David Crary writing for the Associated Press:”The poverty rate, pegged at 15.1 percent, is the highest of any major industrialized nation, and many experts believe it could get worse before it abates. The numbers are daunting — but they also can seem abs…
Paul Krugman writing for the New York Times: “Back in 1980, just as America was making its political turn to the right, Milton Friedman lent his voice to the change with the famous TV series ‘Free to Choose.’ In episode after episode, the genial economis…
Martha Burk writing for the Huffington Post: “‘Walmart Launches Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative; Effort Includes Goal to Source $20 Billion from Women-Owned Businesses in the U.S.’ read the headline on Walmart’s press release announcing
Ellen Killoran writing for the International Business Times: “A Texas college student has singlehandedly subverted the premise of American Apparel’s self-congratulatory foray into plus-sized merchandise — which the retail chain defines as sizes 12 and 1…
Laura Bassett writing for the Huffington Post: “The Virginia Board of Health passed the most severe abortion clinic regulations in the nation on Thursday, which health advocates say could effectively close down all 22 abortion providers in the state.”