Old-Age Poverty

You read about the retirement crisis in newspapers and on the internet. You see members of Congress pushing to expand Social Security and bail out insolvent multiemployer pensions, all in fear of retirees falling into poverty. In a country of 325 million pe…

ON THE OUTSKIRTS of Baga Sola, a small town in Chad not far from the border with Nigeria, is a refugee camp called Dar es Salaam. The name means haven of peace, but the surrounding area is an inferno of war, spilling across the borders of four countries: Chad…

analysisPersistent unemployment has become synonymous with the youth experience across South Africa. Youth unemployment rates are almost four times higher than the regional average - 62% of South Africans between 15 and 35 years are unemployed and of these 60…

There's a perception among young South Africans that farm jobs are back-breaking and financially unappealing. Shutterstock Persistent unemployment has become synonymous with the youth experience across South Africa. Youth unemployment rates are almost four ti…

What would you do if you discovered a leak in your roof? Repair it as soon as possible or wait until it led to more costly, long-term damage? For most people, the answer is easy: repair it now. But what if you didnt know about the leak until it was…

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 13 July 2019 Relevant articles from various news sources: GS Paper 2: Topics covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.Fairn…

Posted July 13, 2019 08:57:44 Two Indigenous communities thousands of kilometres apart, living in squalor in the shadow of some of the country's richest mines, face an uncertain future. Parnpajinya is situated on the edge of the highway outside Newman in …

HAPPY? SPLUTTERS a middle-aged man at a polling station in central London, when asked about his feelings on voting in a recent European election. Id be happy if I could kick all the bastards out. He is not with the programme. In 1972 the king of Bhutan decid…

HAPPY? SPLUTTERS a middle-aged man at a polling station in central London, when asked about his feelings on voting in a recent European election. Id be happy if I could kick all the bastards out. He is not with the programme. In 1972 the king of Bhutan decid…

Abstract A growing body of literature shows that neighborhood characteristics influence older adults mental health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the association between structural and social characteristics of the neighborhood, and depress…