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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "boomers"
Time to Increase, Not Cut, Social Security Benefits
David Moberg, In These Times. March 18, 2012.
Social Security is not in crisis. But there is a real retirement crisis, and the AFL-CIO is calling for increased benefits to meet that challenge.
Musicians Hear Better Into Old Age
Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. September 15, 2011.
Canadian researchers find playing a musical instrument delays the onset of age-related hearing decline.
Youth vs. Baby Boomers Is a Fake Economic Conflict
David Green, AlterNet. July 18, 2011.
A response to the mainstream media pundits pushing generational economic warfare in the middle of an ongoing economic crisis.
Why Growing Numbers of Baby Boomers and the Elderly Are Smoking Pot
Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. February 26, 2010.
More and more of the nation's 78 million boomers are discovering they'd rather smoke marijuana than reach for a pharmaceutical.
White Boomer Women Dropping Support for Obama
Matt Stoller, Open Left. May 30, 2008.
White women over 50 are proving to be Clinton's loyal base.
The Mythology of Boomers Bankrupting Our Healthcare System
Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. April 10, 2008.
Facts and myths about how the United States' shrinking work force can pay for the health needs of its retirees.
The Truth About Aging Boomers' Effect on Our Economy
John B. Shoven, Foreign Policy. March 12, 2008.
It's true that as boomers retire, they will consume more and produce less. But gloomy projections about them bankrupting us are deeply flawed.
Should Nursing Homes Be for Profit?
Emily Udell, In These Times. January 28, 2008.
Is it right that people are trying to make money off taking care of our most vulnerable population?
What the World Might Look Like When the Millennials Run It
Tom Tresser, Conscious Choice. August 2, 2007.
Young, wired and living life on the digital edge -- meet the Millennials and see a snapshot of what political changes could happen when they're in charge.
