9: Alex Lawson, How to Fight Back against Threats to Social Security

What role does Social Security Insurance play in holding together the fabric of society? How does it benefit children and the disabled? Why is it constantly under attack on Capitol Hill? * Discussing these questions for this episode is Alex Lawson (@alaw202). Alex is the director of Social Security Works, an organization dedicated to protecting and improving the economic status of disadvantaged and at-risk populations. Alex details concrete action steps that you can take to defend Social Security Insurance against existential threats. * In this interview, Alex recommends reading the book Social Security Works! Why Social Security Isn't Going Broke and How Expanding It Will Help Us All: http://amzn.to/2hK0tHX * Want us to send each new Where Genius Grows episode straight to your inbox? Sign up here: http://eepurl.com/ckKJ1f.