Social Security’s one shortcoming is that its vital benefits are too low.
For Supporters of Social Security, This Year’s Election is Crucial
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RBG and the Audacity of Wanting to Work
‘As long as I can do the job full steam, I will be here.’
Five questions to ask the Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
‘If the ACA were found to be invalid, millions of older adults will lose life-saving healthcare coverage.’
The Role of Early-Life Trauma in Social Isolation
Reviewing risk factors in Black American caregiving families.
A Call to Action: Elder Justice and the Movement to Defund the Police
‘Black older adults are likely not to seek help from abuse because of the risk of racial discrimination.’
Seeking a Sense of Belonging
Becoming an integral part of a community is a better solution for social isolation than many volunteer programs.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and COVID-19: Overlaying Risks, Uncertain Outcomes
Nearly 6 million children live in grandparent-headed households in the United States. What impact will COVID-19 have on these families?
Older Voters Will Vote, But Not as a Bloc
‘They are not a monolith or a lock for either party. How older adults vote depends upon who they are and where they live.’
The Older White Male Ticket and How We Got Here
‘The mood of the country seems to be not so much a desire for change as a desire for normalcy.’
Are Presidential Candidates Even Thinking About Aging?
‘Gallup found that 54 percent of respondents ages 65 and older support recent racial justice protests.’
The Line Between Choice and Fate
‘For some, I was the only person they spoke to all day.’
Climate Change or COVID-19: What’s Your Story?
‘These older adults have rewritten the stories they tell themselves about climate change.’
Undeterred: Three Voting Advocates on Why They Persist
‘Voting is such a fundamental right.’
Aging While Living in a Digital World
‘Older adults are already leading more digitally connected lives.’
Edwin L. Walker: Be Credible, Genuine and Truthful, and Join the Mission
The field is filled with dedicated professionals who could go elsewhere and make more money. But it’s not about the money, it’s about being in tune with a mission and knowing that it means something to do this work.
Individualism Versus the Coronavirus Pandemic
We all must come together to achieve our most impressive successes—no one does it all on their own.
Building a Lifelong Community for All Ages
How one Atlanta neighborhood banded together to support senior housing
Overcoming the ‘silver tsunami’
Aging is a first-person experience.
Style, Reinvention and Leading a Full, Free Life
A new episode of Generations Bylines featuring Ari Seth Cohen and Judith Boyd
Voices on Caregiving: Cynthia Banks
ASA is committed to uplifting the voices and experiences of BIPOC community members, so we are excited to announce a new series, Voices on Caregiving. I