by Marc Freedman | Jun 9, 2020
Across the country, young people continue to march against racial injustice and police violence, embodying what historian and sociologist Orlando Patterson calls “the noble rage of young Americans against…historic evil.” And thousands of older people are joining...
by Marc Freedman | Mar 30, 2020
As I watch the news these days, I can’t help but be struck by two seemingly incompatible images of older people and aging. One is an image of frail and needy elders, cut off from society, waving from behind the windows of their nursing homes, their vulnerability...
by Marc Freedman | Mar 17, 2020
Credit: Frank Gallagher. Like you, I am rattled. I’m 61 and have type 2 diabetes, putting me in a high-risk group. I’m at home, along with my wife, Leslie, three kids (ages 10, 12 and 14) and two dogs, navigating crowded quarters. My mother, 84, lives thousands of...
