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Democratic Candidates Want to Triple the Minimum Wage 0
- Economics
- February 12, 2020
Tom Steyer, the billionaire longshot seeking to become America’s 46th president, says he’d push Congress to pass a $22 hourly minimum wage if elected. Steyer made the announcement on Sunday in Winnsboro, South Carolina, during a campaign block party, MarketWatch reports. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25. While other presidential contenders have called for
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The Latest Feminist Idea Is ‘1984’ Meets ‘The Office’0
- Culture
- February 12, 2020
One minute you are contemplating your next vacation, the next you click on Facebook and see adverts for hotels and cheap flights. Coincidence? Surely. But what about that smart speaker in your kitchen? It doesn’t just play music and provide an on-demand weather forecast. It hears about the groceries that need replenishing, the cat’s trip
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Woke Twitter Laughs at Jimmy Fallon’s Fear of Cancellation 0
- Culture
- February 12, 2020
Drag performer RuPaul appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the other day. In recent years, drag has achieved widespread visibility and acceptance, sashaying triumphantly from underground clubs to TV screens and into elementary school classrooms. Now, it has reached a new milestone, with RuPaul becoming the first drag queen to appear on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. “This
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How a Texas Highway Turned One College Professor Away From Socialism 0
- Education
- February 11, 2020
Socialism is the flavor of the day, especially among young people. In both 2010 and 2018 youth support for socialism measured at 51 percent. Although it has remained steady, support for its opposing ideology – capitalism – fell from 68 percent to 45 percent over the same time period. Given the college activist environment, can these young
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My Daughter Plays Like a Trad Wife 0
- Culture
- February 11, 2020
Having just one almost two-year-old girl, I am a relative newcomer to the world of little girls. My first two children were boys who were drawn towards roadworks, train tracks and diggers. Hence my little girl has a wide range of vehicles to choose from. Yet, unlike either of my boys, she insists on playing with her “babies”,
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The Vast Majority of High Schoolers Are Unhappy at School 0
- Education
- February 11, 2020
Most high school students are not happy at school. A new study by Yale researchers finds that nearly three-quarters of high schoolers report negative feelings toward school. The study surveyed more than 20,000 high school students in all 50 U.S states and found widespread dissatisfaction at school across all demographic groups, with girls reporting slightly
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Democratic Candidates Want to Triple the Minimum Wage 0