A major centrist Democratic think tank warns the party is ‘out of touch’ as voters seem to be gearing up to elect Republicans based on the economy

President Joe Biden has joined Democrats in talking about Republican threats to Social Security in Medicare on the campaign trail in recent weeks. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Ahead of the midterm elections, voters are overwhelmingly concerned about the economy. Polls show they trust Republicans, over Democrats, to fix the economy. One centrist Democratic think tank says…

Before ‘Succession,’ Jeremy Strong spent years watching close friends like Jessica Chastain land starring roles while crashing in his grandpa’s basement: ‘I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t difficult’

Jeremy Strong in season three, episode seven of “Succession.” Macall B. Polay/HBO Jeremy Strong is the award-winning actor who plays Kendall Roy in HBO’s ‘Succession.’ He says he struggled for 25 years before getting his big break. In an interview with The Times, Strong opened up about why he never gave up on acting. Jeremy…

Wall Street’s 2023 earnings estimates are starting to roll in, and they’re not bullish for the stock market

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 05, 2022 in New York City. Stocks opened lower this morning after closing high on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced an interest-rate hike by half a percentage point in an effort to further lower inflation. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Over…

OASDI tax: The income-replacement program that helps employees save up for retirement and disability

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. The Social Security Administration sets and confirms rates for the OASDI every…

‘Metal Gear Solid 2’ mod adds a third-person camera to Hideo Kojima’s masterpiece

Twenty years ago this month, Konami released Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, an expanded reissue of MGS2: Sons of Liberty. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to revisit one of the most important games of the 21st century, now is the perfect time. Over the weekend, modder oct0xor released The Substance of Subsistence, a…

YouTube Shorts actually look half decent in new TV interface

Google has launched the YouTube Shorts experience on television and has actually found a way for the portrait-style videos to now look absolutely terrible on the landscape television. In a blog post, the company explained how and why it optimised the TikTok-inspired sub-60-second portrait videos for largest display in the home. The company said it…