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Don’t quit your day job — because Americans will soon have to wait longer than ever to retire.For the first time since Social ...

Nearly 100 years after the Great Depression, Americans are still benefiting from New Deal programs—and their protections and entitlements have become such a part of the social fabric that we ...

Depression may become so severe that you can no longer go to work. Depression is considered a psychiatric disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It’s a significant mood ...

The coordinated attacks on the labor movement and workers rights are continuing to chip away at union density—and corporate ...

A new documentary on PBS shows what it’s like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy ...

Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political ...

They now predict that Social Security’s fund will run out of money in 2033, or in 2034 if Congress changes the law to combine the separate funds for old-age benefits and for disability insurance.

In 2025, Social Security retirees received a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). COLAs are periodic raises that are intended to help ensure benefits don’t lose buying power. Since the price of ...

With interest costs outpacing defense spending, this piece will help journalists understand the public debt and explain it to ...