McDonnell Douglas Long Beach factory. Photo: Piergiuliano Chesi via Wikimedia Commons. Retiring comfortably at 65 is now out of reach for millions of Americans. Tom Coomer was a machinist at the aerospace manufacturer McDonnell Douglas for 29 years, but the plant closed one year before he was due to get his full pension. Now 80 …

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Photo: Alves Family via Flickr Creative Commons, https://flic.kr/p/bdMNSV We live in a divisive time, where the president of the United States focuses on our differences instead of our common humanity. Though Dr. Martin Luther King was controversial, he sought to unite us, to appeal to our better angels. Dr. King believed strongly in the dignity …

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Women serving in the U.S. Congress by party through 2019. Source: Wikimedia Commons The record number of women legislators on Capitol Hill could have a positive impact on women’s retirement security. More than 100 women were sworn into office as members of the U.S. House last week.  This new “sisterhood” of lawmakers brings a stronger female perspective to the nation’s …

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