life expectancy

It Only Seems That Way

John Darkow Dec 4, 2023 Dig deeper

Economic Inequality Isn’t a Demographic Crisis

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Oct 30, 2023 The hawkers of the "aging Baby Boomer" narrative seem to want us to believe that inequality just magically happened and we have to live with it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Life Expectancy

John Darkow Apr 13, 2023 Dig deeper

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How Economic Despair Drives Workers to Their Deaths

By Tom Conway / Independent Media Institute Jan 16, 2020 More and more often, economic despair kills the have-nots. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Life Expectancy Gap Between Rich and Poor Keeps On Growing

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 18, 2016 Between 2001 and 2014, the difference in life expectancy between the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans and the poorest 1 percent widened to 14.6 years for men and 10.1 years for women, a study published by the American Medical Association shows. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sailing Into Retirement

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Mar 18, 2011 Dig deeper

Glenn Greenwald Is on Collapsing Empire Watch

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2010 As the Salon scribe points out, it can be "quite difficult to really internalize" America's superpower implosion, but the numbers don't lie. Our life expectancy ranking is dropping like a rock, while we're getting better and better at imprisoning, executing and selling guns to people. USA! USA! Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cuba by the Numbers

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Sep 30, 2010 Fidel Castro recently told The Atlantic that the Cuban model does not work anymore, not even for Cuba. But according to statistics collected by none other than the CIA, the Cuban model has actually worked very well. Fidel Castro recently said the Cuban model does not work anymore, but according to CIA statistics, it has actually worked very well. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Life Expectancy Hits All-Time High

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2007 Here's the good news: Significant drops in heart disease and strokes, two leading causes of death among Americans, have contributed to the highest life expectancy in the country's history, which rose to 77.9 years in the latest report released by the National Center for Health Statistics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )