Aging Today, ASA's bimonthly newspaper, covers developments in public policy, research, practice, media and programming in the field of aging. A four-page pullout section, "In Focus," is devoted to in-depth coverage of a single topic. Aging Today is a high-quality, newsprint-format, black and white newspaper.

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As 77 million boomers approach their so-called golden years, the U.S. pension and retirement system broadcasts mixed messages about how well it values them as potential economic and social contributors in the last third of their lives. This “In Focus” section examines some of the major conundrums facing the United States as its population ages rapidly--but vigorously. Full Story

BOOMERS TO REDEFINE WORKPLACE Boomers To Redefine Workplace Full story. (Drawings by Tyler Cohen)

Front Page

• Benefits at the Brink -- Pension Default Could Trigger Crisis
• Elder Vote Shifts to Bush With Rest of U.S. (PDF)

Forum

• The Truth About the Critical Condition of Overdosed America (PDF)

Inside Aging Today

• ‘Alzheimer's Impostor’ Hits 375,000 With Reversible Illness (PDF)
• CDC’S Great Arthritis Remedy: Exercise, Self-Management (PDF)
• Health Costs Cut Savings for Retirement (PDF)
• Health Gap

In Focus : Green Light, Red Light: Roads And Roadblocks To Retirement

COMING UP SHORT As 401(k)s replace traditional plans, they will provide less reliable retirement income. Full story. (Cartoon: Jack Corbett )

• A Retired Woman's Best Friend: Social Security
• AARP Studies Best Employers (PDF)
• Boomers to Redefine Workplace (PDF)
• It's the Water (PDF)
• Research Sources (PDF)
• Will Boomer Generation Reinvent Aging? (PDF)
• Work Options Important for Minority Elders (PDF)
• Work Till They Drop? (PDF)

Business and Aging

• Why Age-Based Marketing Doesn't Work: Does Less With More

Creative Currents

• Freeing the Voice Within: The Healing Art of Songwriting

ASA Update

• ASA Launches Leadership Challenge for Its Next 50 Years