Many In-home Workers Live in Poverty
In-home workers, 90 percent of them women, often live in poverty, earn low wages and work grueling hours without many of the protections enjoyed by…
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Soda Sales are Losing Their Fizz
(CNNMoney) — Health-conscious consumers are buying less soda, especially diet sodas flavored with artificial sweeteners, which some consider risky. Spending on soft drinks dropped 3.3…
Fantasy Sports Scores With Mobile and Online Users
When it comes to defining that which is “typically American,” I think we’re going to have to add “sports” to the old expression, “As American…
Can Bitcoin Replace PayPal?
(CNN) — When Bitcoin’s architect first unleashed the idea of creating a decentralized virtual currency on the internet, the tech-savvy elite sat up and listened.…
Record Number of U.S. Firms Offering Same-Sex Benefits
(CNNMoney) — It’s been a record year for gay rights. Not only did the Supreme Court overturn the Defense of Marriage Act, the law preventing…
Black Unemployment Dips to 5-Year Low
The Black unemployment rate fell to a five-year low in November, according to the latest jobs report by the Labor Department, but economists saw little…
How the American Dream Got Downsized
(CNN) — As you celebrate the holiday season, make time to see Alexander Payne’s brilliant new film, “Nebraska.” The movie is a riveting story, filmed…
Inequality Threatens the Rich
(CNN) — When President Barack Obama proclaimed the fight against income inequality is “the defining challenge of our time,” you might have dismissed his words…
203,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment Drops To 7 Percent in November
A fourth straight month of solid hiring cut the U.S. unemployment rate in November to a five-year low of 7 percent. The surprisingly robust job…
Fast Food Worker: Protest Didn’t Cost Me Pay
(CNNMoney) — Karina McClain, a cashier at fast food chain Checkers in New York City, didn’t show up for her shift on Thursday. Instead, the…
