All 10 Democratic candidates for president who’ve qualified for the debate on Thursday, September 12 have voiced support for various pieces of legislation to lower drug prices. Some of their ideas even align with proposals from President Donald Trump, … Continue reading
If you’re over 50, employed and getting a little jittery about the safety of your job due to the cooling economy, that’s understandable. Although the unemployment rate is still just 3.7% — near its 50-year low — monthly job growth has slowed to 158,000… Continue reading
As the 2020 election cycle heats up, climate change has become a major election year issue for many voters. In fact, when Next Avenue asked its readers for the election issues that matter most to them, climate change was No. 1. And as the chart below s… Continue reading
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, one of two dozen Democratic candidates for president in 2020, has not become a breakout star. But the Minnesota senator is one of the few hopefuls who released a plan addressing concerns of older adults and family caregivers, as wel… Continue reading
Much of the media attention over the Democratic presidential candidates’ two-night showdown in Motown focused on who had the knockout jabs and lines. I was watching to hear what the 20 White House hopefuls said they’d do to try to make lives better for… Continue reading
At Next Avenue, a public media website for people 50+, we know our readers care deeply about the 2020 presidential election. To find out which election issues matter most to them, we asked readers to tell us their top three. Some 209 readers responded,… Continue reading
George Vrandenburg, the co-founder and chairman of the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s advocacy group is a man on a mission. And he is in a hurry. He’s not prepared to wait until 2025, the federal government’s deadline to recommend next-step solutions for Alzheim… Continue reading
I’ve been studying the candidates running for president, searching for ideas they have to bring us together as a nation. As a former board member of the federal Corporation for National and Community Service (which includes AmeriCorps and Senior Corps)… Continue reading
The 2020 election is in full swing, and the presidential candidates are beginning to set their political stance on some key issues. At Next Avenue, we know that our readers are keenly interested in policies and government programs that affect older adu… Continue reading
Rep. Eric Swalwell got the high-impact moment he wanted in the June 2019 Democratic presidential debates when he said: “Joe Biden was right when he said it was time to pass the torch to a new generation of Americans 32 years ago. He’s still right today… Continue reading