/tags/baby-boomers baby boomers en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:19:47 GMT /2022-04-18/how-two-generations-are-fighting-climate-change-by-focusing-on-finance-and-age Delaney Reynolds and Bill McKibben are from different generations and live on opposite ends of the East Coast. Both have committed themselves toward fighting climate change and rallying politicians and people, while increasingly focusing on finance. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:19:47 GMT /2022-04-18/how-two-generations-are-fighting-climate-change-by-focusing-on-finance-and-age Tom Hudson /2019-11-18/okboomer-vs-okmillennial-workplace-nightmare-or-just-a-meme The popularity of #OkBoomer suggests there might be a yawning gap in attitudes between old and young. Those differences can sometimes play out in the workforce, which now spans five generations. Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:01:00 GMT /2019-11-18/okboomer-vs-okmillennial-workplace-nightmare-or-just-a-meme Yuki Noguchi /npr-breaking-news/2019-10-02/older-americans-are-increasingly-unwilling-or-unable-to-retire People age 65 and older make up the fastest-growing group of workers in the U.S. Some want to work; some have to work — and their numbers are changing how we view retirement. Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:00:50 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2019-10-02/older-americans-are-increasingly-unwilling-or-unable-to-retire Ina Jaffe /2015-01-15/businesses-try-to-stave-off-brain-drain-as-boomers-retire Employers are trying to hang onto older talent by offering flexible work hours, more attractive health care benefits or having retirees return to mentor younger workers. Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:21:00 GMT /2015-01-15/businesses-try-to-stave-off-brain-drain-as-boomers-retire Yuki Noguchi /2013-08-12/are-we-ready-for-a-massive-aging-population America's population is aging at a rapid rate: 20 percent of the country will be 65 or older by the year 2050. Guest host Celeste Headlee talks with experts about how the aging population will affect the American landscape. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:00:00 GMT /2013-08-12/are-we-ready-for-a-massive-aging-population /news/2013-04-02/have-you-talked-to-your-parents-about-drugs-the-startling-rise-of-baby-boomer-drug-abuse Baby boomers have become addicted to drugs at an alarming rate. The most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released in 2012, found illicit… Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT /news/2013-04-02/have-you-talked-to-your-parents-about-drugs-the-startling-rise-of-baby-boomer-drug-abuse