Can America’s Reading Matter Tell Us Who’ll Win the Election?
If Amazon.com’s red-blue heatmap reflects American political reality, President Barack Obama’s odds of re-election are so hopeless, he might as well have spent all three debates curled into a fetal...
View ArticleThe New Way to Vote: Instructions for New Yorkers
After decades of pulling levers to vote, New Yorkers have a new ballot system to contend with this year, and it’s very different. So, in the interests of civic engagement, our Senior Planet Video of...
View ArticleThe Senior Vote: Crunching the Numbers
Election night was a nail-biter, whichever side you were on. And perhaps more than in any other year, the senior vote helped to make the race as close as it could get in key states like Ohio and...
View ArticleHave You Seen This Political Ad? They’re Calling It a Masterpiece.
An unlikely political ad that features 73-year-old Carl Sciortino, Sr, of Massachusetts could be a deciding factor in the October 15 special election for the state’s 5th Congressional District. The ad...
View ArticleDebate Watch 2016: The Third Debate
Missed the debate? Watch it here and get links to fact-checking of the candidates' statements.
View ArticleCan America’s Reading Matter Tell Us Who’ll Win the Election?
If Amazon.com's red-blue heatmap truly reflects American political reality, President Barack Obama's odds of re-election are so hopeless, he might as well have spent all three debates curled into a...
View ArticleThe New Way to Vote: Instructions for New Yorkers
After decades of pulling levers to vote, New Yorkers have to contend with a new ballot system this year. So, in the interests of civic engagement, the Senior Planet Video of the Week is the New York...
View ArticleThe Senior Vote: Crunching the Numbers
Election night was a nail-biter, whichever side you were on. And the senior vote helped make this race as close as it could get in key states. That's because seniors, now a significant chunk
View ArticleHave You Seen This Political Ad? They’re Calling It a Masterpiece.
A political ad in Massachusetts that writes a new page in the annals of the generation gap has gone viral, generating hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.
View ArticleDebate Watch 2016: The Third Debate
Missed the debate? Watch it here and get links to fact-checking of the candidates' statements.
View ArticleSeniors By the Numbers: Stunning Census Bureau Stats
...65+ in 2012 identifying as widowed. 70.3% Percentage of citizens 65+ who say they cast a ballot in the 2008 presidential election – the highest turnout rate of any age... The post Seniors By the...
View ArticleEuropean Film Festival
...Malta who decides to save his country by winning its presidential election. (The film begins with a chryron that says “Inspired by true events.”) The delightful performances by lead Paul... The post...
View ArticlePlanet Talk: Monologist David Greenberger
...a thirst for skydiving as her husband neared death, to the man in “She Voted,” who remembered his mother voting in the first election in which American women could exercise... The post Planet Talk:...
View Article2014: A Year of Searching
...in any other state. People in Pennsylvania searched more than other Americans for “marriage equality” and took an unusual interest in the 2016 election. Colorado took a special interest in... The...
View ArticleWhat We Googled in 2012
...whole list. Some of the most notable top searches in the US The #1 search term, Whitney Houston (#1), beat out our Hurricane Sandy (#2) and Election 2012 (#3). Houston... The post What We Googled in...
View ArticleBetter Dead Than Old?
...Well, guess what? Until you and I recognise the value of older people, and make care of older people and people with dementia an issue of high importance beyond elections,... The post Better Dead...
View ArticleSenior Activists Were at the Center of Recent Demonstrations
...symbolic for me to be there and celebrate it in that way.” “The whole focus behind this is to get big money out of our election process and eliminate voter... The post Senior Activists Were at the...
View ArticleIs this the most Ageist Ad of all time?
Adweek called this a “Comically Savage” election PSA series; but there’s nothing comic about it. This ad series tries to scare Millennials into voting by portraying older people, who vote... The post...
View ArticleHave You Seen This Political Ad? They’re Calling It a Masterpiece.
An unlikely political ad that features 73-year-old Carl Sciortino, Sr, of Massachusetts could be a deciding factor in the October 15 special election for the state’s 5th Congressional District. The......
View Article2012: The Year Online
...was their mainstreaming during election season, from the “binders full of women” meme launched minutes after Mitt Romney’s debate gaffe to the “texts from Hilary” meme inspired by a press... The...
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