Population

Demography and population

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Business Insider

A 29-year-old became a new mom — and months later, caregiver to her…

Rachael Piltch-Loeb learned her dad had Alzheimer's months after her son was born. She became part of the "sandwich generation."
The Guardian (International)

MLS Year 30: A league at a philosophical crossroads as World Cups loom

America’s top circuit has grown and thrived thanks to mechanisms it now no longer needs
The Atlantic

‘Dumbed-Down Catholicism Was a Disaster’

America’s most watched bishop, Robert Barron, is scouting out a new future for Christianity.
The Atlantic

The Perception Gap That Explains American Politics

Americans overwhelmingly—but, it turns out, mistakenly—believe that Democrats care more about advancing progressive social issues…

Baby boomers, take it from a 91-year-old: a long life with poorer…

I’m lucky. I have enjoyed good health and lived to see many societal dreams realised. That privilege should be available to all,…
The Atlantic

The GOP’s Tipping Point on Weed

Only four solidly red states have legalized marijuana. With Trump’s support, Florida may soon be the fifth.
The Guardian (International)

Don’t fear the boomers! How Poland is celebrating its old people –…

While the rest of Europe worries about a ‘silver tsunami’ or ‘demographic bomb’, the cities of Wrocław and Kraków are treating…

Displaced by climate disasters, ageing Americans struggle to find…

Older adults face a shortage of affordable and accessible homes as climate change worsens
The Atlantic

Conan O’Brien Keeps It Old-School

His true gift lies in his combination of an entertainer’s desperate desire to be liked and an antagonistic streak.

‘Kardashian children are sharing skincare routines’: experts on gen…

As younger and younger people buy anti-ageing products, we look at the influences behind the trend
Business Insider

How Instagram got its mojo back

Instagram has fended off the existential threat of TikTok, and is thriving.
Business Insider

The key to a longer life: high unemployment

New research confirms it: The worse the economy gets, the longer we live. But why?
The Atlantic

The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood

For a little over a decade, we have been raising children in an environment that is hostile to human development. We need to…
Business Insider

A boomer moved from California to Colombia after overcoming a rare…

Andy Wiesmann moved from California to Mexico to Colombia, which he said has perfect weather, much lower costs, and a friendlier…
The Guardian (International)

Meet generation stay-at-home: ‘You don’t need to pay to go clubbing:…

Why have so many teens and twentysomethings stopped going out?
Business Insider

Home prices will fall as 'silver tsunami' of baby boomers to unload…

More boomers are looking to downsize their homes as the generation ages, freeing up inventory in the market and bringing down…
The Guardian (International)

‘We have a responsibility’: the older women suing Switzerland to…

Switzerland’s KlimaSeniorinnen are taking the government to the European court of human rights for doing too little to tackle the…
The Atlantic

The Postal Service Wasn’t Built for Boxes

Packages are bringing in much-needed revenue, but the agency can’t be saved without Congress.
Business Insider

US millennial women are now more likely to die in their late 20s and…

Millennial women are seeing a reduction in the wage gap and better graduation rates, but a stark rise in premature, preventable…
The Guardian (International)

The Netanyahu doctrine: how Israel’s longest-serving leader reshaped…

The long read: He first became prime minister in 1996, and has been pushing the country further right ever since. Most agree his…
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