Photo by Giulia Squillace on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The words “work” and “retirement,” as we normally use them, are opposites and mutually exclusive: If you work, you’re not retired. If you’re retired, you don’t work. But […]
The groundbreaking works of Margaret Gullette have informed and inspired many present-day thinkers and activists fighting against ageism in American culture. In the second part of this interview, Gullette talks about: What makes ageism a “violent” force in people’s lives The connection between ageism and corporate profits What it means to be a public intellectual […]
Photo by Getty Images Like everyone else I know who has given the matter more than two seconds of thought, I want to spend my final years in my own comfortable home, thank you very much. More than 70% of American adults over 50 and 100% of Canadians over 65 agree. And, on the flip […]
No. 36/ July 19, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. That’s Right, Blame it on the Boomers We should be used to this by now, but it still smarts. Under the headline “The Boomers Are Retiring. See Why That’s […]
Photo by Caroline Roose on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The subject of ultra-processed foods first caught my attention when I was talking to Emily and Mitchell Clionsky about preventing dementia. After debunking most so-called dementia-prevention diets as […]
Margaret Morganroth Gullette is resident scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University. She is the author of several groundbreaking books on ageism in America, including by Culture and Ending Ageism, or How Not to Shoot Old People. Her newest book, to be published next year, is American Eldercide. In this interview, the […]
Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash A school administrator was telling me how confusing she found her new retired status. In her career, one of her responsibilities had been helping first-time teachers get acclimated to the profession. As for retirement, she said, “I don’t think we as a society really do anything that helps people transition to whatever […]
No. 35/July 5, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. States Rush In Where Congress Fears to Go While Congress remains locked in partisan paralysis, several states have acted on their own to ease the financial burdens of long-term […]
Photo by R.D. Smith on Unsplash Have you ever been lost in a book? And by lost, I mean so completely drawn into the story that you can’t even hear when people call your name? The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. If so, […]
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