After I Lived in Norway, America Felt Backward. Here’s Why. After I Lived in Norway, America Felt Backward. Here’s Why.
A crash course in social democracy.
The Big Idea That Could Bring Disaffected Voters Back to the Polls The Big Idea That Could Bring Disaffected Voters Back to the Polls
Bernie Sanders has a plan to expand, not “save,” Social Security—and it should be popular.
Nov 18, 2015 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Give Seniors an Emergency Boost Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Give Seniors an Emergency Boost
A new bill would end taxpayer subsidies for CEO retirement plans and give the money to seniors.
Nov 5, 2015 / George Zornick
Top CEOs Have $4.9 Billion Saved Up for Retirement. Nearly 1/3 of Workers Have Nothing. Top CEOs Have $4.9 Billion Saved Up for Retirement. Nearly 1/3 of Workers Have Nothing.
Extreme economic inequality has created an even greater disparity in savings for old age.
Oct 28, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
What’s It Like Growing Old in the New Economy? What’s It Like Growing Old in the New Economy?
Danish architect Deane Simpson explores this vexing question in his book Young-Old: Urban Utopias of an Aging Society.
Oct 27, 2015 / Dispatch / Matthew Shen Goodman
If You Owe Student-Loan Debt, the Government Can Garnish Your Social Security Benefits If You Owe Student-Loan Debt, the Government Can Garnish Your Social Security Benefits
Join our campaign to demand relief for thousands of Social Security recipients still struggling to pay off their student loans.
Sep 23, 2015 / no-paywall / NationAction
August 14, 1935: President Franklin Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Act August 14, 1935: President Franklin Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Act
“Unfortunately the present law seems doomed from the start by its complex, slovenly, and mangled character.”
Aug 14, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
Tell the White House: It’s Time to Expand Social Security Tell the White House: It’s Time to Expand Social Security
Join The Nation and 17 organizations in telling the White House Conference on Aging: it's time to expand social security.
Jul 2, 2015 / Take Action / NationAction
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Is Dead Wrong About Disability ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Is Dead Wrong About Disability
Media portrayals that reinforce negative stereotypes about social programs and the individuals helped by them sow the seeds for damaging cuts.
Jun 24, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas
Hillary Clinton’s Newfound Populism Will Be Tested Early and Often Hillary Clinton’s Newfound Populism Will Be Tested Early and Often
From trade deals to living-wage campaigns to student-debt relief, whose side is candidate Clinton on?
Apr 14, 2015 / Editorial / The Editors