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Lessons of November

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Election Reaction, Conservatives, New Jersey, Liberals, Middle Class, Wage Gap, Gay Marriage, Maine, Politics News
Max Fraad Wolff

I believe that hordes of voters went yesterday and voted for Republican candidates and discriminatory marriage platforms even though they voted for and like Obama. I also believe they are expressing an anger that liberal and conservative pundits alike do not understand.

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How Laffer Inadvertently Prophesies The Limits of Capitalism

Stephen Herrington | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Taxes, Wealth, Stock Market, Economy, Economic Crisis, Tax Cuts, Arthur Laffer, Wage Gap, Housing Crisis, Wealth Gap, Fiscal Responsibility, Business News
Stephen Herrington

As the very rich have increased the gulf between their wealth and that of the average citizen, two patterns have emerged.

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Sotomayor Racist?

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Newspaper Columnists, Women, Supreme Court Justices, Latinos, Politicians, Women of Color, Latinas, Racist, Obama, American Sociological Association, Prejudice, Race, Employment Discrimination, Clarence Thomas, Barack Obama, Gender, Patricia Hill Collins, Talk Radio, Conservatives, Editorials, Race for the American Dream, American Dream, Sex, Sonia Sotomayor, Conservative Talk Radio, Racism, Sotomayor, Wage Gap, Discrimination, Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Poverty Rate, Inequality, Histpanics, Politics News
Abby L. Ferber

The fact that these conservative politicians and commentators don't even see racism unless they feel it is directed against them is precisely why we need the voices of women of color on the court.

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Another Slap for Feminism

Heather Wood Rudúlph | Posted 06.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Feminist Debate, Glass Ceiling, Equal Pay, Wage Gap, Feminism, Living News
Heather Wood Rudúlph

There's no doubt that women have to choose between family and a certain career tier. Adequate workplace policies just don't exist to give women the opportunity to do both. But taking issue with that fact isn't whining, it's advocating for progress.

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Peaceful Revolution: Close the Wage Gap

Dionna Humphrey | Posted 05.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Women's Rights, Wage Gap, Wage Disparity, Feminism, Wages, Business News
Dionna Humphrey

The Equal Pay Act is more than 40 years old, and it needs updating.

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The Tear-Down (Detroit Edition)

Rev. Peter Laarman | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Auto Bailout, Wage Gap, Congress, Rust Belt, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Detroit Three, United Auto Workers, Automakers, Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Financial Crisis, Detroit Reaction, Auto Industry, Business News
Rev. Peter Laarman

The nation is said to be in need to some bottom-up economic stimulus. And now we're going to tear down what remains of the country's manufacturing core?

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Peaceful Revolution: In Appreciation, to the Magnificently Overqualified Women of America

Alexandra Estes | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, John McCain, Wages, John McCain Women, Women and Politics, Fair Pay Act, Wage Gap, Living News
Alexandra Estes

John McCain quipped that rather than earning a pay rate equal to a man's, for doing the same job, a little more "education and training" will help cure the woes of working women.

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Ask a Working Woman

Arlene Holt Baker | Posted 05.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Foreclosures, Retirement Security, Labor, Maternity Leave, Child Care, Working America, Economy, Working Women, Wage Gap, Afl-Cio, Unions, Health Care, Mothers, Recession, Mortgage Crisis, Living News
Arlene Holt Baker

A majority of women say they're worried about such fundamental economic issues as paying for health care, not having retirement security, and pay not keeping up with the cost of living.

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