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Why is gay marriage so popular all of a sudden?

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Why is gay marriage so popular all of a sudden?  - Whether one likes it or not, America is becoming a far more LGBT -friendly nation. Specifically in terms of the gay  ...

The Affluent LGBT Investor: Equal Rights Tops Personal, Financial ...

The Affluent LGBT Investor: Equal Rights Tops Personal, Financial ...  - Almost twice as many LGBT households as their non- LGBT counterparts express concern about getting adequate help and advice to allow them to  ...

Lecturer earns award for LGBT education

Lecturer earns award for LGBT education  - John Naples-Campbell ran LGBT workshops at Knox Academy and led a group of S3 pupils on a film documentary about lesbian, gay, bisexual and  ...

NHL becomes first league with every team supporting LGBT

NHL becomes first league with every team supporting LGBT  - The NHL announced on Tuesday that Colorado Avalanche team captain Gabriel Landeskog became the latest professional athlete to speak on behalf  ...

New Virginia Bill Would Make Oral Sex Between 17-Year-Olds A ...

New Virginia Bill Would Make Oral Sex Between 17-Year-Olds A ...  - Efforts to amend the law to bring it into compliance with the Supreme Court's ruling were blocked by anti- LGBT legislators who preferred to keep the  ...

Former Marine, leading gay college activist

Former Marine, leading gay college activist   - Setter, 24, who now lives in suburban Westmont, is a strong, outspoken LGBT activist, crossing into many areas and leading many attacks, so to speak  ...

The War on Poverty kept poor people poor

The War on Poverty kept poor people poor  - Calling for a new War on Poverty overlooks the larger history of economic growth, the real gains in the living standards of poor Americans since the  ...

Losing the war on poverty?

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Losing the war on poverty ?  - The rate of Americans below the poverty line has fallen since 1964, from 19% to 15%, but the ranks of the poor in raw numbers has actually grown.

Latino employment hasn't recovered in Nevada

Latino employment hasn't recovered in Nevada  - The study found that the downturn in the construction and hospitality sectors left many Latino people out of work. But while the state's economy has  ...

US education, justice departments issue new guidance on school ...

US education , justice departments issue new guidance on school ...  - A letter detailing the guidance cites unpublished statistics from the federal education department that shows African- American students are three times  ...

Analyst: More reforms needed of federal education loans to parents

Analyst: More reforms needed of federal education loans to parents  - If anything, New America analyst Rachel Fishman argued, the Education Department's reforms “were too modest.” What the department did in October  ...

The Great Goliath of White Guilt and The Disrepair of America's ...

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The Great Goliath of White Guilt and The Disrepair of America's ...  - According to the U.S. Department of Education and as noted in the 2012 State of Black America report, each year 1.3 million African- American   ...

Common Core fight is just getting started Pelosi on CCSF CFPB ...

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Common Core fight is just getting started Pelosi on CCSF CFPB ...  - Anne Hyslop, policy analyst with New America's Education Policy Program, said the new information about priority and focus schools is most  ...

What's the Matter With Kansas' Schools?

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What's the Matter With Kansas' Schools?  - KANSAS, like every state, explicitly guarantees a free public education in its Constitution, affirming America's founding belief that only an educated   ...

Birthright to a Jewish education

Birthright to a Jewish education  - Jewish philanthropists: I offer a New Year's Resolution that can potentially change the face of American Jewry for decades. Create a Birthright to a  ...

Gay-Rights Advocates Prepare for the Sochi Olympics

Gay -Rights Advocates Prepare for the Sochi Olympics  -  Black was clear about the political nature of his visit to Russia. The new anti- gay law was “put in place to create fear and  ...

Obama's rhetoric on fighting poverty doesn't match his policies

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Obama's rhetoric on fighting poverty doesn't match his policies  - Although the president often rails against income inequality in America , his policies have had little impact overall on poverty . A record 47 million  ...

For Democrats in Congress, a Return to the 'War on Poverty' 50 ...

For Democrats in Congress, a Return to the 'War on Poverty ' 50 ...  - In the 50 years since Johnson called for a "War on Poverty " in his State of the ... While the census found that just 15 percent of Americans were living in  .

Escape poverty: graduate, work, get married, have kids

Escape poverty : graduate, work, get married, have kids  - Fifty years ago today, in his State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson declared an "unconditional war on poverty in America ." Over the  ...

The political war over poverty

The political war over poverty  - Her life is not unlike those of millions of Americans who rely on a patchwork of ... In his first presidential campaign, poverty was not a focus, but Obama  ...

86 Percent of Americans Think the Government Should Fight Poverty

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86 Percent of Americans Think the Government Should Fight Poverty  - Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson announced a “War on Poverty ,” a majority of Americans believe that persistent economic hardship is the  ...

Why You Should Forget About the Poverty Rate

Why You Should Forget About the Poverty Rate  - If you want to appreciate just how much progress America has made fighting poverty since Lyndon Johnson declared his war on it 50 years ago this  ...

Why You Should Forget About the Poverty Rate

Why You Should Forget About the Poverty Rate  - If you want to appreciate just how much progress America has made fighting poverty since Lyndon Johnson declared his war on it 50 years ago this  ...

Rubio: US needs new approach to help poor up the ladder

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Rubio: US needs new approach to help poor up the ladder  -  ... of the nation's anti- poverty programs. “The biggest problem we face is not the difference in income between the richest and the poorest Americans ,  ...

One In Three Americans Lived In Poverty For At Least Two Months ...

One In Three Americans Lived In Poverty For At Least Two Months ...  - Yesterday's chart of the day was the stunning prevalence of poverty in Greece, which soaring to 44%, up from 14% a year ago, was too mindboggling  ...

Economic Inequality in America: Developing a New War on Poverty ...

Economic Inequality in America : Developing a New War on Poverty ...  - In this lesson students will learn about the problems of poverty and economic inequality in America , and then they will research possible solutions as  ...