They’re the majority of the people who work primarily for tips, and they make even less than their male counterparts.
Gender & Sexuality
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Photo of the Day, Tiny Adorable Scientists Edition
View image | gettyimages.com President Obama meets with some six-year-old Girl Scouts who participated in the White House science fair. They designed an electric page-turner to help people who are paralyzed or have arthritis to read. Also they’re adorable, though in and of itself that isn’t enough to get you invited to the White House. […]
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The Dance of Liberals and Radicals
As LBJ and MLK needed each other, so does today’s left-of-center establishment need the leftist vanguard—and vice-versa.
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Why Liberals Don’t Trust Hillary Clinton
An open letter to the likely Democratic nominee.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What Do the GOP Candidates Think of State ‘Conscience Clause’ Legislation?
Flickr/Gexydaf There’s an interesting/horrifying piece in today’s New York Times about a trend across the country, but mostly in the South, to enact “conscience” legislation at the state level that would allow businesses to discriminate against gay people if they can justify it on the basis of their religion. One interesting facet of this issue […]
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Photo of the Day, Traditional Marriage Edition
View image | gettyimages.com 3,500 couples marry in a Unification Church ceremony in South Korea, just as God always intended. No Adam and Steves here, you can bet on that.
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CPAC Labor Panel Does GOP No Favors in Outreach to Latinos, Women
Organizing among fast-food workers and home health-care aides has clearly gotten under the skin of anti-labor leaders—even as they boast of another anti-union triumph in Wisconsin.
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Pay Discrimination? Your Fault for Not Suing. (At CPAC, Carly Fiorina Explains How to Talk to Women)
Posted by guest blogger Kristen Doerer “If you read newspapers-and I hope you don’t clutter your mind with such nonsense” is how Chris Doss of the Leadership Institute opened a breakout session “Lies Told to You by Liberals.” Billed as an “activism boot camp,” the session took place on February 27, the second day of […]
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Christie Blusters His Way Through CPAC Appearance
Christie’s bluster has some appeal, but there’s only so long that he can use it to avoid owning up to some of his massive leadership failures.
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CPAC: Is Carly Fiorina the GOP’s Anti-Hillary?
Will the former CEO be the designated nemesis to the presumed Democratic presidential candidate? The optics couldn’t be better.
