Divided We Fail Debate Tracker
Are the candidates discussing the issues Americans care about? Find out via our Debate Tracker.
We believe that health care and financial security are the most pressing domestic issues facing our nation. More »
Candidate Statements
Check out In Their Own Words, the 2008 presidential candidates' own statements on the issues of health care and financial security. More »
Congressional Pledge
We're asking Congress to commit to working in a bipartisan way to provide Americans with actions and answers. More »
Featured Articles
Have Your Members of Congress Seen the Light?
AARP's David Sloane shares why it's so important for you to tell Congress to "see the light" and support Divided We Fail.
From the Blogosphere
Check out the latest news from the Divided We Fail channel on SHAARPsession, the AARP blog.
The Divided We Fail Platform
Read our basic positions regarding the future of health and financial security.
Cutting Political Gridlock
Bill Novelli, CEO of AARP, shares the importance of breaking through the partisan stalemate and getting our political "leaders" to actually lead.
Hollywood Joins Divided We Fail
Hollywood's leading nonprofit organizations, the Entertainment Industry Foundation and the Motion Picture & Television Fund, have joined Divided We Fail.
Doing Well Through Wellness
Changing behavior starts with changing the culture that supports it, as evidenced by a recent study of companies that provide health care for more than 35 million Americans.
There's No Place Like Home
Long-term care is a subject most of us don't like to contemplate. But every day, millions of Americans are confronted with choices about long-term care.
Share Your Story
We want and need to hear from you on what what worries you about health care and long-term financial security.
Stand Up for Yourself
This video is a powerful anthem and appeal performed by the legendary Aretha Franklin. It encourages us to make our voices heard: "With this life if you do nothing else stand up for yourself."
Working After 50: Worry-free or Worrisome?
Working beyond retirement helps people stay active, engaged and independent. Let's do everything we can to redefine retirement for those who want, or need, to keep working.
Town Tour Crosses Granite State
The Divided We Fail Town Tour recently visited more than 28 New Hampshire towns in two months talking with people concerned about affordable, quality health care and long-term financial security.
The Quiet Crisis: The Rising Costs of Health Care
Known as the "quiet crisis," the number of people with health insurance who might be bankrupted by a medical crisis is growing.
In The News
Divided We Fail welcomes the newly formed Leaders' Project to the national health care debate.
Divided We Fail's new commercial highlights a woman injured in a car accident but forced to continue working because health care costs are too high.
More than eighty organizations agree that access to health care and long-term financial security is a basic need that all Americans share.
