Author: Nan Mooney

Stories by Nan Mooney

Nan Mooney is the author of "(Not) Keeping Up with Our Parents" (Beacon, 2008). Read more about the book and her work at Nan Mooney.com.

If You Just Entered the Workforce, Not to Worry: Social Security Isn't Going Anywhere

Surprising numbers of workers in their 20s and 30s have little faith in their retirement security. Here's why they should be more optimistic.
Posted on Sep 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Foreclosure Crisis Hits Warp Speed: 6 Million Families Face Losing Their Homes in the Next Three Years

A second wave of very distressed families is going to be desperately in need of a social safety net that doesn't exist.
Posted on Mar 30, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Will You Have Roommates for the Rest of Your Life?

Thought you'd leave your roommates behind after your career got going? Think again. Social mobility ain't what it used to be.
Posted on Feb 18, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Going to College & Grad School Looks Like a Disaster

Thinking about going back to school in a weak jobs market? Students face a plague of loan problems, less aid and higher tuition and fees.
Posted on Dec 2, 2008, Source: AlterNet

College Loan Slavery: Student Debt Is Getting Way Out of Hand

The quest for a college degree is dumping millions of young people deep into a pit of debt from which many will never recover.
Posted on Nov 12, 2008, Source: AlterNet

(Not) Keeping Up with Our Parents: Just Being Middle Class Is Becoming out of Reach

Why does it take two incomes to support a middle-class lifestyle that used to require one?
Posted on May 20, 2008, Source: Beacon Press