The seven life lessons I’ve learned living on $3 a day
There are millions of older adults who are economically insecure with some either living at, or below, 250 percent of the federal poverty level.
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This Social Security Fix Can Help the Poorest Retirees
Is it time to change the program's cost-of-living adjustment formula?
How The “#TaxScam” Hurts Lower, Middle Class People
A recent change in tax refund policy has derailed many taxpayers' financial plans -- and they have been anything but quiet about it.
Many older Americans are food insecure but less likely to seek help
In the United States, 4.9 million people age 60 and older are food insecure, which equates to 1 in every 12 older adults, a 45 percent increase from 2001.
“America Lost” finds community, poverty in three rust belt cities
In these "forgotten cities" of the rust belt, people of all political leanings and racial backgrounds are likely to face economic devastation.
What does socially-conscious healthcare look like?
While the United States pays more and more on healthcare, it doesn't reflect well in the overall health of the population.
Government shutdown helped us see America’s shrinking middle class
For families who have typically managed to stay afloat, the government shutdown revealed that many have been treading water.
“Out-of-Work to Making Money”: Three Ways to Cope with Unemployment
I’ve concluded that there are three things that can really rattle you when you’re jobless, and I have suggestions on how to deal with each.
During gov’t shutdown, NJ assembly continues to work on hunger awareness
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and other legislators toured a food bank in Neptune as Coughlin continues his fight against what has become a marquee issue for him -- food insecurity.
New bill from Bronx councilman hopes to ban cashless businesses
Many people and businesses no longer use cash to buy and sell items, but for the 25% of New Yorkers who are “underbanked,” is this a form of bias against the poor?