The Glamour of Gerontocracy
What the famously elderly leaders of the Brezhnev-era Soviet Union meant for millions.
19276 Articles by: Frances Abele
Frances Abele CM is Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy Emerita at Carleton University. She is a research fellow at the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation and the Broadbent Institute. Much of her work focuses on indigenous-Canada relations.
Old Thieves Never Die
Some of the biggest heists we could find on Wikipedia were committed by the elderly.
Christmas in July
When and where organized labor’s been on the move.
“Social Security Insolvency” Is Code for Cutting Our Benefits
Fully funding Social Security isn’t hard. We should do it.
How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?
Around the world, politicians of all persuasions have one thing in common: their cringeworthy attempts to appeal to the youths.
Marine Le Pen’s Pension Tightrope Act
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has often claimed to defend France’s welfare state from liberals. But as millions struck against Emmanuel Macron’s retirement reform, Le Pen wasn’t with the protesters.
Antiaging Regimens
Elites have long tried to dodge death. Nothing has worked so far, and plenty have died trying.
Issue 51: Misery Index
Crunching the numbers on the class war.
The Immortality Hustle
Silicon Valley’s quest to achieve eternal life is pure quackery. But it reveals much about the antidemocratic pathologies of the global superrich.
Fair-Weather Friends
Social security is once again a third rail of American politics. History tells us that might not last for long.
Company Towns
There is money to be made in end-of-life amusements for wealthy retirees.
Issue 51: Letters
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Frozen in Time
The rich have it so good that one lifetime is not enough: some of them are turning to cryonics in the hopes of someday coming back for more.
Doing Well While Doing Good
In unionized nursing homes, both patients and staff have better outcomes.
Workers Are Striking at Australia’s Supermarket Duopoly
Australia’s largest supermarkets are posting billion-dollar profits while their employees are struggling to pay rent. Now, a national strike of supermarket workers is pushing back.
Sebastiano Timpanaro Is the Freethinking Marxist Today’s Left Needs
Italian Marxist Sebastiano Timpanaro published a dazzling, unconventional series of works, ranging from the natural sciences to the problem with Freud’s psychological theories. Timpanaro’s versatility and heterodox spirit should be an example for today’s left.
Issue 51: The Internet Speaks
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