The Trump White House is determined to shut down the government on Dec. 21, in an attempt to get funding for a border wall with Mexico. So what happens to federal services if the government closes for business?
During a shutdown, the US government “must discontinue a...
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Read Nancy Pelosi’s statement on the court ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act was overturned Friday night (Dec. 14) by a federal judge in Texas, who declared it unconstitutional in light of recent changes to the US tax code.
While the decision is expected to move on to the US ...
Six weird ways experts once thought we would live longer
Eighty years ago, scientists thought a giant spinning centrifuge machine was the best way to slow down the aging process. Sound crazy? Well, today’s stem-cell treatments would probably have seemed no less remote in the 1930s.
For decades, we’ve been noodling over how to live for a l...
Older workers are the economy’s most underrated natural resource
This story is part of What Happens Next, our complete guide to understanding the future. Read more predictions about the Future of Aging.
The world is changing for seniors, and they in turn are changing the world.
Today’s longevity...
The most important job in the world is one no one wants anymore
This story is part of What Happens Next, our complete guide to understanding the future. Read more predictions about the Future of Aging.
A lot of caregiving policy feels like it was written in the 1950s—because...
When it comes to longevity, we should look to the East, not the West
This story is part of What Happens Next, our complete guide to understanding the future. Read more predictions about the Future of Aging.
The longevity era has arrived—and it looks different to your grandparents’ generation.
If you’re 65 ...
The most screwed-up employee perk in America (and the man who just might fix it)
The last time Atul Gawande started a company, he named it after a Greek myth.
Ariadne Labs, based in Boston, Massachusetts—where Gawande also works as a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and teaches at Harvard—has been trying since 2012 to innovate in an area that has historically resisted innovat...
Dec. 7, 2018 could be the most chaotic day yet for the Trump White House
Dec. 7, 2018 marks the 686th day that Donald Trump has been president of the United States. It may also prove to be one of the most chaotic for a White House that’s been marked by turmoil.
As Washington DC woke up, reports swirled that John Kelly, the president’...
The obsession with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s finances only amplifies her power
First, it was her clothes. Then, her savings account.
What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s critics still don’t understand is that their focus on how she doesn’t meet their expectations only amplifies her power—and deepens her connection to the young, ambitious, work...
Stacey Abrams’ concession speech is a powerful critique of US civil rights
Georgia candidate for governor Stacey Abrams gave a non-concession concession speech on Nov. 16 that’s been lauded as landmark moment for American civil rights. The speech took aim at Abrams’ Republican opponent Brian Kemp, who attempted to prevent tens of thousands ...