benefit Cuts/Privatization - - The Center for Economic and Policy Research puts out a mathematical analysis on several claims and proposals regarding reform, focusing on future cuts, privatization, solvency, and projected shortfalls. With extensive graphs and charts.

Brookings Institution - - Brookings research on Social Security, pensions and retirement.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Social Security - - A clearinghouse of articles and studies on the US social security system, including how it works, proposals for changes, accomplishemnts, solvency, and related statistics.

Century Foundation - Social Security Network - - Information, news, analysis and expert commentary on the Social Security debate and various reform plans.

Coalition to Preserve Retirement Security - - State and local government employees should be allowed to preserve retirement security through retirement plans not included under Social Security.

Common Sense on Social Security - - Discusses various Social Security reform options.

Foundation for International Studies on Social Security - - Promotes international, multidisciplinary research on social security and its relationships with other aspects of society.

Grandfather Social Security Report - - Comparison of economic impact of Social Security on today's workers compared to prior generation: hard data in easy-to-understand graphics.

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - - IIASA's social security reform project. Social security reform from an international perspective. Includes issue papers on social security in Austria, China, Japan, Germany, Mexico, Russia and Ukraine.

International Reform Monitor--Bertelsman Foundation - - Current issues and reforms in social insurance policy in these countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America.

International Social Security Association - - An international organization which brings together institutions and administrative bodies, dealing with one or more aspects of social security.

Just Facts - - Overview of Social Security and its associated issues.

National Academy of Social Insurance - - A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization made up of social experts on Social Security, Medicare, and other social insurance programs. Promotes informed policymaking on social insurance through research, education, training, and open exchange of ideas.

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare - - Seniors group outlines their positions on Social Security and Medicare issues.

The National Council of La Raza - - Latino/Hispanic perspective on the unfolding debate regarding ways to reform Social Security.

National Institute of Population and Social Security Research - - Social Security in Japan.

National Insurance Institute of Israel - - Social Security in Israel. In English.

National Women's Law Center - - The answers to frequently asked questions about Social Security issues as they affect women.

Network Democracy - Social Security - - Interactive site for discussing options on reforming Social Security.

Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan - - Social Security in Canada.

Philippine Social Security System - - Philippines' Social Security System.

Public Agenda - Social Security - - Facts about Social Security taxes, benefits and the program's financial condition.

Public Program Testing Organization - - Advocate for Social Security reform, criticizes effect of taxation on retirees and Ticket-to-Work program.

Reforming Social Security: A Balanced Plan - - Addresses the challenges to the Social Security program, including changes in life expectancy, earnings inequality, and debt.

Regie des rentes du Quebec - - Social Security in Quebec. In English.

Senior Journal - - Senior Journal for news, information and opinion on Social Security reform.

Social Protection in the European Union Member States - - Social Security in the European Union.

Social Security Administration - Office of the Chief Actuary - - Financial history and projections for the Social Security trust funds. Automatic annual increases in Social Security and SSI amounts.

Social Security Online - - Official US government site for the Social Security Administration, with news, trends, budget, publications, and comparison with systems in more than 170 countries.

Trust Fund Siphon Report - - Criticizes the use of Social Security Trust Fund surpluses to fund other government activities.

Truth About Social Security - - Describing how Social Security works, the nature of the problem it faces, and a discussion of possible reforms.

Urban Institute Focus on Social Security Reform - - Options for administering individual accounts. Save the surplus to save Social Security: What does that mean.

Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement - - WISER's Social Security factsheet and checklist for working women. Also, is it time for a major overhaul of Social Security.

Social Security - Is It Really a Crisis? - - Transcript of a debate by Michael Tanner of the CATO Institute, writer and economics professor Paul Krugman, and author Joshua Micah Marshall on the problems of Social Security and proposals to fix it. [PDF] (March 15, 2005)

The Black Commentator - Bamboozled: Destruction of Social Security - - Dr. Maya Rockeymoore explains that President Bush's plans for Social Security amount to a raw deal for African-Americans. (December 16, 2004)

AlterNet - Social Security Suicide - - Casts a skeptical eye at the very assumptions made that Social Security is in deep trouble or needs to be severely changed. (December 4, 2004)

Social Security for Yesterday's Family? - - Urban Institute article detailing the history of Social Security, and inequities of the present system. (November 1, 2002)