Old-Age Poverty

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…

Posted July 10, 2019 19:01:10 A class action is being prepared to recover stolen or missing wages earned by Indigenous people in Western Australia. Key points: Wages were withheld from Indigenous workers in Western Australia for decadesL…

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D., Md.) has a new proposal to hike the estate tax. Specifically, hed cut the exemption in half (from $11.4 million per individual this year), raise the rate from 40 percent to 45 percent, and shift all the taxs revenues into Social …

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D., Md.) participates in a mock swearing-in in Washington, D.C., January 3, 2017.(Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Senator Chris Van Hollen wants a lower exemption and a 45 percent rate for the estate tax.Senator Chris Van Hollen (D., Md.) h…

Posted July 08, 2019 18:01:25 Hundreds of kilometres from home, physically sick and longing for her country, Mildred Numamurdirdi was placed into a Palmerston aged care facility where she cried for a month without cease. Key points: Remote Aborig…

If you’re a millennial, you may have been led to believe that you have a better chance of seeing a UFO or Bigfoot than receiving a Social Security check. In a recent survey, some 80 percent of millennials are concerned that they won’t be able to receive any S…

This article is part of our special report Is it fair? How social cohesion in Europe can be strengthened. Community and belonging – what do these terms mean in an increasingly diverse and identity-focused world? At the Young Europeans’ Forum 2019 that took p…

pic.twitter.com/a3AjmiqRgc — James Delingpole (@JamesDelingpole) July 1, 2019 No, not really. Look closely and you’ll see that it’s just a painted hardboard cut-out. But it does give you an idea of what we’re up against. Hanging on the wall nearby was a pai…

As a past Prime Minister Ive just written to a present - and soon to be past - Prime Minister, asking her to prevent a scandal. I am asking her, in the last few days of her premiership, to sign off a letter and honour the Conservative election promise to…