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Nonprofit workers fill holes in the social safety net, but millions are financially insecure themselves
A new report from United for ALICE found that nearly a quarter of nonprofit employees are living ju…
Juliana Kaplan,Allie Kelly,No…
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AI will spark massive disruptions to labor markets and there's no social safety net that can contain the fallout, University of Chicago professor says
American workers face a "day of reckoning" as the economy shifts to an AI-fueled labor force, one U…
Jennifer Sor
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Social Security won't save you
Baby boomers who struggled to save for retirement say that relying on Social Security doesn't cut i…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlowe…
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Many boomers on Social Security live near poverty and don't tell anyone. It's adding to the loneliness crisis.
With limited money to maintain a social life, many baby boomers feel lonely and isolated.
Allie Kelly
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Biden campaign calls Meta's reinstatement of Trump accounts 'a direct attack on our safety and our democracy'
Meta rolled back January 6-era restrictions on former President Donald Trump's social media account…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Meet the retirees driving for Uber and Lyft because Social Security isn't enough
Retirees are turning to Uber and Lyft driving to supplement their Social Security income, but some …
Noah Sheidlower
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A boomer living on $1,680 Social Security and SNAP struggles to afford food: 'It has kept me very isolated.'
Rita, 68, lives in Pekin, Illinois on $1,680 a month in Social Security. Without savings, she strug…
Allie Kelly
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A shortage of young men in the workforce could weigh on housing, Social Security, and growth for years to come
Around 7.2 million men have dropped out of the workforce. That has a host of consequences that coul…
Jennifer Sor
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A retired baby boomer who still needs to work to get by thinks Social Security should be seen as a right in the US
Linda, 64, is retired. But that doesn't mean she's done working.
Juliana Kaplan
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Baby boomers living on $1,000 a month in Social Security share their retirement experience: 'I never imagined being in this position.'
Retirees explain what it's like to live on Social Security checks and no savings.
Allie Kelly
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I went viral for dancing at a Kamala Harris rally. It's given me a platform to inform people about issues I'm passionate about, like Social Security.
Parker Short went viral for dancing at a Kamala Harris rally. Now, he wants to educate people about…
John Towfighi
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A video shows an airport worker falling out of an Airbus A320 when someone moved the airstairs — highlighting a lapse in following safety rules
In the video, which was shared on social media, the man is seen talking to the crew and stepping ou…
Pete Syme
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A peak boomer who lives on $1,100 monthly from Social Security struggles to afford food: 'I have to survive, I have no choice.'
Angela Babin, 62, lives in a mobile home in Houma, Louisiana on her $1,104 monthly Social Security …
Allie Kelly
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I'm a boomer and will never be able to retire. At 62, I'm already using my Social Security money.
After making some decisions any financial advisor would frown upon, I figured I would be able to ma…
Michelle Terhune
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Paul Ryan griped that Trump didn't pursue cuts to Medicare and other safety-net programs since they were too unpopular
"He and I fought about Medicare and entitlement reform all the time," the former GOP House speaker …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Congress created an actual safety net for Americans during the last crisis. Don't expect that to happen again.
"We were living like middle class people — and we felt like royalty, because it was so novel for us…
Juliana Kaplan
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Net new women EPFO subscribers addition rises to 28.69 lakh in FY23
Retirement fund body EPFO recorded a net new women subscribers addition of 28,69,688 in FY23 agains…
PTI
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Despite right-wing panic about the plummeting birthrate, Republicans are lining up against Biden's pro-family 'human infrastructure' push
Joe Biden is getting ready to unveil another far-reaching set of proposals that would dramatically …
Eliza Relman
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Over half of the Indian population is vulnerable to health threats spurred on by climate change
Further, the study’s authors also identified 38 districts with very high vulnerability, 306 with hi…
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Gen Z like 'safety capitalism.' It's a lot like what we have now but with more help for people who lose their jobs or get sick.
Gen Zers are embracing "safety capitalism" because they think the current social safety net is insu…