Seniors deserve comfortable retirements
Aging Watch director responds to Orlando Sentinel columnist who asserts that the $250 checks being mailed to older Americans this year -- in lieu of a cost-of-living increase to Social Security -- constitutes "political pandering...if ...

Cartoon depicts image of “dangerous older driver”
In the June 17th edition of the Boston Globe: syndicated cartoonist Dan Wasserman depicts a cranky old man at the wheel of a car that has just plowed through the wall of a DMV office. ...

How to write an effective “letter to the editor”
Letters to the Editor are one of the most widely read sections of the newspaper. They allow community members to comment on the way issues are being addressed. As such, these letters are a ...

EEOC to Hold Hearing on Age Discrimination
In light of widespread layoffs, a significant spike in age discrimination charges, threats to employee benefits, and controversial recent court decisions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public hearing Wednesday, July ...

New book: “The Making of an Elder Culture”
The latest book by Theodore Roszak explores how aging will transform what he calls "America's most audacious generation." As one reviewer explains, Roszak is urging Baby Boomers "to rekindle their youthful idealism and remake ...

Scotland launches “embrace wrinkles” ad campaign
An advertising campaign called “See The Person, Not The Age” was recently launched in Scotland.  It aims to fight ageism through wrinkled-up billboards that display slogans like: “Notice how being wrinkly makes you more interesting” ...