Daily Archives: August 30, 2011

Latino and black Americans hit worst by hard times

August 30, 2011 – 7:47 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING The Great Recession did not hurt all Americans equally. It tended to punish the middle and lower classes worse than the well-off, and it hurt men more than women. But a July 2011 study shows that the biggest disparity may have been racial. According to the Pew Research Center, Latino […]

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My co-parent, my friend: The new family model?

August 30, 2011 – 7:44 pm

by Nancy Ludwig WHAT’S HAPPENING Broody Brit singletons are shunning anonymous sperm donors and expensive IVF treatments in favour of having (and bringing up) baby with a co-parent who’s a friend, not a lover (Telegraph.co.uk, 8 August 2011). Previously popular within the gay community, co-parenting — in which the child’s biological parents bring them up […]

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Vitaminwater quenches thirsty gadgets

August 30, 2011 – 7:41 pm

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING Bus-stop-bound consumers short on smartphone power and long on waiting time are turning to Vitaminwater for a quick pick me up. The drink brand partnered with agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky to mount advertisements in bus shelters in Chicago, New York, Boston and Los Angeles featuring triple-USB ports that […]

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India’s middle class wants a Ready, Set, Go! democracy

August 30, 2011 – 7:37 pm

by Sumaa Tekur When 74-year-old Indian social activist Kisan Baburao “Anna” Hazare broke his 13-day fast on Sunday, there were cheers of victory across the country. The people were celebrating not only Anna’s success, but the power of collective will. Anna led an anti-corruption movement demanding that Parliament pass the Jan Lokpal Bill (citizens’ ombudsman […]

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