Surviving Without a Safety Net

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 9, 2010 People are just barely hanging on at employment offices, homeless shelters, food banks and community centers around the country Help is needed right away and Barack Obama is struggling to give itPeople are just barely hanging on at employment offices around the country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Your Handy Guide to Obama’s Health Care Proposal

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2010 Here we have Linda Douglass, communications director for the White House Office of Health Reform, lending her interpretive skills to C-SPAN to talk up some of the details of Barack Obama's health care reform proposal, which she calls an "opening bid" by the president ahead of Thursday's big bipartisan health care huddle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Panel Votes Down Abortion Amendment in Baucus Bill

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2009 Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch tried, and ultimately failed, to add an amendment to the health care hydra that Max Baucus' reform bill has become. This one would have required women to buy separate policies for abortion-related services. Even the formerly reticent Sen. Olympia Snowe cast a "no" vote on this one. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The New Longevity

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Nov 20, 2008 Sen. Robert Byrd, 91, announced that he will give up the chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee to Sen. Daniel Inouye, 84. The torch has passed to a new generation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mexico City Unveils Bold ‘Free Viagra for Seniors’ Plan

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2008 Now here's one way to win elections: Government officials in Mexico City are offering free medication to hombres of a certain age who suffer from erectile dysfunction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gouging Grandma

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Oct 18, 2007 The elderly are paying for waste in the GOP-crafted Medicare drug benefit. Rep. Waxman, D-Calif., is lifting the lid on this kettle, and what's inside ain't pretty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Those Sexy Seniors

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2007 A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine this week reports that American men and women are enjoying active sex lives well into their autumn years. If the article is indeed an accurate indication, well over half of the country's seniors (at least up to age 85, given the study's parameters) are doing their job to challenge some stereotypical views of sex at an advanced age. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sex Ed for Seniors

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2007 Although many assume the elderly lead largely abstinent lives, AIDS is on the rise among seniors as HIV-positive Americans are living longer than ever. With one study suggesting the majority of HIV patients in New York will be over 50 within a decade, AIDS workers are beginning to pay more attention to the senior set. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )