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For many Americans, Social Security payments are a crucial financial lifeline during retirement. In a landscape where financial security in old age is a growing concern, understanding how this program ...

I am writing on behalf of my brother. He is 61 and has been on disability for more than 10 years due to back issues. When he was working he was paid under the table for quite a few years, so he did ...

The loss of a spouse is devastating, and the challenges can be even greater if the surviving partner is disabled or unable to work. In such cases, the question of whether Social Security can help ...

“Nice Girls Don't Win: How I Burned It All Down to Claim My Power” by Parvati Shallow (Mark Squires/The Dial Press) If you consider yourself a fan of competition reality TV, then you are more than ...

I am an incest survivor. I was 24 when I disclosed to my family that my brother had sexually assaulted me 12 years before. That was 1984, a lifetime ago. No one talked about “telling,” much less about ...