Downhill from Here, Katherine S. Newman
Downhill from Here, Katherine S. Newman
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Downhill from Here
Retirement Insecurity in the Age of Inequality

Author: Katherine S. Newman

Narrator: Karen White

Unabridged: 12 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/22/2019

Synopsis

Retirement insecurity is an increasingly serious manifestation of the vast inequality that risks destroying the social fabric in America. The nearly inevitable consequence of lifetime wage discrepancies, security in retirement is linked to the kinds of jobs we hold during our work lives. That, in turn, is a product of all the forces leading to historic levels of inequality, forces that have protected the very wealthy, destroyed any hold on stability for the poor, and gradually eroded the security of the vast middle class. The problem of inequality has moved from an academic preoccupation to a growing theme in national and local politics. The election of Bill Di Blasio in New York was the first real political victory that owes itself to citizens demanding a reversal of inequality. It has been an underlying them in the Democratic presidential debates, a motif for the Hillary Clinton campaign and a pronounced feature of Bernie Sanders' bid. This attention is not an accident. When members of Congress returned to their districts to test out messages for upcoming elections, the one issue that resonated among their publics was “Do something about retirement.”

About Katherine S. Newman

Katherine S. Newman is the author of twelve books on topics ranging from urban poverty to school violence. No Shame in My Game: the Working Poor in the Inner City received the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Prize. Katherine is currently provost and professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on October 25, 2018

The United States ranks 17th (of 30) in provision for retirement, at about the level of Colombia or Chile. This scandal leaves millions upon millions scrambling to have enough food or meet monthly overhead. But the book Downhill From Here isn’t really about that. It’s mostly about people who contrib......more

Goodreads review by Diane on February 13, 2019

The prospect of a comfortable retirement has, unfortunately, become an increasingly elusive dream and it is Downhill from Here. In 2017, less than half of US employers provided a company-sponsored retirement plan. Even employees who thought they were covered have lost their retirement to bankruptcy a......more

Goodreads review by Tim on March 10, 2020

The other day I tripped over a three year old. As I lay there on the ground dazed and trying to collect myself, this child knelt down and said “Watch your back old timer. I’m coming for you.” I’ve been telling people for years, these little kids may look innocent but they are just waiting for their m......more

Goodreads review by Tifnie on June 28, 2019

I should also choose "tragic" as a bookshelf. This book was not only depressing but it makes you mad as all get out! Downhill From Here is about corporate stealing of hard earned money from American citizens! Downhill from here explores Bell Company in the '60s and '70s prior to the Telecommunications......more

Goodreads review by David on July 27, 2019

not a practical how-to about retirement prep, but more of a snapshot of how rough the situation is for a lot of people [deep dives on former employees of Detroit from before its bankruptcy, Verizon from its Ma Bell days, United Airlines from before bankruptcy, people from an extremely poor Louisiana......more

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