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Talkin' 'Bout Their Generation In the tradition of earlier time cover stories on the baby boomers of the 1960s and Generation X in the 1990s, Joel Stein's May 20...
The New Greatest Generation
I am about to do what old people have done throughout history: call those younger than me lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow. But I have studies! I have...
Talkin' 'Bout Their Generations
MISSIONARY GENERATION BORN 1860--82 COINAGE Historians William Strauss and Neil Howe The Civil War ended during their childhood, and they reached early adulthood...
WATCH: Highlights from Stephen Colbert’s UVA Commencement Address
Sitting through graduation speeches is usually a drag — especially when you're cloaked in dark robes and braving extra humid, swamp-like conditions. So it's a...
Majority of Americans Support Legalization of Marijuana
Public support for legalizing marijuana has never been higher, but the latest studies show recreational use is linked with prescription drug misuse. In the...
With Baby Boomers Retiring, Why Do We Need So Many New Jobs?
Question: The monthly job reports are usually accompanied by a statement that we need lots of new jobs just to keep up with population growth. Since large...
Workers Who Delay Retirement May Be Happiest
Once a radical view, working longer as a means to health and happiness is the new reality for many.
Baby Boomers: Not the ‘Healthiest Generation’
Every generation likes to think it’s healthier than the one that came before, but baby boomers can’t make that claim. In a study published in JAMA Internal...
Boomers Never Got Their $30 Trillion Inheritance — Will Millennials?
As banks contemplate $30 trillion flowing from boomers to Gen Y over the next 30 years, they're starting to think about how to capture this important and largely...
Birth Rate Plunges During Recession
Birth rates hit an historic low in America last year. This small number of newborns will hit the workforce in 20 years, just as the last baby boomer reaches full...
