America is changing and we need to know how. By voting to cut off funding for the American Community Survey, the Republican majority in the Congress has sought to complement its current "do-nothing" approach with a "know-nothing" information base.
Posted 05.24.2012
Baby boomers have challenged notions of middle age -- now they’re redefining traditional retirement, too. Or should we say, postponing it entirely. ...
Kristian Ramos | Posted 05.23.2012
The best television has always embraced the complexity of our changing society. Our country is irrevocably becoming more Hispanic. If Hispanics are to break down the silos between niche and mainstream media we must negotiate how this is represented in our media better, segmentation is not a final solution, but perhaps it is a step in the right direction.
Maya Wiley | Posted 05.22.2012
Reading about the Reverend Wright attack ads, it's clear to me that we are all still fearful of confronting our own racial anxieties. They remind me just how far we've come as a country but also how much further we need to go.
AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 05.18.2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady im...
Mark Siegel | Posted 05.15.2012
Demographics and politics are creating a new America, different from any of the Americas we have ever known or studied in the past. With the "blue-ing" and " purple-ing" of America, the elephant may soon become a dinosaur.
Michael Hodin | Posted 05.24.2012
As Americans live longer is it any wonder the country is struggling to balance its budget? Is it any wonder we can't figure out how to pay for long-standing "entitlements"?
Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 04.28.2012
Depending on our life circumstances and cultural milieu, we make up different things... I have made up how we celebrate a holiday tradition.
Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD | Posted 04.25.2012
Seventy percent of people over 65 will need some form of daily assistance. Yet in an aging America, just when these services will be needed by our loved ones the most, long-term services and supports is eroding due to budget constraints.
Robert Hormats | Posted 04.14.2012
We need a focused, society-wide effort to transform our vision of aging from a time of dependency to a time of continued growth, contribution, and social and economic participation.
Benedict Clements | Posted 04.02.2012
Advanced countries face difficult choices as they undertake fiscal adjustment. While pension reforms will certainly need to be part of the picture, we must keep in mind the vital role pensions play in reducing old-age poverty.
Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 04.01.2012
The US population is wealthier, older, less fertile and more influenced by immigration than the other countries projected to experience major population growth, so why is the U.S. population is expected to grow much more than other wealthy countries?
www.reuters.com | Posted 01.14.2012
If you're an investor in the stock market, you should cower in fear of Barry Uhl. Not that he's a mean or imposing guy. The 59-year-old is perfectl...
Posted 01.04.2012
A new report shows that Broadway's audience is becoming increasingly homogeneous. The 2010-11 season saw a large dip in foreign patrons, while caucasi...
Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 03.04.2012
"So residents of these three states, three states that comprise only a very small percent of the US population, three states whose demographics do not come close to mirroring that of America... are going to be the major deciding factors in who represents the Republican party." "That's right."
The Huffington Post | Posted 12.23.2011
In states hardest hit by the economic crisis, Hispanics are experiencing a sharp drop in birth rates, according to the latest from the U.S. Census Bur...
Enid Borden | Posted 01.15.2012
While I think a great deal about the whimsical nature of getting older, I am at once brought back to Earth by the policy and social implications of an aging population.
Carmen Ortiz-McGhee | Posted 11.24.2011
Despite the progress in the quality of life and the level of achievement the Latino community has enjoyed, these statistics tell us that we have been looking in the wrong direction.
The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.12.2011
Despite a little skepticism, it still more than pays to go to school. In fact, education has a greater effect on how much one earns over their car...
Michael P. McDonald | Posted 10.11.2011
The Census Bureau projects by 2050, Whites will constitute the slimmest majority in the country as a whole.
Stephen Palacios | Posted 10.10.2011
If Hispanics could be of any color, then how do we classify them? Worst yet, Hispanics can be rich or poor, speak Spanish or English, be conservative or liberal. They are not even sure if they want to be called "Hispanic" or "Latino."
Frank Gruber | Posted 10.02.2011
I don't suggest that there was a purposeful rationale, or even multiple rationales, to destroy the cities. The causes are more likely to have been social, cultural, economic and demographic.
AP | By HOPE YEN | Posted 09.11.2011
WASHINGTON -- Children now make up less of America's population than ever before, even with a boost from immigrant families. And when this generation...
The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 09.19.2011
Just as the United States struggles to figure out the future of Social Security, there's a hard truth to face: Americans are only getting older. Wi...
The Huffington Post/The National Journal | Dean Praetorius | Posted 08.17.2011
While we all may know who's directly representing us in Congress, most people don't know very much about the people behind the scenes making sure our ...
Ange-Marie Hancock | Posted 05.26.2012