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Your retired neighbors may be having a harder time making ends meet than you realize. Research shows that half of all Americans over 65 who live alone don’t have enough income to afford even a bare-bones budget for health care, food and housing in their home communities without help. Economic insecurity is even more common among older adults of color. In several states, more than 70% of single Black or Latino seniors are struggling financially.
Gerontology professor Jan Mutchler of the University of Massachusetts Boston mapped the stark economic disparities and shows how lifelong disadvantages can add up.
Another article today by Sierra Carter of Georgia State University explores how the stress caused by racism can affect the health of Black Americans.
Also today:
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When budgets get tight, health care can suffer.
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Jan Mutchler, University of Massachusetts Boston
Elder economic insecurity is a problem for all races, but it's far more common for people of color, particularly in certain states.
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Science + Technology
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Andrew Read, Penn State; David Kennedy, Penn State
As viruses are transmitted from person to person they are constantly mutating and replicating. Could the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolve to evade the new vaccines that have just been developed?
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Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University; Alessandro Antonello, Flinders University
For 200 years, a small number of countries have exploited the marine wildlife of Antarctica, often with devastating impact on their populations.
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Politics/Election '20
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Sharon Austin, University of Florida
Women made gains in Congress this election cycle, but they are still underrepresented compared to their share of the population.
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Health + Medicine
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Sierra Carter, Georgia State University
A study of 800 Black American families shows early experiences of racism have long-term consequences for physical and mental health.
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Carol Mathews, University of Florida
The pandemic has put a spotlight on a once little-discussed disorder – hoarding. But hoarding disorder is not what you might think.
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Education
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Molly Ott, Arizona State University
For-profit colleges' heavy investment in distance learning has led to a 3% increase in enrollment during the pandemic.
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Economy + Business
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Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee
Wood, a major export of the US, has taken a hit from international tariffs compounded by COVID-19.
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Environment + Energy
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David L. McCollum, University of Tennessee
Over US$12 trillion of COVID-19 relief has been promised. If a small portion was put toward economy-boosting green investments, the world could get on track to avoid the worst of climate change.
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From our international editions
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
A round-up of expert analysis from across the world on Biden's win.
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Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg, UCL
Peru is the latest in a chain of Latin American countries where a leader has been removed via a 'parliamentary coup'.
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Nicodemus Minde, United States International University
President John Magufuli won a second term by a contested landslide and looks set to take even greater control of Tanzania's democratic space.
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