On AlterNet: life expectancy

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "life expectancy"

The 10 Worst States for Retirement

Richard Barrington, MoneyRates.com. November 8, 2010.

What makes a place the ideal spot for retirement -- and what makes other places a potential disaster for retirees?

Hey, America: It's Time to Redefine the 'Good Life'

Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett, AlterNet. February 26, 2010.

Although economic growth has been an important driver of human progress in the past, we in the developed world must now look elsewhere for improvements in our quality of life.

Did We Quit When the Tea-Baggers Bombed Pearl Harbor?

D. Aristophanes, Sadly, No! AlterNet: PEEK. August 14, 2009.

No! But now we can't beat the surrender monkeys of Old Europe?

Americans Are Living Longer, But Not Better

Rick Weiss, Science Progress. June 18, 2008.

It would be a horrible thing for people to gain extra years of life and wish, for lack of decent care, that they'd had an earlier exit.

Life Expectancies Dropping, Wages Falling, Food Rationing Reported -- What the Hell is Going on?

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 23, 2008.

It's scary to have to pay the piper.

Thirty Years: Difference in Life Expectancy Between the World's Rich and Poor

Jeremy Laurance, The Independent UK. September 11, 2007.

Social status is the key to tackling health inequalities worldwide.