The Nation’s Pandemic: The Coming Together of Age, Disability, and Diversity | Fernando Torres-Gil

The COVID-19 virus has undoubtedly altered how we live our lives, from the nature of our relationships to our views of who we are as individuals, communities, a nation, and members of a global community. Its impact is widely reported, with escalating mortality and morbidity rates, strained public finances, and fractious ideology and politics. Yet its impact on older adults, those with disabilities, and communities of color has yet to be fully integrated into the publi...

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Listening. Learning. Standing with you.

Black Lives Matter More than at any time in our past, during the last several days we at the Milken Institute have been listening to the voices of Black Americans who have been wounded, marginalized, and repressed by structural racism. We recognize that we have more to do to address disparate health and economic outcomes that are rooted in racism. And we are committed to using the power of our platform to amplify Black voices and catalyze changes to the systems that ...

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Women in the Workforce: How California Measures Up

July 22, 2019

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Hillary Is In -- And Her Age Is No Disqualifier

Hillary is in, and questions are already surfacing about her age. While I'd rather talk policy than politics, let me take issue with that age question now. Americans deserve to know about a presidential prospect's health, and questions about experience, values, efficacy, and integrity are, of course, legitimate areas of inquiry. But to imply that Hillary -- or any candidate -- should be discounted based on advancing age goes too far. Age is an asset. It's no disqualif...

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