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The Global Struggle for LGBT Identity

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The Global Struggle for LGBT Identity  - Attitudes toward the LGBT community are rapidly changing in the U.S. but that's not the case for gays in some parts of the world. ideastream's David C.

Marriage At Risk In Today's Environment Of Income Inequality?

Marriage At Risk In Today's Environment Of Income Inequality ?  - The book argues that income inequality has led to a decline in marriages, as middle class and lower income American families can no longer invest as ...

Inequality, the Landed Gentry, the Middle Class, and Capitalism

Inequality , the Landed Gentry, the Middle Class, and Capitalism  - He points out how selective we are about which kinds of inequality we ... I suspect it is fairly common for most Americans to survey their siblings and ...

Income inequality's 'deficit of opportunity'

Income inequality's 'deficit of opportunity'  - As the gap between the wealthy and the poor in America widens, some policy ... deficit and referred to the income inequality as a "deficit of opportunity.

SC businesses roll out the red carpet for 'Big Gay' wedding celebration

SC businesses roll out the red carpet for 'Big Gay' wedding celebration  - Gay rights advocates hope the buzz surrounding a “Big, Gay 'I Do'” wedding celebration in Charleston will show how much ...

Ariz. same-sex couple want marriage recognized due to terminal illness

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Ariz. same-sex couple want marriage recognized due to terminal illness  - A same-sex couple from southern Arizona wants a federal judge to immediately order the state to recognize their marriage because one ...

Russian gang leader who tortured gays on camera jailed for 5 years

Russian gang leader who tortured gays on camera jailed for 5 years  - According to LGBTQ Nation, Martsinkevich was arrested in Cuba in January and extradited to Russia on 'extremism' charges after he committed ...

Marriage equality winning after decades of struggle

Marriage equality winning after decades of struggle  - The LGBTQ communities have been on a winning streak, with the District of Columbia and 19 states — where 44 percent of the country's population ...

Is Disney Ready for Gay Royalty?

Is Disney Ready for Gay Royalty?  - Disney's long been under fire for its lack of representation of LGBTQ -inclusive stories. Although the Walt Disney Company has shown ...

The Militarization of American Education

The Militarization of American Education  - The roots of American education were grounded in two necessities. One was the need for the Industrial Revolution to depend on, as the wit and social ...

US education: How we got where we are today

US education : How we got where we are today  - The new evaluation system, along with many of the other changes roiling American education , can be traced directly back to a set of old ideas – as old ...

Colombia: Bullfighters Go on Hunger Strike to Protest Ban

Colombia: Bullfighters Go on Hunger Strike to Protest Ban  - Bullfighting continues in many Latin American countries , a holdover from Spanish colonial rule. However, younger generations have lost interest in the ...

Latin Americans infuse New York with Hispanic culture

Latin Americans infuse New York with Hispanic culture  - The infusion of Mexican, South and Central American immigrants to New York has ... To visualise the vibrancy of Latin American urban culture, visit the ... The exhibit, with art from 15 countries , illustrates contemporary approaches to ...

Russian food embargo smells like opportunity for Latin America

Russian food embargo smells like opportunity for Latin America  - Furious over the sanctions Western countries have imposed on Russia over its ... That could enable major Latin American food producers like Brazil, ...

Latin makes surprising comeback in state schools

Latin makes surprising comeback in state schools  - One said: “The Department for Education proposals will kill Latin stone dead, end of story. The proposals are unachievable even by many abler ...

What a fake 'viral' story tells us about how we view young African American men

What a fake 'viral' story tells us about how we view young African American men  - The answer may be found in our preconceptions about race , and in the stories of unarmed African American men killed by cops. We all know the story ...

Ferguson and the Urban-Suburban Race Conflict

Ferguson and the Urban-Suburban Race Conflict  - In Ferguson and many towns like it, majority African - American communities most grapple with mostly white county governments. How this leads to ...

Do Blacks share responsibility for America's racist society?

Do Blacks share responsibility for America's racist society?  - The critical report shows that racial disparities in school discipline policies ... By 2004 federal data showed that black Americans , 13 per cent of the ...

Ferguson Killing Exposes the Reality Of Militarized, Racist Policing directed against African ...

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Ferguson Killing Exposes the Reality Of Militarized, Racist Policing directed against African ...  - Ferguson is not unusual when it comes to racially unfair policing, tensions between police and the African American community has been building for ...

Killing of an African-American and racial profiling in USA

Killing of an African - American and racial profiling in USA  - A white police officer gunned down an unarmed African - American (black) teenager Michael Brown that triggered riots and revived the debate over ...

New report to reveal big gaps in Latino health-care access

New report to reveal big gaps in Latino health-care access  -  Latinos make up half of the uninsured in Texas, in fact. ... title of having “the highest rate of uninsured people in the United States,” or 6 million people .

Mexican billionaire offers advice for Latinos

Mexican billionaire offers advice for Latinos - What is important is that people earn more and that more middle classes are formed," said Slim, who owns telecommunications giant America Movil, ...

24 Pct of people over 15 are habitual smokers in Cuba

24 Pct of people over 15 are habitual smokers in Cuba  - Some 24 percent of people over 15 years old are habitual smokers in Cuba and half the population is exposed to tobacco smoke at home, at work or ...

More than 1200 multinationals hold sway in South Florida

More than 1200 multinationals hold sway in South Florida  - With the growth in Latin America , education has improved and the talent pool has grown. Many multinationals are finding it easier, if not a little ...

STEM-Focused Educational and Occupational Opportunities are Important for Latino Youth: Here's ...

STEM-Focused Educational and Occupational Opportunities are Important for Latino Youth: Here's ...  - STEM-focused educational and occupational opportunities are vital for Latinos, who traditionally lag behind whites and Asians when it comes to ...