Katherine S. Newman

Katherine S. Newman is the Interim Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts, Boston, the Torrey Little Professor of Sociology, and author of Downhill from Here: Retirement Insecurity in the Age of Inequality.

Economic Insecurity Is Becoming the New Hallmark of Old Age

Economic Insecurity Is Becoming the New Hallmark of Old Age Economic Insecurity Is Becoming the New Hallmark of Old Age

It’s time to face this country’s looming retirement crisis.

Mar 29, 2019 / Feature / Katherine S. Newman and Rebecca Hayes Jacobs

Roots of a Rampage

Roots of a Rampage Roots of a Rampage

It's still unclear what motivated the Newtown shooter, but the small towns where such deadly outbursts tend to occur have some things in common.

Dec 19, 2012 / Editorial / Katherine S. Newman

An Unequal-Opportunity Recession

An Unequal-Opportunity Recession An Unequal-Opportunity Recession

The distribution of damage done by the Great Recession is not equal. African-Americans, men and low-skilled workers have been hardest hit.

Jun 30, 2010 / Feature / Katherine S. Newman and David Pedulla

Learning to Love the Healthcare Bill

Learning to Love the Healthcare Bill Learning to Love the Healthcare Bill

Just as Americans came to appreciate Medicare and Social Security, so will they come to value publicly funded healthcare.

Apr 29, 2010 / Feature / Katherine S. Newman

Dixieland Blues Dixieland Blues

Southern governors' resistance to the federal stimulus package has deep roots.

Apr 15, 2009 / Feature / Katherine S. Newman and Rourke O’Brien

John Edwards John Edwards

Like FDR, he's the real deal.

Nov 8, 2007 / Feature / Katherine S. Newman

The Wages of Fear The Wages of Fear

Lyndon Johnson launched the War on Poverty in his State of the Union Message exactly forty years ago.

Feb 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katherine S. Newman

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