🚨A good surprise for a change!🚨 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Honored to join Bloomberg TV Wall Street Week to discuss the urgent need to strengthen America’s retirement system. Other countries are taking meaningful steps - and there is a lot we can learn to ensure workers retire with dignity and security. Full segment: www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...

Prof. Sanjay Reddy's letter in the FT questions proposals for “balanced trade” in a revised US-Mexico-Canada deal. Increasing U.S. producers’ input costs would hurt competitiveness, not help workers. And labour/enviro standards deserve direct attention. www.ft.com/content/56f2...

New analysis: 50-year mortgages offer lower monthly payments — but at what cost? In my latest @Forbes piece, I dive into how stretching the term to 50 years may slow equity building and amplify lifetime interest burdens. www.forbes.com/sites/teresa...

Precarious work in midlife doesn’t just affect today’s paycheck - it shapes when people can retire. Read The Precarity Trap in Generations Journal: by Duygu Başaran Şahin, Frank W. Heiland & Na Yin generations.asaging.org/the-precarit...

Join us 12/2 for a Heilbroner Center event celebrating "The Contested Domain: Selected Writings on Marxism & Feminism" by Lise Vogel, edited by Kirstin Munro, Asst. Prof. of Economics, NSSR. The work spans five decades of Vogel’s work in Marxist & feminist theory. event.newschool.edu/marxistfemin...

New in Generations: “Supporting LGBTQ Older Adults in Retirement Through Research and Advocacy” explores the financial challenges LGBTQ+ elders face & calls for transformative approaches to Social Security and retirement policy. Read more: generations.asaging.org/supporting-l...

“Automatic stabilizers” like unemployment insurance, healthcare access & Social Security are essential — not optional. The LA Times argues that bold leadership must restore the idea of government as the solution, not the problem. Read the article: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Now in Generations Journal - The new article by Frank Heiland, Joelle Saad-Lessler & Karen Richman explains how the RET affects income and work decisions and why it’s often misunderstood by those most impacted. generations.asaging.org/the-social-s...

"Understanding Late Arriving Immigrants’ Social Security Eligibility and Retirement Security" Almost half of Social Security “never beneficiaries” are immigrants who arrived later in life—working longer, yet often excluded from key benefits. Read more: generations.asaging.org/understandin...

Formerly incarcerated elders are being left behind again—this time by the Social Security system. New research by christian gonzález-rivera & Ruth Finkelstein exposes the barriers and offers real policy fixes. Read Left Behind Twice (Oct 22, 2025): generations.asaging.org/left-behind-...

Who pays the price of unpaid eldercare? Research in Generations Journal finds women & caregivers of color lose the most work time & financial security. @jessforden.bsky.social @tghilarducci.bsky.social generations.asaging.org/unseen-costs...

Millions of Americans care for aging loved ones — but who cares for them? Our piece explores how unpaid caregivers manage retirement and financial strain, and why the U.S. needs to investment in long-term care. @jessforden.bsky.social @erinsimmons.bsky.social generations.asaging.org/caregiving-a...

A 2.8% Social Security COLA ≈ $52/month. But most retirees say it won’t cover rising costs. Why the COLA is failing: - Inflation outpaces the raise - Medicare premiums offset gains - Wrong inflation index for seniors Read more: www.forbes.com/sites/teresa... #SocialSecurity #COLA #RetirementCrisis

New in Generations: NYRDRC’s Jennie Kaufman & Na Yin explore how older workers with disabilities navigate home care needs—and the strain this places on families & benefit systems. Read “Contending With Home Care Needs After a Work Disability” here: generations.asaging.org/contending-w...

New easy-to-read publication out: Preliminary findings from mixed methods work on student debt and retirement, conducted by myself and @erinsimmons.bsky.social under @tghilarducci.bsky.social 's team at @scepa-economics.bsky.social and @nssrnews.bsky.social generations.asaging.org/student-debt...

The people who care for our loved ones often do so without protections or benefits. A new piece from Ruth Finkelstein and colleagues explores: What happens when vital care work goes ‘off the books’? #DirectCare #CareEconomy #Aging generations.asaging.org/the-complex-...

The SCEPA team is so proud to have work featured in the latest edition of Generations Journal, "Transformative Approaches to Social Security Benefits" on who Social Security leaves behind and why that must change. This is a call for equity, evidence & action. generations.asaging.org/publications...