Senior citizens

A sign supporting Medicare at the US Capitol

We Need to Fight to Protect Medicare We Need to Fight to Protect Medicare

Some powerful people want to gut the fifty-year-old program.

Aug 10, 2015 / no-paywall / NationAction

How to Die

How to Die How to Die

Atul Gawande argues that physicians should focus care on the good life—including its very end.

Apr 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld

If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment

If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment

But more often than not, states are preventing workers from securing unemployment benefits.

Apr 14, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Aging Jazz Artists Sound Note of Protest

Aging Jazz Artists Sound Note of Protest Aging Jazz Artists Sound Note of Protest

After decades of entertaining the city, most jazz artists remain pension-less—but Justice for Jazz Artists wants to change that.

Sep 22, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Will a Safety Net for Seniors Win Bipartisan Support?

Will a Safety Net for Seniors Win Bipartisan Support? Will a Safety Net for Seniors Win Bipartisan Support?

The Senate HELP Committee takes up the Older Americans Act--a safety net for seniors living in or near poverty.

Oct 29, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

This Week in Poverty: The Older Americans Act and US Seniors

This Week in Poverty: The Older Americans Act and US Seniors This Week in Poverty: The Older Americans Act and US Seniors

Older Americans Act programs save money and lives. Why is it so hard to reauthorize something that consumes just 0.06 percent of the budget?

Jun 21, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

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