Today on Leonard Lopate at Large, sociologist Katherine S. Newman talks about her book “Downhill from Here: Retirement Insecurity in the Age of Inequality,” and why she believes the current American retirement crisis touches us all, cutting across class lines and generational divides.
As millions of Baby Boomers reach their golden years, the state of retirement in America is little short of a disaster.
Nearly half the households with people aged 55 and older have no retirement savings at all. The real estate crash wiped out much of the home equity that millions were counting on to support their retirement. And the typical Social Security check covers less than 40 percent of pre-retirement wages.
Today on Leonard Lopate at Large, Hannah Howard will talk about her book “FEAST: True Love in and out of the Kitchen”. “Hannah Howard,...
On today's Leonard Lopate at Large , Kevin Cunningham of 3-Legged Dog talks about his plans to open a virtual laboratory for conceiving large-scale...
Today on Leonard Lopate at Large, Leonard has a a conversation with Ed Asner and Tovah Feldshuh about their celebrated past performances and what...