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48. oh, surprise! "‘This American Life’ Got Disability Wrong"

Sat Mar 30, 2013, 11:12 AM

Mar 2013

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/03/30-2

Published on Saturday, March 30, 2013 by In These Times
How ‘This American Life’ Got Disability Wrong
by Michelle Chen

A dramatic investigation aired this week by This American Life raised concerns about federal disability insurance with its portrayal of the system as dysfunctional, financially unsustainable and ballooning out of control.

But experts say the program omitted key evidence that the doubling of workers on disability insurance since 1995 has been driven by genuine need.

In the show, featured on National Public Radio, This American Life ...

On National Propaganda Radio? I'm shocked!

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