On AlterNet: elderly

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "elderly"

Why We Need to Get Boomers to Move to the Cities

Will Doig, Salon. February 21, 2012.

If boomer retirees keep flooding suburbs, the cost of providing for them soars. Here's how we could get them to cities instead.

How Conservatives Exploit the Myth of "Wealthy Elderly" to Justify Gutting Social Security

Dean Baker, AlterNet. November 15, 2011.

Right-wingers somehow think that seniors with incomes under $30,000 a year must sacrifice to balance the budget.

The Grandma Scam: How Con Artists Trick the Elderly

Peter M. Nardi, Miller-McCune.com. June 26, 2011.

People of any age can be financial scam victims, but the elderly are specific targets.

Magazine for Grandparents Reader Poll: A Shocking Eighty-Five Percent Favor Marijuana Legalization

NORMLMay 27, 2011.

As the 70 million+ of the baby boomer generation enter old age, public opinion is changing.

Nothing New About Terrifying Granny About Health Care

Digby, Hullabaloo. August 7, 2009.

The euthanasia nonsense has been around for a while.

Alzheimer's: A Baby Boomer Epidemic

Maria Shriver, Huffington Post. May 8, 2009.

Someone is diagnosed in this country with Alzheimer's every 70 seconds.

Adoption Isn't Just for Children: Joining a Family Is a Great Option for the Lonely and Elderly

Jeanine Wais-Sullivan, New America Media. April 8, 2009.

Widowed 35 years of marriage, Wais says her new family has helped her feel less alone and it allows her help a struggling family.

Texas Prosecutes Little Old Ladies for Voter Fraud

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 31, 2008.

State's Attorney General has prosecuted Democrats who help seniors vote by mail while ignoring documented Republican ballot box stuffing.

87-Year-Old Woman Turned Away from WI Polling Booth Despite Courts\' Decision to Suspend Voter ID

Ian Millhiser, December 31, 1969.

Making the Elderly Suffer for Bad Health Care Policy

Digby, December 31, 1969.