Friday, February 21, 2014

SAHM vs WOHM? 'Choice' Would Be a Fine Thing

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This barf-inducing letter from a working mom to a stay-at-home mom was doing the rounds of social media recently. Some choice quotes: ...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Are Female Employees More Costly and Troublesome Than Others?

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Another day, another CEO being chewed out for clumsy comments. This time it is Tim Armstrong of AOL who ignored his PR person and ad-libbed...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

Newsflash!! Sick Oregonians Getting Healthcare They Don't Deserve!!

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Recent coverage of the outcome of a two-year study into the impact of an expansion of Medicaid in Oregon had me laughing out loud. Apparent...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

In Praise of Daycare

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When you say you have your child in daycare around here you often get a little sniffy reaction. Daycare? Really? Wouldn't a nanny be pr...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Flip-Side of the European 'Job for Life' Economy

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Recently I've been enjoying the new longform, multimedia reporting that the New York Times has introduced. Combining lengthy in-depth r...
Monday, November 18, 2013

What I'm Watching and Reading: 'The House I Live In' and 'The New Jim Crow'

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The House I Live In - Official Trailer  Eugene Jarecki's documentary about the war on drugs was very unsettling. While I alread...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Feel-Good Story of the Week: Expectant Models

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Whenever I find stories like this one in the New York Times , it makes my day. It profiles Expectant Models, an agency that represents preg...