Children
U.S. capitalism needs more cheap workers; Republicans respond by weakening child labor laws
May 26, 2023Teen workers are more likely to accept low pay and less likely to unionize or push for better working conditions.
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Children on screen: Four dramatic new films
April 19, 2023As much as they represent important social themes and are entertaining as well, these films may actually signal a turn in dealing with issues of childhood.
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Canadian women fight to make government’s $10-per-day childcare promise a reality
March 7, 2023The childcare spaces are coming, but they’re inadequate to meet what’s needed and too many of them are in for-profit, minimum wage companies.
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Lunch ladies strike after Hastings, Minn., school board stonewalls contract negotiations
March 6, 2023Superintendent gets $35,000 raise; food service workers offered 35 cents.
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Anger in Ohio builds following release of man who murdered 13-year-old Sinzae Reed
January 31, 2023The white shooter, Krieg Butler, has been released following his claim of self-defense.
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