This Social Security Fix Can Help the Poorest Retirees
Is it time to change the program's cost-of-living adjustment formula?
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Some Americans are chasing the dream without a pension
How state governments and Wall Street led America’s public pensions into a multi-trillion-dollar hole. Correspondent Martin Smith investigates the consequences for teachers, police, firefighters, and other public servants -- and who will be held accountable.
How to Fix Social Security for Vulnerable Americans
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg We all know the Social Security system needs reforming to keep it solvent so Americans will continue receiving their promised benefits. But Social…
How to Boost Wealth in America as Work Changes
In this post-Recession era of economic uncertainty, financial security has been increasingly elusive for many Americans, calling into question how the labor market can promote wealth accumulation for workers.
How Oregon is helping workers save for retirement
The goal of retiring comfortably off the fruits of one's labor has become an increasingly elusive goal for many Americans. Now states are taking the problem into their own hands. In Oregon, a new state retirement program lets businesses hook…
The Financial Challenges Facing Older Women
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue. By Kerry Hannon It’s hard not to get a little down about the financial challenges many women over 50 face. I heard a lot…
Fading Mom and Pop Shops
The East Village is losing a piece of their community, one mom and pop shop at a time. As a part of our “Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America” multi-platform reporting initiative, correspondent Naeem Douglas brings us an…
Senate Aging Committee Spotlights Aging Workforce Challenges
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By: Richard Eisenberg The challenges facing older workers, and older Americans who want to work, are abundant —ranging from age discrimination to employers’ unaccommodating…
Hiring Older Workers is Suddenly in Season
(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…
The Best Ways to Start Freelancing
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Nancy Collamer The majority of the U.S. workforce will be freelancers by 2027. That mind-blowing prediction comes from the new Freelancing in America:…
The Rough Lives of Older Americans in ‘Nomadland.’
(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
(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:…