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This week's news on the work-life conflict, care, the care crisis, the care economy and human well-being.

Friday, August 31, 2012

 

ARTICLES

Where the Gender Gap Was Born

From: Salon.com

By: Steve Kornacki

"The origins of the GOP's war on women can be traced back to the summer of 1980."

http://www.salon.com/2012/08/27/where_the_gender_gap_was_born/

 

Can Single Women Swing the Election?

From: Salon.com

By: Suzanne Kahn

"Both parties are making their pitch, but neither side is addressing critical issues like paid maternity leave."

http://www.salon.com/2012/08/27/can_single_women_swing_the_election/

 

America's Open Secret: Middle-Class Decline

From: Salon.com

By: David Woolner

"It's become a national emergency, but where is our FDR?"

http://www.salon.com/2012/08/26/americas_open_secret_middle_class_decline/

 

Lonely Men on Campus: Student Veterans Struggle to Fit In

From: The Atlantic

By: Alex Horton

"After months or years in far-off war zones, former soldiers are facing a new kind of isolation at college."

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/08/lonely-men-on-campus-student-veterans-struggle-to-fit-in/261628/

 

Paul Ryan Address: Convention Speech Built On Demonstrably Misleading Assertions

From: Huffington Post

By: Ryan Grim

"Paul Ryan pledged Wednesday that if he and his running mate Mitt Romney were elected president, they would usher in an ethic of responsibility. The Wisconsin congressman and GOP vice presidential candidate repeatedly chided President Barack Obama for blaming the jobs and housing crises on his predecessor, saying that his habit of 'forever shifting blame to the last administration, is getting old. The man assumed office almost four years ago -- isn't it about time he assumed responsibility?'"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/paul-ryan-address_n_1841819.html

 

RADIO

Romney's Plan To Broaden Tax Base Finds Critics

From: NPR's It's All Politics

By: Jim Zarroli

"Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he favors keeping all of the Bush-era tax cuts and then adding some more. To pay for these cuts, he would reduce or eliminate some of the tax deductions that many Americans have come to rely on. But his proposals are already facing a lot of resistance."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/08/27/160083532/romney-s-plan-to-broaden-tax-base-finds-critics

 

Helping Recent Vets Find Meaning In New Jobs

From: NPR's Talk of the Nation

By: Neal Conan

"Veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq face unemployment rates even higher than the general population. And many veterans say that employers don't understand how their service translates into valuable job skills. Now, a number of companies and organizations hope to change that."

http://www.npr.org/2012/08/27/160120142/helping-recent-vets-find-meaning-in-new-jobs

 

How Has The Economy Changed Since 2008 Elections?

From: NPR's Tell Me More

By: Michel Martin

"During the last convention season, the U.S. was facing a frightening moment in its economic history. Home sales were shutting down, employers were slashing payrolls, and financial institutions were lurching toward chaos. Host Michel Martin talks with NPR's Marilyn Geewax about how the economic outlook has changed in the last four years."

http://www.npr.org/2012/08/27/160111788/how-has-the-economy-changed-since-2008-elections

 

Single Moms Speak Out On Challenges

From: NPR's Tell Me More

By: Michel Martin

"Single mothers have a lot on their plate, but reports show that the unemployment rate among single moms has doubled in the last five years. Host Michel Martin speaks with three moms who have raised children as single moms, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Dani Tucker and Angelica Perez-Litwin."

http://www.npr.org/2012/08/28/160172337/single-moms-speak-out-on-challenges

 

BLOGS

Fantasy Women of the GOP

From: The Nation

By: Jessica Valenti

"As the 'war on women' continues, my sole comfort has been watching dumbfounded Republicans try to explain away the misogyny that's so foundational to their agenda."

http://www.thenation.com/blog/169598/fantasy-women-gop#

 

Our Dis-Integrated Economy

From: Economix, a blog from The New York Times

By: Nancy Folbre

"During Mitt Romney's time at its helm, Bain Capital cleverly invested in, and made enormous profits from, companies that The Washington Post describes as 'pioneers in the practice of shipping work from the United States to overseas call centers and factories making computer components.'"

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/27/our-dis-integrated-economy/?ref=business

 

 

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