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Single Women Fend for Themselves in Recession
By Michelle Chen · Posted on August 11, 2010 at 9:29 am ·  Filed under To Review
Topics: Poverty
Single Women Fend for Themselves in Recession

On the heels of another dismal job report and a flaming national debate over the meaning of marriage, the Center for American Progress presents a snapshot of the... Read more »

Is Environmental Injustice Morphing Little Girls’ Bodies?
By Michelle Chen · Posted on August 10, 2010 at 12:27 pm ·  Filed under Feeds, Headlines, Highlight
Topics: Children's Rights, Environment, Gender Equality, Health, Racial Equality, Women's Rights
Is Environmental Injustice Morphing Little Girls’ Bodies?

The beginning of adolescence is a tough time for any girl. It’s harder when you’re growing up in a tough neighborhood and go to a rough school. And it’s... Read more »

Standing before history
By Michelle Chen · Posted on April 9, 2009 at 7:26 pm ·  Filed under Feeds
Topics: Human Rights Law, U.S. and International Human Rights, Workers' Rights
Standing before history

  A multinational oil giant may be headed for its day of reckoning in a New York City courtroom next month. The lawsuit, Wiwa v. Shell, centers on charges of rampant... Read more »

What’s in a name?
By Michelle Chen · Posted on April 9, 2009 at 5:38 pm · 
Topics: Civil and Political Rights, Immigration, Racial Equality

Maybe Asian people would have an easier time participating in democracy if their names weren’t so darn tricky. That was the suggestion of one Texas legislator... Read more »

Numbers game: The 2010 Census
By Michelle Chen · Posted on April 3, 2009 at 9:01 pm ·  Filed under Feeds
Topics: Immigration, Legislation
Numbers game: The 2010 Census

Counting people is harder than it looks. The 2010 census is morphing from sociological project into a political one: conservatives are crowing about the dangers... Read more »

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