Let’s Make a (Bad) Deal

By Peter Keating 
TALK TO PEOPLE WHO are financially secure in retirement and you’ll find that many of them have two things in common. One is a well-defined plan. The other is a pension. Unfortunately, many American companies are taking a whack at both the pensions and the plans of their employees by converting retirement benefits into schemes [...]

Men being men is a bad deal

 
By Robert Jensen
It’s hard to be a man; hard to live up to the demands that come with the dominant conception of masculinity, of the tough guy.
So, guys, I have an idea — maybe it’s time we stop trying. Maybe this masculinity thing is a bad deal, not just for women, but for us.
We need [...]