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Living Wage Ruling Gives Queens Casino Workers a Fighting Chance
By Rachel L. Swarns For the fast-food workers who demonstrated across the country this month, it is only a dream. For many economists and policy makers, it is the subject of intense debate. But there is nothing hypothetical about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Casino, fast food, Living wage, New York, New York City, Resorts World, Security guard, Single-parent, Wage
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What the Rising Number of Single Dads Says About Fatherhood in General
By Noah Berlatsky If my wife and I divorced, who would get the kid? Obviously, if only for mental health reasons, this isn’t the sort of hypothetical I want to spend any significant proportion of my time worrying about. But … Continue reading
Rick Perry Attacks Wendy Davis: ‘She Was A Teenage Mother Herself’
By Igor Volsky Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) directly attacked state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) during a speech at the National Right To Life conference on Thursday, arguing that the state senator who filibustered for 13 hours to defeat an … Continue reading
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Tagged Filibuster, Harvard Law School, Rick Perry, Senate, Single-parent, Texas, Texas Senate, Wendy Davis
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Single motherhood in U.S. increases sharply
By Carol Morello More than six out of 10 women who give birth in their early 20s are unmarried, the Census Bureau said Wednesday in a report that shows sharp discrepancies in single mothers related to income, education and race. … Continue reading
Single Moms Crushed by Recession
Black and Hispanic single mothers has zero median wealth. ZERO. That is surprising and depressing. When America encounters an economic recession or depression our community suffers earlier, longer and more dramatically than the majority. When looking at this issue from that … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, economy, hispanic, Mother, parenting, recession, Single Mothers, Single-parent, wealth, wealth gap
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