employment

Hiring Older Workers is Suddenly in Season

November 17, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Chris Farrell For more than 30 years, Bill Simonowicz drove his iconic UPS truck around the artsy Minnesota harbor town of Grand Marais…

Why Job Hunters Don’t Find Work

November 9, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg An anthropology professor might not be the first person you’d think of to research the ways job hunters look for work…

The Rough Lives of Older Americans in ‘Nomadland.’

October 25, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg In her powerful new book, Nomadland, award-winning journalist Jessica Bruder reveals the dark, depressing and sometimes physically painful life of a…

Boomers and the American Dream

October 16, 2017

(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By: Richard Eisenberg Boomers and the American Dream After reading this article, take the American Dream Score quiz here. So, back to the boomers:…