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. subscribe to Nan Mooney's feed

My Middle-Class Existence Hangs by the Thread of Subsidized Childcare

Posted on: Apr 19, 2010, Source: AlterNet

'If I lost my daycare subsidy I would have to turn to food stamps, Medicaid, temporary assistance for needy families, Section 8 and every other social service out there.'

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

Posted on: Sep 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Surprising numbers of workers in their 20s and 30s have little faith in their retirement security. Here's why they should be more optimistic.

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

Posted on: Mar 29, 2009, Source: AlterNet

A second wave of very distressed families is going to be desperately in need of a social safety net that doesn't exist.

Will You Have Roommates for the Rest of Your Life?

Posted on: Feb 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Thought you'd leave your roommates behind after your career got going? Think again. Social mobility ain't what it used to be.

Going to College & Grad School Looks Like a Disaster

Posted on: Dec 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet

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.

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

Posted on: Nov 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet

The quest for a college degree is dumping millions of young people deep into a pit of debt from which many will never recover.

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

Posted on: May 19, 2008, Source: Beacon Press

Why does it take two incomes to support a middle-class lifestyle that used to require one?